The woman ate a piece of iced watermelon and suffered from septic shock? Dangerous ways to eat watermelon in summer, don't take it lightly

Ms. Liu from Wuhan bought a piece of watermelon in the supermarket, and put the watermelon in the refrigerator before finishing it that night. Two or three days later, I remembered the unfinished watermelon in the refrigerator, so I took it out and ate a few bites. Unexpectedly, Ms. Liu soon felt symptoms such as fever and dizziness, but she didn't pay attention. When I woke up the next day, I felt that my body was obviously not right, I was unable to walk, my eyes were staring, and I started to tremble. With the help of her family, Ms. Liu went to the local hospital for examination. After examination, it was found that Ms. Liu's symptoms were that bacteria invaded the intestinal tract, causing damage to the intestinal tract, and septic shock appeared. And this bacteria comes from the ice watermelon that Ms. Liu ate.

Such examples are not uncommon every summer, but there are also many people who do not pay attention to the way of eating watermelon. Especially the iced watermelon, the taste is relatively better, almost a must-have for relieving the heat. There are quite a few people like Ms. Liu who have eating problems. The same is true for Mr. Zhang in Hunan. After eating a piece of iced watermelon, intestinal necrosis was found, and the necrotic intestine had to be removed.

Why is ice watermelon so harmful? Where did the bacteria in it come from?

The watermelon in the refrigerator itself does not have many bacteria, and most of the bacteria in it come from the meat and vegetables in the refrigerator. Many people may be more curious, why do bacteria survive in such a cold environment as the refrigerator? In fact, bacteria are like people, some like high temperature, some like low temperature. Some meat has been placed in the refrigerator for a long time, and bacteria will naturally be produced, which will further enter the watermelon.

Because the sugar content of watermelon itself is relatively large, bacteria also like it very much. Once they run on the watermelon, with sufficient nutrient supply, the reproduction speed will be faster. The longer the storage time, the more bacteria will naturally accumulate. The harm caused by eating ice watermelon is mainly due to the existence of these large numbers of bacteria. The milder symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhea, chills, etc., and the more serious ones are like the two cases above, which may be life-threatening.

Leftover watermelon, if not handled correctly, be careful to become "poisonous" watermelon!

Seeing this, don't panic, it seems that the leftover watermelon can be placed in the refrigerator. It's just that you need to pay more attention to the storage method and the method of eating iced watermelon.

The correct way to store watermelon: Try not to cut the watermelon that can't be eaten finely, the more chopped it is, the more unfavorable it is for the preservation of the watermelon. On the basis of paying attention to this point, judge your own food intake in advance, and then wrap the unfinished watermelon in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator in advance, so as to avoid the watermelon from being infected with bacteria to the greatest extent. In this way, the storage time of watermelon should also be kept within 24 hours. If the storage time is too long, it will be more conducive to the growth of bacteria.

The correct way to eat ice watermelon: The watermelon stored in the refrigerator should be taken out and eaten within 24 hours as much as possible, and eaten up. If you can't finish eating at this time, it is not recommended to continue to save. When eating watermelon, there must be an important step. Use a fruit knife to cut off the surface watermelon that is close to the plastic wrap. Most of the bacteria will still gather on the surface of the watermelon, which can be reduced by cutting it off.

In addition, there are more foods in the refrigerator in summer, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, soup, etc. may appear in the refrigerator, which makes the growth of bacteria more. In addition to storing them separately, they should be cleaned every one or two weeks to ensure that the refrigerator is clean and hygienic, which can also reduce the probability of bacterial growth in watermelons.