Symptoms of mild poisoning after eating potatoes

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Potatoes are a common food in our diet. If they are stored for a long time, they will germinate. If you eat germinated potatoes, it may lead to food poisoning. Therefore, we should pay attention to the symptoms of mild poisoning caused by eating potatoes. Let's get to know them together.

Symptoms of mild poisoning after eating potatoes

Cause of poisoning: potatoes contain an alkaloid called solanine. The content of solanine in normal potatoes is less, 2-10 mg%. When potatoes germinate, the skin and flesh turn green and the content of solanine increases. People can be poisoned if they eat 0.2 ~ 0.4 g at a time.

Poisoning manifestations: symptoms usually appear 10 minutes to several hours after eating, such as heartburn, numbness of tongue and pharynx, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever, headache, coma, sweating and palpitation. Children often cause convulsion and coma.

Potatoes should be stored in a place with low temperature, ventilation and no direct sunlight to prevent sprouts from turning green. Do not eat when there are too many sprouts or most of the skin turns black or green. For potatoes with few sprouts, the flesh around the sprouts and sprouts should be thoroughly removed. Because solanine is soluble in water, it can be soaked in water for about half an hour. 　　

matters needing attention

We should try our best to keep the potatoes fresh and eat them within a certain period of time to prevent their germination. If most of the skin and meat turn black and green, they can't be eaten to avoid food poisoning.