Curative neasures for mushroom poisoning By Mr Allah Dad Khan Former DG Agriculture Extension Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

2. Curing Mushroom
Poisoning
By
Mr.Allah Dad Khan

3. Is it possible to tell if a wild mushroom
is poisonous?
 You can't tell for sure if a mushroom is
poisonous by looking at it, unless you are
an expert at identifying mushrooms.
There are no tests to help you tell a
poisonous mushroom from a
nonpoisonous mushroom.

4. Does it help to see how the wild
mushroom is growing?
 Yes, a little. Mushrooms growing in the
ground are more dangerous than
mushrooms growing on living trees.
Mushrooms on the ground in forests are
usually more dangerous to people than
mushrooms on lawns

5. What are the symptoms of mushroom
poisoning?
 Early symptoms of mushroom poisoning
include nausea, stomach cramps,
vomiting and diarrhea (which is
sometimes bloody). Symptoms may show
up right after the mushroom was eaten or
may appear several hours later. Typically,
mushrooms that produce symptoms
within 2 hours are less dangerous than
mushrooms that produce symptoms later
(after 6 hours).

6. What will happen in my doctor's office
or the emergency room?
 If the person has thrown up, the worst is probably over.
Activated charcoal may be given to induce vomiting if
vomiting has not already occurred. The person's
temperature, heart rate and blood pressure will be
checked. He or she will be watched closely for severe
symptoms and complications due to mushroom poisoning.
In severe cases that are caused by highly poisonous
mushrooms, complications can include seizures, kidney
and/or liver failure, and even death.
 The person will probably be sent home if he or she has no
symptoms of severe poisoning, and if the mushroom is
identified as harmless. Your doctor will ask you to watch
the person for any symptoms of mushroom poisoning for
the next 24 hours.
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