The doctor named the most dangerous source of botulism

Elena Solomatina, a nutritionist, PhD, warned that mushrooms are the most dangerous in terms of botulism, so it is especially important to wash them thoroughly and preserve them properly.

In an interview with Radio 1 on Thursday, September 4, the specialist noted that mushrooms are very difficult to wash: they are porous and absorb everything in the ground, so bacterial spores can easily get inside. Unlike pickles or sauerkraut, mushrooms do not undergo a fermentation process.

According to her, an airless space can form in large barrels, which contributes to the activation of spores and leads to poisoning.

Solomatina added that such poisoning can occur without diarrhea and vomiting, resembling neurological diseases. Victims may experience double vision, slurred speech, dilated pupils — symptoms similar to a transient ischemic attack or stroke, writes RT.

On September 2, Solomatina warned that homemade preparations could be deadly due to botulinum toxin. According to her, botulinum toxin is very aggressive and can lead to death. Solomatina advised not to buy mushroom twists with your hands and be sure of their quality and safety. 360.ru .

In July last year, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that manufacturers' violation of all possible rules and technologies caused an outbreak of botulism, which infected 417 people. In the absence of an acidic environment, clostridia actively multiplied in the products, releasing the poison botulinum toxin, IA Regnum reports.

At the same time, doctor Maria Rybalko named a way to avoid the appearance of botulinum toxin in homemade preparations. According to her, it is necessary to do strictly according to the recipe and not reduce the amount of sugar, salt and vinegar in them.

Earlier, doctor Andrey Zvonkov spoke about the long-term health effects of botulism. He explained that recovery from botulism depends on the degree of damage caused by the toxin: with early help, the chances of full recovery are higher. Most often, the consequences of the disease are visual and speech disorders, NSN notes.

Botulism is a dangerous disease of the nervous system caused by toxins from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It develops without access to oxygen, for example, in canned foods and ready meals, recalls kp.ru .

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