Toxicologist Mikhail Kutushov told in his blog what would happen if you eat green mold.
This type of mold can be seen on vegetables and fruits , bread, on the surface of jam.
It spreads quickly and grows in the form of brown-green colonies.
If a person has good immunity, then when it enters the body, the fungus is digested by gastric juice and excreted from the body.< br>
“But if the immune system is weakened by illness or general exhaustion, mold spores enter the bloodstream and can cause serious illness. For example, bronchial asthma, cirrhosis of the liver, malignant and benign neoplasms, – the expert noted.
Food mold is a microscopic filamentous fungus that lives on any animal and plant products. It reproduces by means of spores, which are carried by air, water and insects.
In case of improper or long-term storage of bread, mold of different colors may appear on its surface: green, blue-green, black.
Professor Kutushov called a drink useful for the liver and kidneys
– The most poisonous are yellow mold and black rot. Yellow mold produces a strong mycotoxin, also called aflatoxin. Meeting it with the human body is undesirable and extremely dangerous – it causes severe lung damage and can even lead to death, – Kutushov noted earlier.
Even if there are no traces of mold on the bread, you smell musty , rancidity, which means that the bread has already begun to mold.
The most dangerous are moldy peanut butter and the nuts themselves. It is also extremely dangerous to eat spoiled canned food, it threatens with botulism. Moldy meat products are also considered very dangerous.
Botulism is a serious disease caused by toxins from the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Its early symptoms are:
- great fatigue,
- weakness and dizziness,
- blurred vision,
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- Dry mouth,
- Difficulty swallowing and speaking
- There may be vomiting, diarrhea, constipation and bloating
There is food mold, for example, on cheeses, but this is different. This mold is grown in a special way on purpose.
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Mikhail Kutushov Medicine toxicologist