Poisonous Mushroom Poisoning Within This Pickled Oil Brand: That’s What

For many Italians, the autumn period means only one thing: the start of the mushroom picking campaign. Experts of the trade and those who only indulge in an occasional hobby are all crazy about tasty mushrooms but it is important to say that picking mushrooms requires training because it is really very easy to fall on a fungus that retains toxins. Precisely in this regard, the ASL and all the bodies in charge, have seized on an unpleasant event that occurred with mushrooms in order to raise awareness among the population on this subject.

A few days ago, in fact, the news of a young woman from Calabria who rushed to the emergency room immediately after ingesting mushrooms in oil. Unfortunately, the cases of mushroom poisoning keep increasing and many people are also unable to get out of it. The news pages, especially at this time of year, are so full of stories that don’t always have a happy ending. Even if the number of the population formed on this subject does not stop growing, many are still those who persist in going into the woods or in the countryside to collect mushrooms without knowing them. This puts himself and anyone else he decides to share them with at risk.

As we have already said, only a few days ago the bad news of a Calabrian girl who rushed to the emergency room after eating mushrooms in oil. The girl had all the symptoms attributable to normal food poisoning such as: gastrointestinal disturbances, vomiting, pain, fever, chills, dizziness and even hallucinations. Local Health Authority mycologists carried out all the necessary investigations and unfortunately decided that the poisoning was caused by a type of fungus called Omphalotus olearius.

According to what the experts tell us, this type of mushroom is among the most poisonous that there can be and it seems that it belongs to the identical Cantharellus Cibarius, which however is edible since it involves a certain imbalance at the level of the interior of the human. organization. . The timely intervention of the doctors was able, fortunately, to save the young girl, but she was hospitalized for several days to follow even though she was completely out of danger. We also hope that this article can trigger a small alarm bell of all colors that, by going to pick mushrooms without having a minimum of knowledge, could endanger the lives of other people.