Source: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News
On March 10, after Mr. Wu and his friends drank homemade ant wine, their skin itched and they suffered from severe anaphylactic shock, and after emergency rescue and continuous treatment, their condition was relatively stable. Doctors remind that self-pharmaceutical liquor is risky and should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
According to Mr. Wu, on the same day, he and his friends got together at home and took out homemade ant wine during dinner. He said that he heard that drinking ant wine can strengthen his body and get rid of rheumatism, so he went up the mountain to find some wild ants to brew into wine. On that day, he drank about 150 ml, and soon he developed abnormal symptoms such as itching, redness of the skin, dizziness and swelling, and became more and more serious. Subsequently, his family rushed him to the hospital.
After coming to the hospital, the doctor asked about the medical history and learned that Mr. Wu suffered from hypertension for 3 years, usually took medicine regularly, but did not monitor blood pressure, and the patient had slight skin itching and flushing before drinking ant wine, and then because of self-relief, he did not pay attention to it, and did not think that this time was so serious. The doctor's preliminary judgment: the patient has developed severe anaphylactic shock and even ventricular fibrillation. After emergency rescue, Mr. Wu was finally out of danger of life and is still in hospital for observation.
Jin Shuqi, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiology of Bao'an Songgang People's Hospital, said that ant wine has the effect of meridian activation, wind and pain relief, and strengthening muscles and bones in folk remedies. But there are many kinds of ants, with different components of toxicity, if the dose is not well controlled, it is easy to be poisoned, it is best not to concoct itself, especially black ants belong to a special protein, after entering the human body may cause allergic reactions, serious will cause anaphylactic shock or laryngeal edema suffocation.
If you encounter a similar situation, you need to send it to the doctor immediately to avoid accidents. If you want to self-medicate wine, you must carry out under the guidance of a doctor or professional pharmacist, pay attention to the combination, usage, and dosage of drugs, and do not blindly believe in folk remedies.
In addition to the risks of self-medicated liquor, doctors also remind the public that as a common chronic disease, high blood pressure is the most important risk factor for heart disease, stroke, kidney disease onset and death. The Chinese Guidelines for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension point out that excessive alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of hypertension, so drinking alcohol has no benefit for controlling blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk. Alcohol consumption is closely related to increased blood pressure, alcohol not only has an impact on blood vessel function, but also damages the myocardium and affects blood lipid metabolism, so it is best not to drink alcohol in patients with hypertension. If you have to drink alcohol, try to choose a low alcohol.
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