Both solanine and chaconine cause toxicity through cell disruption leading to gastrointestinal symptoms such as vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Some people may also experience headache, flushing, confusion, and fever. There have been a few cases of death from eating toxic potatoes.
Can you eat poisonous potatoes?
When eaten, it can cause rapid damage to a player (similar to a spider eye, though not as dangerous). A poisonous potato has a 60% chance of poisoning a player for 5 seconds.
Are rotten potatoes toxic?
Rotting potatoes give off a noxious solanine gas that can make a person unconscious if they've inhaled enough. There have even been cases of people dying in their root cellars due to unbeknownst rotting potatoes.
What happens if you get solanine poisoning?
Symptoms of solanine poisoning include: Diarrhea. Fever or lower than normal body temperature (hypothermia) Headache.
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