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A Family Ate 1 Year Old Frozen Leftovers For Breakfast. This Is What Happened To Their Organs.

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A family experienced severe illness and organ failure after consuming year-old frozen leftovers contaminated with Bongkrekic Acid, leading to hospitalization and death. The toxin disrupted cellular energy production, causing multi-organ failure with no available antidote, highlighting the importance of proper food storage and caution with fermented dishes to prevent poisoning.

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  • Bongkrekic Acid, a toxin found in fermented corn noodles, caused multi-organ failure in the family members, leading to liver and kidney failure, hyperammonemia, and hypoglycemia, ultimately resulting in death due to disrupted cellular energy production and organ shutdown.
  • Proper food storage and caution with frozen leftovers are crucial to prevent toxin contamination, highlighting the importance of public health warnings and ensuring fermented dishes are made by experienced producers to avoid fatal food poisoning incidents like the one experienced by DC's family.

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Recent questions

  • What symptoms did the family members experience?

    Nausea, vomiting, bleeding, stomach pain, weakness, dizziness, chest discomfort, and collapse.

  • What caused the liver and kidney failure in the family?

    Bongkrekic Acid poisoning from fermented corn noodles.

  • How did the liver dysfunction manifest in DC?

    Hyperglycemia, hyperammonemia, and burning sensation with vomiting.

  • What was the impact of Bongkrekic Acid on cellular energy production?

    Disruption of ATP release, leading to organ shutdown and death.

  • How can similar incidents of poisoning be prevented?

    Caution with frozen leftovers, proper food storage, and experienced producers.

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Summary

00:00

Frozen Leftovers Cause Family Health Crisis

  • DC, a 45-year-old man, experienced nausea, vomiting, and bleeding after eating year-old frozen leftovers for breakfast.
  • DC's wife, MC, prepared fermented corn noodles for breakfast, which had been frozen for a year.
  • DC's adult children, Ace and SC, had differing opinions on the noodles, with SC enjoying them and Ace opting for potato chips.
  • BC, the youngest, loved the noodles and ate them quickly, almost choking.
  • After breakfast, DC went to work, BC returned to college, Ace went home, and SC went to work.
  • MC, after cleaning up, started feeling bloated and experienced intense pain and weakness.
  • BC, back in his dorm, felt discomfort, coughed, and experienced intense stomach pain and dizziness.
  • SC, at work, felt chest discomfort, coughed, and collapsed in pain with weak legs.
  • DC, at his office, felt a burning sensation, vomited, and experienced intense pain, leading to his hospitalization.
  • DC, BC, and SC all suffered liver and kidney failure, with DC also experiencing hyperglycemia and hyperammonemia due to liver dysfunction.

11:38

Deadly Toxin in Fermented Foods: Bongkrekic Acid

  • Ace was in disbelief in the hospital as a fourth patient, MC, a 44-year-old woman, was admitted with symptoms of nausea, vomiting, and diffuse bleeding before falling unconscious during treatment.
  • The liver is a vital organ, processing a significant amount of the body's blood and requiring substantial energy due to its metabolic activity.
  • DC's hyperammonemia was caused by the liver's inability to convert proteins into urea, leading to ammonia buildup due to energy production issues.
  • All family members presented with hyperglycemia initially but later developed hypoglycemia, indicating problems with carbohydrate and protein processing.
  • CT scans revealed fatty deposits in everyone's abdomen, with the liver releasing sugar to compensate for energy needs, leading to organ shutdown.
  • Bongkrekic Acid, a toxin found in fermented corn noodles, caused multi-organ failure in the family members, with a lethal dose present in their stomach fluid.
  • Bongkrekic Acid prevents the release of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), disrupting cellular energy production and leading to organ failure.
  • Burkholderia gladioli on fermented corn produced Bongkrekic Acid, causing fatal food poisoning, similar to previous cases with coconut-based dishes.
  • The toxin disrupts cellular energy release, leading to organ shutdown and death, with no antidote available for Bongkrekic Acid poisoning.
  • Public health warnings emphasize caution with frozen leftovers, proper food storage, and ensuring fermented dishes are made by experienced producers to avoid toxin contamination.

24:11

Toxin in soup causes fatal organ damage.

  • Bongkrekic Acid poisoning led to fatty liver, brain herniation, and red, congested organs with widespread focal necrosis due to the toxin halting energy release from cells, resulting in dysfunction.
  • Ace survived because he was the only one who didn't consume the one-year-old, frozen, leftover, sour soup with fermented corn noodles that day.
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