Wild Mushrooms
There are two types of mushrooms growing in the wild: the edible ones and the toxic ones. It often takes a mycologist (mushroom expert) to tell them apart. Many people have accidentally been poisoned after they thought certain identification tips were fool-proof. Any person or pet that swallows part of a wild mushroom should be treated in a medical facility BEFORE signs of illness occur.
Poisonous mushrooms can cause one or more of the following problems depending which type is eaten:
- Fever
- Hallucinations
- Wheezing
- Lung congestion
- Inability to urinate
- Hallucinations
- Watery diarrhea
- Seizures
- Liver failure
- Kidney failure
- Bloody vomiting
- Severe thirst
- Muscle aches
- Coma
- Chest pain