The middle of sugarcane turns red because it is polluted by mold, and only when it is moldy will it turn red. Moldy sugarcane contains Arthrosporus, and the 3- nitropropionic acid produced by it is a highly toxic substance, which causes food poisoning after people eat it.
2 How many red heart sugarcane will be poisoned? Red-heart sugarcane produces 3- nitropropionic acid, a neurotoxin. More than 0.5 grams of this toxin will lead to signs of poisoning, so people may have food poisoning after eating a small piece of red sugar cane.
What are the symptoms after 3 red heart sugarcane poisoning? After eating red heart sugarcane, poisoning symptoms will appear in 2-8 hours. For patients with mild poisoning, there will be nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness and other physical discomfort symptoms.
There will be some problems in the digestive system and nervous system of patients with moderate poisoning. Symptoms include: aggravation of gastrointestinal discomfort, severe vomiting, paroxysmal convulsions, unconsciousness and so on. After recovery, there may be sequelae such as language, consciousness and motor disorders.
The poisoning situation of patients with severe poisoning is very serious, which will show deep coma, status epilepticus, and may lose consciousness and eventually die of respiratory failure. If there are survivors, it may also leave serious neurological sequelae.
What should I do if I eat red sugarcane? Drink more water. Red sugarcane contains a lot of toxic substances. The reason why I drink more water is that water can dilute toxins in my body and relieve my discomfort.
Generally speaking, when you start to feel unwell after eating red sugar cane, you should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible, and if necessary, you will have gastric lavage, enema and other operations to eliminate toxins in your body.