Bitter zucchini will I die?

Foodorlife
Foodorlife Posts: 111 Member
edited November 24 in Food and Nutrition
So I had some zoodles for dinner that tasted bitter but I powered through it and finished them(1 zucchini). Now I find that you can die from eating bitter zucchini due to Curcurbitacin poisoning . I am scared now...did anyone eat bitter zucchini and survived? Lol, I am just a bit freaked out now.

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  • 100_PROOF_
    100_PROOF_ Posts: 1,168 Member
    Prolly.


    Na I'll think you'll be alright
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,250 Member
    I think you'll live. If it was going to do anything, the worst would be getting the runs and you'd have them already.
  • Foodorlife
    Foodorlife Posts: 111 Member
    I didn't even think it was possible to die from it but that was the first thing that popped up when I searched "bitter zucchini" https://www.thedailymeal.com/heidelberg-germany-zucchini-toxin-poison/82315
  • 100_PROOF_
    100_PROOF_ Posts: 1,168 Member
    If your feeling sick, go directly to a hospital. If you're feeling fine, you'll likely be alright by now. How long has it been since you consumed it? Judging by the time stamp and common sense ( meaning you probably didn't post while eating the zucchini) I think you'll be just fine.
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  • counting_kilojoules
    counting_kilojoules Posts: 170 Member
    Google says you might get stomach cramps and/or diarrhoea. I don't think you'll die. If you're worried though, call your doctor or a medical hotline.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,250 Member
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    susanbowen2 wrote: »
    If your feeling sick, go directly to a hospital. If you're feeling fine, you'll likely be alright by now. How long has it been since you consumed it? Judging by the time stamp and common sense ( meaning you probably didn't post while eating the zucchini) I think you'll be just fine.

    I'm just wondering why someone who googled that it could be poisonous THEN asked on the internet instead of asking you know a proper medically trained person....

    Aren't there hotlines for this? Maybe they're too busy dealing with idiots eating Tide Pods....

    Yep there are.

    Eating Tide pods. ....natural selection at work

    I'm not saying we should kill the stupid people, I'm just saying we shouldn't tell them not to eat Tide Pods and let things sort themselves out.
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  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    suck it up, youll be fine ..
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    susanbowen2 wrote: »
    If your feeling sick, go directly to a hospital. If you're feeling fine, you'll likely be alright by now. How long has it been since you consumed it? Judging by the time stamp and common sense ( meaning you probably didn't post while eating the zucchini) I think you'll be just fine.

    I'm just wondering why someone who googled that it could be poisonous THEN asked on the internet instead of asking you know a proper medically trained person....

    Aren't there hotlines for this? Maybe they're too busy dealing with idiots eating Tide Pods....

    Yep there are.

    Eating Tide pods. ....natural selection at work

    I'm not saying we should kill the stupid people, I'm just saying we shouldn't tell them not to eat Tide Pods and let things sort themselves out.

    right there with ya lol
  • vanmep
    vanmep Posts: 410 Member
    Is it suspicious that nobody who has eaten bitter zucchini has responded? And OP has not come back to this thread? Hope you didn’t get sick OP!!!
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    vanmep wrote: »
    Is it suspicious that nobody who has eaten bitter zucchini has responded? And OP has not come back to this thread? Hope you didn’t get sick OP!!!

    It's only been a day.
  • mortuseon_
    mortuseon_ Posts: 257 Member
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    Alatariel75 wrote: »
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    susanbowen2 wrote: »
    If your feeling sick, go directly to a hospital. If you're feeling fine, you'll likely be alright by now. How long has it been since you consumed it? Judging by the time stamp and common sense ( meaning you probably didn't post while eating the zucchini) I think you'll be just fine.

    I'm just wondering why someone who googled that it could be poisonous THEN asked on the internet instead of asking you know a proper medically trained person....

    Aren't there hotlines for this? Maybe they're too busy dealing with idiots eating Tide Pods....

    Yep there are.

    Eating Tide pods. ....natural selection at work

    I'm not saying we should kill the stupid people, I'm just saying we shouldn't tell them not to eat Tide Pods and let things sort themselves out.

    Agree.....thing is there is a warning already on the packet and they still eat them :/

    But they're low calorie! ;)
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  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    OP I'm grateful to you for having started this thread. I'm guessing that it was mostly done jokingly, but maybe also an attempt to get the word out about cucurbitacin. I've grown zucchini before that tasted bitter, but like the couple in the link above, I just powered through it.
  • bpetrosky
    bpetrosky Posts: 3,911 Member
    moosmum1972 wrote: »
    susanbowen2 wrote: »
    If your feeling sick, go directly to a hospital. If you're feeling fine, you'll likely be alright by now. How long has it been since you consumed it? Judging by the time stamp and common sense ( meaning you probably didn't post while eating the zucchini) I think you'll be just fine.

    I'm just wondering why someone who googled that it could be poisonous THEN asked on the internet instead of asking you know a proper medically trained person....


    Because they would then have to pay to waste someone's time rather then do it for free.
  • 100_PROOF_
    100_PROOF_ Posts: 1,168 Member
    Checking back to see how you made out in your zucchini debacle?
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    susanbowen2 wrote: »
    Checking back to see how you made out in your zucchini debacle?

    Theres been no response from OP.

    We are awaiting the funeral details.
  • scarlett_k
    scarlett_k Posts: 812 Member
    Courgette skin gets bitter if it's past its best. That'll be all that's wrong with it.
  • ZodFit
    ZodFit Posts: 394 Member
    This is why you don't eat vegetables
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