Thursday 14 January 2021

Magic mushrooms grew in man’s blood after he injected them as a tea

By Josh K. Elliott Global News, Posted January 13, 2021
https://globalnews.ca/news/7573815/magic-mushrooms-blood-injection/

This file photo shows Mazatec psilocybin mushrooms ready for harvest in their growing tubs on May 19, 2019 in Denver, Colorado.
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A U.S. man was hospitalized with organ failure after he injected himself with a tea made from psychedelic mushrooms, which later started growing in his veins.

The unusual and dangerous episode is described in a case report published in the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry. The unidentified patient, 30, ultimately survived.

Doctors say the patient had tried to use the so-called “magic” mushrooms as an alternative treatment for his bipolar disorder, after skipping his usual course of medications.

Psychedelic mushrooms contain psilocybin, a drug that causes intense hallucinations when ingested through food or drink.

According to the case report, the unidentified man made a tea out of some mushrooms, then ran it through a filter and injected it into his body. He fell ill a few days later, and showed symptoms of jaundice, diarrhea, fatigue and nausea. He also vomited blood.

The man’s family rushed him to a Nebraska hospital, but he was too confused to answer doctors’ questions about his health.

Doctors ran a battery of tests and found that his liver was damaged, his kidneys weren’t functioning properly and he was on the verge of organ failure.

They also conducted a blood test and were shocked by what they found: the pulverized mushrooms had begun sprouting in the darkness of the man’s bloodstream.

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