Lard is a favorite product for many. Fatty, tasty, salty and not so salty - lard in one form or another is always present in the kitchen, it is used to prepare many dishes and is consumed as an independent product.
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But not all lovers of this fatty delicacy know that lard can cause very poor health, lead to serious consequences and provoke irreversible disorders in the functioning of many internal organs.
Why can you be poisoned by bacon, why does this happen and how to protect yourself from the harmful consequences after eating a delicious piece of bacon?
Why does sausage poisoning occur?
Everyone's favorite sausage is made from processed meat, which is mixed with a number of additives, such as soy or starch.
Despite the fact that many modern products contain a minimum of natural meat, it is enough to produce a toxic substance. It is noted that there are dishonest manufacturers who purchase low-quality raw materials for the manufacture of their products.
Only naive people believe that the raw material is fresh and high-quality meat; sometimes it is replaced with crushed bones with small islands of meat on the surface. However, product contamination does not only occur due to stale products. You can ruin excellent sausage if you store it incorrectly. At such moments, a sausage poison called botulinum toxin begins to be produced.
Damage to the body from sausage poison was recorded back in 1793. And only after the next hundred years were they able to remove the serum from botulinum toxin.
Botulinum toxin itself does not manifest itself in any way while inside the product. The sausage has no external abnormalities; it has a normal taste and familiar smell. But the toxic damage caused by this toxin can lead to surgery or death.
Other poisonings also occur after eating purchased sausage. Enteritis and paratyphoid bacilli multiply in the loaf, but this is a rather rare occurrence. The main problem with sausages is their possible contamination with botulinum toxin.
Diseases
Salty foods are not suitable for all categories of people. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract affect the absorption of pork fat by the body, which may result in the following unpleasant symptoms:
- nausea, gag reflexes;
- so-called “fat stool”;
- discomfort in the abdominal area;
- headache.
Any diseases associated with the intestines and stomach can trigger lard intolerance. Therefore, after suffering from an illness, before consuming this product, it is recommended to consult a doctor and examine your body for the consequences of the disease.
Video: food poisoning.
How to choose the right store product?
There are different sausages, and therefore the selection criteria are, accordingly, very different. For example, sausages, boiled products, liver sausage or boiled pork have a short shelf life. Therefore, it is in them that sausage poison can often develop. For prevention, it is recommended to boil the purchased product again.
Raw smoked sausage has a long shelf life; the risk of poisoning when consumed is much lower. But there is almost no benefit from it; it contains many spices, is distinguished by fat content and an abundance of salt.
It is better not to buy sausages from unknown manufacturers, since there is not enough information about their supply. It would be useful to look at the composition on the label; it should contain a minimum amount of impurities and various chemical additives. It is not recommended to save when purchasing; it is better to overpay, but take the most expensive option.
Seed poisoning
The storage location of meat products plays a big role. Provided that the temperature in the store’s refrigeration unit does not meet the standards established by the standard, you must refuse to make purchases in such a department. Also, if the expiration date of many products is coming to an end, then it is not worth purchasing here.
It is not recommended to give sausages to children under 10 years of age. A fragile body is not always able to digest what adults eat.
Useful tips
Below are 5 useful tips to reduce the likelihood of sausage and sausage poisoning.
- You should not buy a product in the “economy” category. Very often, for the production of such products, animal bones are used, on which small pieces of meat remain, as well as soy substitutes for animal protein;
- the shelf life of natural meat products cannot exceed 30 days;
- boiled products (sausages, sausages) must be cooked for at least 5-7 minutes to destroy bacteria that can multiply in the meat.
- Children can be given products in this category from the age of ten (the names “Children’s”, “School”, etc. are a common marketing ploy and do not mean a higher quality product).
By following these simple recommendations and choosing sausage products responsibly, you can reduce the likelihood of food poisoning and maintain your health. It’s best to follow the advice of gastroenterologists and oncologists and include sausages on the menu no more than 3-4 times a month.
What danger does homemade sausage pose?
When you see homemade aromatic sausage lying on the counter, it’s hard to resist and pass by. Even products made at home are fraught with danger, let alone unfamiliar traders. As a rule, no standards or safety precautions are observed when making sausages. And some traders repurchase homemade meat rings at a cheap price.
If you cook your own sausage at home, then, of course, the base will be of high quality. But there is a risk of poisoning due to improper storage or non-compliance with preparation technology. We should not forget that Clostridium botulinum can settle inside a homemade sausage and lead an active life.
This phenomenon does not occur very often; it usually happens if the size of the sausage is too thick. Then the middle is poorly cured or not smoked enough. Because of this nuance, it is not recommended to preserve homemade sausage, but it is acceptable for one meal.
The process of smoking a raw semi-finished product must take place according to technology and adherence to time frames. We must not forget about sanitary conditions; even at home there can be pathogenic bacteria. Treating botulism is very difficult, and sometimes unsuccessful, so you should be careful when eating homemade sausage.
Foodborne infections
People who are wondering whether it is possible to be poisoned by lard should know that a food infection poses a serious danger to the human body and can cause a big blow to health. If violations are made during manufacturing, salting or preservation, the product will most likely lose its positive qualities and can be very harmful.
Incorrect actions at all of the following stages can significantly reduce the quality of the product:
- Preparation of the product at home or in a factory.
- Storage in a warehouse, store or home.
- Transportation without taking into account the requirements for storage conditions.
All these disorders can provoke the appearance and development of infections such as salmonellosis, yersiniosis, and escherichiosis. These bacteria, penetrating the human body from improperly prepared lard, cause severe inflammation of the digestive system. In this case, the signs of poisoning appear quite strongly - mucus appears in the stool, the stomach begins to hurt very much, vomiting and pronounced diarrhea occur.
The cause of the disease can only be determined after contacting a qualified specialist. The doctor will prescribe the necessary tests, according to the results of which the picture of the disease will be extremely clear. In the presence of a disease, appropriate therapy is also prescribed by a specialist; in no case is it recommended to self-medicate - this can only aggravate the situation.
Treatment of food infection is quite simple and is aimed at eliminating the symptoms and consequences of the disease. The toxin is removed from the body, dehydration is eliminated and all body functions are normalized, due to which the patient feels much better within a short period of time.
A mandatory factor for a victim of a food infection is strict adherence to a diet. Only proper nutrition, prescribed by a doctor, will help normalize the functioning of the intestines and stomach and eliminate the consequences of an unpleasant disease.
Symptoms of sausage poisoning
Once the spoiled sausage is inside a person, the symptoms of toxic damage will appear very quickly. The digestion process takes about 6 hours, during which time microbes and rods are able to produce a toxin. When it gets into the blood, your health begins to deteriorate.
Primary manifestations of sausage poisoning:
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- critical increase in body temperature;
- discomfort and pain in the stomach;
- general weakness;
- nausea, frequent vomiting;
- loose stool.
It is noted that the symptoms are general in nature and can occur not only during poisoning, but also during exacerbation of gastrointestinal diseases. If these signs are present, it is worth analyzing the foods you have eaten and thinking about a possible provocateur of poor health.
In this case, you should not get rid of spoiled or suspicious products if some of them have already been used. Specialists may ask for it for a detailed laboratory analysis.
Despite the presence of a number of painful symptoms, they are not detected in an aggressive manner. If the cause of poisoning is poor-quality sausage, then the development of symptoms occurs rapidly.
Some food poisonings do not require hospital stay. Sometimes doctors allow you to follow a strict diet and periodically visit a specialist for monitoring.
Parasitosis
Pork lard can contain the larvae of a huge number of parasites dangerous to health, therefore it is recommended to use this product with caution and only after a detailed examination of each piece. Pork tapeworm larvae, entering the human body, begin their development and soon turn into an adult, which parasitizes at the expense of the body’s resources.
At the same time, the parasite larvae easily spread throughout the body and can end up anywhere - in any important organ, muscles, and even in the human brain. Diagnosing this disease is quite simple - just take a stool test, in which you can detect signs of the parasite. For neurological symptoms, MRI and radiography are recommended.
Therapy for the treatment of this disease is prescribed exclusively by a qualified specialist, who is recommended to contact as soon as possible after the initial symptoms of infection appear. The specialist will also prescribe a diet that must be followed for a certain period.
First aid for intoxication
As soon as a suspicion of sausage poisoning is detected, it is recommended to immediately call an ambulance. As a result of lack of treatment, serious problems arise with the functioning of a number of internal organs. Therefore, the treatment process is carried out by doctors and under their strict supervision.
Self-medication will not give any results, but will only worsen the problem. Due to the fact that the patient or his relatives do not have medical skills, symptoms may be interpreted incorrectly. Inadequate primary therapy, as a rule, provokes death.
While waiting for an ambulance, the victim's relatives can take measures to maintain his general condition. To do this you will need to perform the following manipulations:
- gastric lavage. Promotes the removal of toxic substances, remnants of poor-quality food and pathogenic bacteria. This will reduce the amount of poison entering the blood. The patient should drink a liter of water at a time and induce vomiting. It is advisable that the patient be able to repeat such a manipulation several times;
- cleansing enema. Needed to remove toxins from the intestinal tract, this measure helps improve the patient’s well-being;
- drinking plenty of fluids. Water losses due to poisoning are too critical, so the balance must be replenished. At the same time, you cannot give a lot of water at once; the patient is given water often, but in small portions;
- sorbents. Medicines that ease bowel movements. With their help, poisons, remains of dangerous food and various microorganisms are removed. First of all, Enterosgel, Smecta, Polysorb are used.
Mineral water for poisoning
Complications and consequences
In case of food poisoning and the development of botulism, the organs of the digestive system and the cardiovascular system are affected. Possible complications include:
- gastritis;
- chronic pancreatitis;
- liver problems;
- cholecystitis.
After prolonged vomiting, severe dehydration occurs, so it is important to restore the water-salt balance. If this is not done, the level of electrolytes decreases, the composition of the blood changes, and the functioning of internal organs deteriorates. In early childhood, dehydration is fatal.
