Professor Dr. Selim Kurtoğlu: Fruit seeds can be toxic

KAYSERİ, (DHA) – MEMORIAL Kayseri Hospital Department of Pediatric Endocrinology. Dr. Selim Kurtoglu stated that apricots, bitter almonds, zerdars, cherries, peaches and apple cores consumed during the summer months can cause poisoning, especially in children and candidate mothers. .
Dr. Selim Kurtoglu, cyanide poisoning events can be experienced by consuming fruit seeds said. Professor Dr. "Amigdalin, a very toxic substance found in the nucleus of many fruits, dissolves in the intestines, leading to the emergence of cyanide, a compound of cyanide, which can result in sudden death of children, "said Kurtoglu. ] Cyanide compounds that can be produced by chemical means, a variety of forms in nature can be produced by some living beings also expressed. Dr. Kurtoğlu said: "Potentially lethal cyanide poisoning can cause serious health problems by appearing with severe clinical signs. This situation, which can lead to intoxication in children, prepares the baby for hydrocephalus and congenital renal abnormalities with the consumption of these seeds in the early months of pregnancy. even consuming between 5 and 25 bitterness of apricot species will cause poisoning. "
Dr. Kurtoğlu continues as follows:" The apricot kernel, which leads to borrowing and burning, dissolves in the alkaline environment in 10 minutes via the intestines and the blood cells, spleen, brain, lung and heart are rapidly absorbed in the intestines (swelling, sweating, palpitations, rapid breathing, over-secretion in the mouth (secretion), headache and vertigo, vomiting and vomiting) occurs in the initial phase of poisoning respiratory distress, swelling, fainting, fever, paralysis, paralysis, chills and consequent respiratory arrest are inevitable with the emergence of rapid respiratory distress, the skin color turns red until it stops breathing, enlarging eyeballs and disappearing light response In case of poisoning, the person should be brought to the Hospital without waste time, and the information that the family will give to the doctor is very important here. Sudden clinical deterioration also suggests poisoning.