Wednesday, January 9, 2008

scromboid poisoning..

Aha!!!!have u ever heard about scromboid poisoning?i havent heard it until tonite..ngeh2...

What is it?
-Scromboid, or histamine poisoning, is caused by bacterial spoilage of certain finfish, such as tuna, mackerel, bonito, skipjack, mahi-mahi, and bluefish.

Symptoms
-Symptoms begin within 2 minutes to 2 hours after eating the fish, and may include rash, diarrhea, flushing of the face, and sweating, headache, dizziness, and vomiting. In addition, individuals may experience burning or swelling of the mouth, abdominal pain, or a metallic taste.
Most people experience mild symptoms which should resolve on their own within 12 hours. Symptoms may be more severe in patients taking certain medications that slow the breakdown of histamine by their liver, such as isoniazide and doxycycline.

Prevention
-Always keep seafood refrigerated or on ice to prevent spoilage. Take precautions while traveling and limit your intake of tuna, mackerel, bonito, skipjack, mahi-mahi, and bluefish. Cooking spoiled or toxic seafood will NOT keep you safe, as Scromboid is NOT destroyed by the cooking process.


Ngeh2...baru tahu..aju!!i have some sort of mende ni la..ngeh2..dulu n skarang almost evrytime saye makan tuna dalam tin tesco tu, xkesah la masak bwat laksa ke bwat spageti ke saye mesti akan gatal2 kat tepi mulut n sometimes ade swelling sket kat my lips..pastu die kering n crusty n ilang camtu..penah pegi jumpe gp kat malaysia n dr cakap eczema..cam pelik xpenah dgr kan eczema kat lips tapi rasenye mende ni la sebab eczema tu appeared only after makan tuna dalam tin..especially kalau banyak air dalam tin tu...ngeh2...and eczema tu ilang if put some sort of steroid(orrepaste..lupe lak ape generic name die)...ngeh2..so kire cam betol la..cuz i have history of eczma skang pon...ngeh2...maybe bukan la poisoining tapi sebab histamine terlebey sket kan..ngeh2...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

aah la na..btol2 memenuhi kriteria rash di tepi bibir ko after makan tuna..huhu..kena la limit wat laksa pasni?wahaha =P

Witty Angel said...

tu r..feveret aku tuuu..waaaaa