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- 1 Is it possible to get poisoned by chanterelles?
- 2 How long does it take for chanterelle mushroom poisoning to occur?
- 3 Symptoms and signs of chanterelle poisoning
- 4 What to do if you are poisoned by chanterelles
- 5 Possible consequences of chanterelle mushroom poisoning
- 6 Prevention of chanterelle poisoning
- 7 Conclusion
You can get poisoned by chanterelles for many reasons, due to your own carelessness or poor quality of mushrooms. But in any case, it is useful to know what symptoms accompany poisoning and what needs to be done when the first signs appear.
Is it possible to get poisoned by chanterelles?
Mushrooms from the Chanterelle family are known for their good taste and relative safety to eat. Most members of the family are completely edible and, moreover, do not cause harm, even if eaten raw.
However, you can still get poisoned by chanterelles. This happens most often for several reasons.
- The introduction of false chanterelles into edible mushrooms - such a mistake during collection can be costly, since poisoning by false chanterelles in large quantities leads to serious consequences.
- Buying low-quality mushrooms from a random seller; if you buy fresh and especially canned mushrooms from your hands at the market, then in principle you cannot remain confident that the seller is offering high-quality edible chanterelles.
- Careless processing of mushrooms before cooking. It’s really not necessary to soak the chanterelles, but sorting them out after picking, cutting off all damaged areas and washing the mushrooms is strictly necessary. If bacteria and dirt remain on the fungi, this will most likely lead to the development of poisoning.
- Picking mushrooms in inappropriate places. Chanterelles should only be collected in clean forests away from roads and industrial facilities; it is strictly forbidden to go for mushrooms to places located near factories, landfills and cemeteries.
Salted or fried chanterelles can lead to poisoning if stored improperly. If the product's expiration date has passed, or storage conditions have been violated, it is better not to eat fungi - it is quite possible that putrefactive processes have begun in them.
How long does it take for chanterelle mushroom poisoning to occur?
Usually, symptoms of chanterelle poisoning after eating mushrooms do not appear immediately - toxic substances take time to penetrate the blood and spread throughout the body. On average, symptoms of poisoning occur 3-12 hours after the fungi are eaten. If the mushrooms are severely spoiled, this will affect your health faster; if the toxicity of the mushrooms is low, poisoning will occur over a longer period.
The timing of the onset of symptoms of intoxication depends on other factors.
- If a lot of low-quality or false mushrooms have been eaten, poisoning will occur faster, since the concentration of toxic substances in the blood will be higher.
- Poisoning is more difficult for small children, adults with low body weight and the elderly - for them symptoms will appear faster.
Poisoning will occur more quickly and will be more pronounced in the presence of chronic diseases of the stomach and intestines.
Symptoms and signs of chanterelle poisoning
In general, intoxication after chanterelle mushrooms is minor or moderate. It can be recognized by the following signs of chanterelle poisoning:
- dizziness and tinnitus;
- a feeling of heaviness in the stomach and pain in the navel area in the center of the abdomen;
- attacks of severe nausea or repeated vomiting;
- slight increase in body temperature;
- frequent bouts of diarrhea;
- severe headache combined with other symptoms;
- thirst, dry mucous membranes and dry skin.
Even if poisoning seems mild enough, you should call a doctor if it occurs. In particular, medical care is needed for children and the elderly; they tolerate intoxication much more severely, and the consequences for them can be fatal even with minor poisoning.
Sometimes poisoning from fried chanterelles, expired salted or pickled mushrooms immediately leads to much worse effects. Signs of serious poisoning include:
- headache and dizziness with impaired hearing and vision;
- severe tachycardia and feeling of lack of air;
- a sharp drop in blood pressure and weakness;
- loss of sensation in the arms and legs;
- severe increase in temperature up to fever;
- cramps in the limbs, fainting and impaired consciousness;
- loss of strength and sharp pain in the stomach or intestines.
In these cases, it is necessary to call an ambulance as soon as possible, because the listed conditions threaten not only the health of the victim, but also his life directly.
What to do if you are poisoned by chanterelles
Calling an ambulance may take some time, but assistance to a poisoned person must be provided even before the doctors arrive. In case of fungal poisoning, the following measures must be taken.
- Assess the severity of the victim’s condition - measure his pulse, blood pressure and body temperature.
- Rinse the stomach - first give the patient a few glasses of clean water to drink, and then induce vomiting to remove the remaining mushrooms from the stomach and prevent further absorption of toxins.
- Constantly give the victim non-carbonated drinking water or warm tea to drink so that dehydration does not occur against the background of diarrhea and vomiting.
Possible consequences of chanterelle mushroom poisoning
Poisoning from raw chanterelles, as well as fried or salted mushrooms, can be very serious. At the same time, intoxication does not always immediately go into a strong stage; sometimes it can develop gradually. A couple of hours after poisoning, a person may feel mild abdominal pain and nausea, but it is possible that if left untreated, the condition will worsen sharply.
Chanterelle poisoning is very dangerous due to its consequences. Toxins contained in false or spoiled real mushrooms cause a severe blow to vital human organs.Complications after intoxication can affect the functioning of the liver, kidneys, heart and brain, up to the sudden failure of one of these organs. Spoiled or initially low-quality chanterelles may contain traces of radionuclides or heavy metals, in which case toxic substances, remaining in the body, will continue to poison tissues and organs long after poisoning.
Prevention of chanterelle poisoning
It is quite difficult to cope with the consequences of mushroom poisoning, so it is better to avoid intoxication in principle. To prevent poisoning, it is recommended to follow simple rules.
- Chanterelles can only be collected away from industrial facilities, landfills, roads and railways; if the air in the area is heavily polluted, then the chanterelles also contain many toxic substances.
- When collecting, you need to carefully examine each mushroom from all sides. Chanterelles must be young, healthy, untouched by insects, in addition, you need to absolutely make sure that it is an edible mushroom that is found, and not its toxic false double.
- Collected mushrooms cannot be stored for longer than 12 hours; immediately upon arriving home, they must be peeled, washed, and then salted or heat-treated.
- When storing salted and pickled chanterelles, it is important to strictly follow the storage rules - keep the jar of mushrooms only in a cool and dark place, do not eat chanterelles whose appearance and smell are suspicious.
Although theoretically you can try chanterelle mushrooms even raw, in practice this is not recommended; the chance of poisoning when eating raw mushrooms is always higher.
Under no circumstances should you buy ready-made chanterelles from unknown sellers; the likelihood of buying spoiled or even initially poisonous mushrooms is too high.
Conclusion
It is quite possible to get poisoned by chanterelles, despite the general safety of these mushrooms. But if you know the precautions and understand what needs to be done when intoxication occurs, then the consequences of poisoning can be minimized.
We came from the sea and bought chanterelles. When we arrived, we put them in the freezer. Three days later we took them out and defrosted them. First we fried the potatoes, then put mushrooms on top. We didn’t cook the chanterelles. We overcooked them all together. Now we’re wondering if they cooked it correctly. We’re very worried.
Good afternoon.
Chanterelles can be fried with potatoes without prior boiling. But in this case, you need to first fry the mushrooms, and then add the potatoes to the pan, and bring everything together until cooked. If mushrooms are fried in a frying pan without boiling, in this case you must cook them for at least 15 minutes. But chanterelles can be eaten even raw. So don't worry.
Boiled in two waters for 3.4 hours.
We ate the chanterelles and now we are worried.