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Hi gang
I was asked if I can find out if green mould that you see on bread can do any harm? But apparently he ate some while eating a sandwich but never knew till he swallowed his first bite.
I was asked by a friend, but I don't have a clue, as I have not eaten it myself.
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paul75665 mark357
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I have a bit of knowledge about this, I was a Microbiologist in a processing dairy, and one test we performed on our products was a Yeast & Mould test. Yeasts and Moulds are an indication of spoilage, and were used to give us an idea of how long the shelf life of our products should be.
Yeasts and moulds are not Pathogens (food poisoning bacteria), and a small amount eaten shouldn't cause any serious harm, as long as you aren't in a high risk catergory (eg: elderly, pregnant, etc), so as long as your friend didn't eat any more of the mouldy food, he should be fine. But do look out for any sickness and/or diarrhea just on the off chance. Most food manufacturers have different tolerances for test results, at the dairy I worked for we used to nuke the products to make sure that bacteria levels over all tests were as low as they could be. I think most food processors go overkill with making food safe to eat, it eliminates the likelyhood of seriously contaminated food being sold to the public.
Hope that helps.
mark357 paul75665
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I told him on the of chance, to go down to the pharmacy to get them to recommend something incase.
paul75665 mark357
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Just out of interest, any chance you could tell me what your friends main symptoms are for acid reflux and ulcers. I only ask as I have been having such probs with my stomach over last 4 months, I'm constantly in and out of doctors with no ideas as to what is going on. I believe that I have had, or do have, stomach ulcers. I have been taking the PPI Omeprazole for 2 and a half months, and my stomach feels so much better than it did before I took this. All I seem to get now is lots of stomach gurgling, bloating, burping, sharp random upper body pains and a lot of nausea (no vomit). I would be grateful if you could let me know what your friends main symptoms are, just to see if they relate to me.
Cheers
mark357 paul75665
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He said that he has had a camera down his throat/into his stomach and that is how they diagnosed stomach ulcers.
He now takes Omeprazole 20mg, one twice a day and Ranitidine 150mg, one daily.
But I can tell you that some time ago he has had surgery for ulcers, but don't know what they did. He is back from the pharmacy and was recommended to take Imodium plus (Loperamide 2mg).
paul75665 mark357
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I can see why it was probably best for your friend to see the pharmacist, sounds like he's had a bad time of it lately, and better to prevent anything else happening to him. I hope he gets back to full health soon.
His symptoms do seem similar to mine, especially the heartburn, trapped wind and stomach cramps. I've just been to Docs and they have put me in for the camera, so hoping this might answer some questions.
Thanks again.
mark357 paul75665
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