Mushrooms

[4getmenot]

Could eating a whole pack make me ill?

[Octavius]

Depends how big the pack is.

[Octavius]

And what type of mushrooms are in the pack.

[Octavius]

And whether or not they were out of date.

[Psychick]

Im getting de ja vouz! lol

I wouldnt have thought so so long as they are cooked and eaten before the use by date.

Have you actually done it or is this one of those random questions that pop into your head and make you wonder?

[4getmenot]

Normal mushrooms (I hope) about 250g I think, the small packs from supermarket, didnt have anyone to share them with me so ate all of them lastnight and had most crippling pains in stomach and ended up being sick, was really dizzy.

[4getmenot]

Use by date was today thats why I ate whole pack.

[Fay Mousse]

Deja vu. :)

Those mushrooms shouldn't make you ill unless you have an allergy

[4getmenot]

Never, I love mushrooms :-)

[Goodsoulette]

I expect it has just coincided with a tummy bug, Ive been hearing lots from people up and down the country who seem to be getting knocked down with it. Unless our mums were right and you are starting the transformation process of actually turning into a mushroom. If you do send us pics, ehy?

[bensmum]

Hi 4getmenot. I used to eat mushrooms and I love them but I stopped because every time I did I ended up with stomach ache and feeling bloated. Perhaps you are developing an intolerance to them.

[Octavius]

Hmm, did you check for bugs?

Some mushrooms can be infested with maggot tunnels inside. Did you wipe the 'treated' soil off first, as they may contain pesticides, herbicides, or other poisons?

Mushrooms that are decomposing (near their sell by date) can make you sick.

[4getmenot]

Eeeeeugh maggots!! I cut them up and there weren�t any bad bits, I kinda just knocked the mud of though. Could have been the eggs I did have 4. Goodsoul wow I reckon if I did I�d have to be one of them big massive mushrooms :-) Am fine today, just felt so dizzy and as if I had that much air inside me I'd explode

[Octavius]

Oh. Why not choose one of the more interesting ones like a stinkhorn, earth star or puffball?

[4getmenot]

or a chinese one

[Octavius]

They are so common.

[{Dakota}]

OMG!! Octavius you've put my right off mushrooms :'(

[4getmenot]

Well I thought the bigger flat mushrooms would be better when it rains

[Octavius]

Ah I see. What you need is the macrolepiota procera.

Its good for the sunshine too.

Dakota, fear not, just smother them with garlic to ward of any ill-feeling.

[funnygirl]

This is a silly question, but were they cooked??

Mushrooms shouldn't make you ill!!

Here in my canteen, they use raw mushrooms in the salad and I must admit Idon't like them raw.

I love the chinese mushrooms.

[4getmenot]

Eeeugh yer I love mushrooms and went to the salad counter in morrisons and bought some garlic mushrooms bit into them and they were raw, Bluuuuu.