Mushrooms are among the indispensable foods of autumn and winter months. Unconsciously collecting and carelessly eating mushrooms, which is the crown of the table, can have deadly results. Mycologist (fungus expert) Jilber Barutçiyan says, “There is no trick to distinguish between deadly, poisonous and edible species.” said. The death of a person poisoned by the mushrooms they collected from the forest in Sarıyer, the fact that his wife was treated in the intensive care unit, brought up the risks of unconsciously collecting and consuming poisonous and lethal mushroom species and mushrooms.
TWO PEOPLE LOSE LIVES
Collecting and consuming mushrooms unconsciously increases the risk of death as well as poisoning. Three people, who were poisoned after eating the mushrooms they had collected from the forest in Düzce, were sent to the hospital. While Yusuf Yavuz and Emine Yavuz died in the Liver Transplant Intensive Care Unit, it was learned that Tuğba Yavuz was waiting for a liver transplant.
THERE ARE VERY DANGEROUS MUSHROOM SPECIES IN TURKEY
Barutçiyan said that in addition to the most valuable and expensive mushrooms in the world, the most dangerous species are grown in mushroom-rich Turkey. Barutçiyan stated that most of the species that emerge in nature during this period of mushroom season are inedible, lethal and poisonous, and noted that nearly 30 thousand mushroom species grow in Istanbul, and 15 species that can be seen with the naked eye and are common are definitely lethal.
THERE IS ALWAYS RISK OF POISONING AND DEATH
Jilber Barutçiyan on how to distinguish between poisonous and lethal species when collecting mushrooms, “There are no shortcuts, tricks, analysis techniques to distinguish between deadly, poisonous and edible species. Unless you define your mushrooms with scientific clarity and check whether they can be eaten from an up-to-date source, There is always a risk of poisoning or even death.” used the phrases.
HIGH RISK IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP 6 HOURS AFTER EATING
prof. Dr. İbrahim İkizceli said that mushroom poisoning cases are common, especially in rural areas. Stating that in case of poisoning, the hospital is usually admitted with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, İkizceli stated that if these symptoms occur within the first 2 hours after eating mushrooms, the probability of death is lower, and if they occur within 6 hours or later, the probability of death is higher.
TAKES IT TO LIVER TRANSPLANT
prof. Dr. İkizceli stated that when the citizens went to the hospital with symptoms and did not say that they ate mushrooms, they had difficulty in diagnosing poisoning. Stating that the cases should be followed up for at least 2-3 days, İkizceli said, “In delayed symptoms, it damages the liver, it can go from liver failure to liver transplantation. If the patient does not have a liver transplant, it can result in death. In early symptoms, the probability of going to the point of liver transplantation and killing is lower. ” said.
THE RISK OF POISONING IN CULTURE MUSHROOM
prof. Dr. İbrahim İkizceli stated that there is a small risk of poisoning in cultivated mushrooms, and said, “Normally, the lands where cultivated mushrooms are grown need to be renewed after a certain period of time. If they are not renewed, the possibility of poisonous mushroom growth increases there. Therefore, it is necessary to buy cultivated mushrooms from a reliable place. Secondly, do not cause allergies in all mushrooms. “Allergy can be thought of as poisoning. Allergy also causes nausea and vomiting. However, allergy usually occurs within the first hour.” he said.
TREATMENT CAN CONTINUE FOR MONTHS
Stating that the symptoms of poisoning appear between 6 and 10-12 hours after eating mushrooms, İkizceli said, “The later the symptoms appear, the more deadly the symptoms. If there is no finding, they can be discharged with 24 or 48 hours of follow-up. According to the treatment, for example, we look at the response to penicillin treatment, dialysis treatment. Liver transplantation, if it does not happen, can result in mortality. If it goes to liver transplantation, the treatment can take months.”
(AA)