Cottonseed Poisoning

Introduction to cottonseed poisoning Cottonseed contains cottonseed pigment glands, mainly cottonseed phenolic pigments, which can cause damage to nerves, blood, liver, kidney and other organs. Mistaken cotton, cottonseed, large or long-term consumption of unrefined cottonseed oil (containing gossypol more than the national standard multiple) can cause gossypolpoisoning, patients are more common in cotton-producing areas. Acute poisoning usually occurs 2 to 4 days after eating, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache, bloating, constipation, abdominal pain, numbness of the limbs, lethargy, irritability, coma, convulsions, enlarged liver, jaundice, gastrointestinal Bleeding, as well as bradycardia, blood pressure, even breathing, circulatory failure and death, if you eat a lot of this product in the summer, some patients may have high fever, red skin, burning and itching. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 0.001% Susceptible people: no specific population Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: respiratory failure

Cause of cotton poisoning

The disease is caused by the consumption of crude cottonseed oil that has not been properly treated or the cotton cake after oil extraction.

Cottonseed poisoning prevention

Propaganda cottonseed is toxic, can not eat, crude cottonseed oil can be eaten after alkali treatment, cottonseed cake can be used as animal feed after three times of exposure or fermentation, free in commercial cottonseed oil and cottonseed cake Gossypol should be below 0.02% and should not exceed 0.05%.

Cottonseed poisoning complications Complications, respiratory failure

In severe cases, breathing occurs and circulatory failure leads to death.

Cottonseed poisoning symptoms Common symptoms Bradycardia convulsions Liver swelling Dizziness Blood pressure Drops Gastrointestinal bleeding Limb numbness High fever Coma jaundice

Acute poisoning usually occurs 2 to 4 days after eating, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, headache, bloating, constipation, abdominal pain, numbness of the limbs, lethargy, irritability, coma, convulsions, enlarged liver, jaundice, gastrointestinal Bleeding, as well as bradycardia, blood pressure, even breathing, circulatory failure and death, if you eat a lot of this product in the summer, some patients may have high fever, red skin, burning and itching.

Cotton seed poisoning inspection

1, blood routine, urine routine.

2, blood potassium, blood sodium check.

Can have nausea, vomiting, burning stomach, bloating, constipation.

3, the heavy spirits are wilting, irritability, hooliganism and even coma, may be accompanied by bradycardia, blood pressure, heart failure, pulmonary edema, liver and kidney failure.

4, high fever in summer, numb lips and limbs, red skin without sweat, burning, acupuncture or itching.

5, chronic poisoning may have dry skin, redness, more obvious after sun exposure, women have amenorrhea, male sperm reduction.

6, check: critically ill patients have hypokalemia and hyponatremia.

Diagnosis and identification of cottonseed poisoning

Identification with other things poisoning.

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