For everyone, the onset of the warm season means the appearance in the very near future of fresh vegetables and herbs, which the body has missed so much. The time has come
supply him with the necessary vitamins. Has anyone wondered why vegetables appear on the shelves of supermarkets and markets, the time of which has not yet come?
Obviously, the thing is that for their rapid cultivation and maturation, special fertilizers, mineral and organic, are used. And if a very large number of them were used, then a person who used such products may experience nitrate poisoning, the symptoms of which will make themselves felt in the very near future.
Signs of poisoning
An important point is that nitrate poisoning is manifested in each person purely individually. First of all, it depends on the general condition of the body, age, the amount of products that have accumulated the toxin. Typically, signs of nitrate poisoning include an upsetGastrointestinal tract, which took on the brunt of intoxication. This is nausea followed by vomiting, diarrhea.
It happens quite quickly, almost six hours after eating, a diagnosis is made. Moreover, nitrate poisoning, the symptoms of which are usually pronounced, manifests itself in the form of pain in the liver, dizziness, weakness throughout the body, rapid breathing and impaired coordination.
What accompanies the accumulation of nitrates
Those who grow vegetables, berries, herbs and other products using nitrates as a fertilizer know well that they should harvest in the evening. And this is done because the level of content in the products of such a dangerous substance is significantly reduced by this time of day.
In order for plants to process the products of fertilizer exposure that have accumulated in them, a lot of sun is needed, which shines throughout the day. In this case, nitrate poisoning is excluded, the symptoms of which appear when vegetables that have accumulated toxins are consumed, since the plants will independently process them into protein and will be completely safe to use.
How to treat nitrate poisoning
If symptoms indicating nitrate poisoning appear, and treatment is not urgent, it is necessary to induce vomiting to clear the stomach of the remnants of products that provoke malaise. The best way to do this is to drink plenty of water. In case of poisoning of a more severe form, gastric lavage is repeatedrepeatedly.
In case of nitrate poisoning, the symptoms will help to remove the use of homemade bread kvass, pickles, sauerkraut. These products can reduce the amount of nitrates that have entered the body.
To prevent unpleasant consequences from eating improperly grown vegetables, you should limit yourself to buying them and try to wait for the season to come if you cannot grow them yourself.
