VietNamNet Bridge – Three members of a family in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau died after eating toad gruel, according to local hospital.

A street vender sells toads. Three people of a family in Ba Ria-Vung Tau die after eating poisonous toads. – Photo vitalk.vn

Ba Ria Hospital yesterday reported that on Monday, a 31-year-old woman and her two children, aged 7 and 11, living in Xuyen Moc District’s Phuoc Tan Commune, were hospitalised after eating toad gruel made from toads which were bought from a street vendor.

A few hours after eating the food, the three began vomiting and had trouble breathing, family members said.

Doctors cleared their bowels and constantly cleansed the blood.

However, yesterday morning, the woman and her children died due to serious poisoning, the doctors said.

According to doctor Le Minh Hieu, toad-poisoning patients often suffer from vomiting, stomachaches, increased blood pressure and arrhythmia, following which the circuit collapses.

In severe cases, patients had trouble breathing, and they could soon turn fatal, Hieu said. He advised people not to eat toads and products made from the animal.

The hospital had recently received many cases of poisoning for ingesting this kind of food. Several people had died.

VNS