DESIGNATED OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA. A WARNING TONIGHT FROM CINCINNATI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ABOUT EATING WILD MUSHROOMS. THEY SAY THEY’RE SEEING SEVERAL PATIENTS COMING DOWN WITH SIDE EFFECTS OF EATING TOXIC MUSHROOMS. DR. JAN YIN WITH CHILDREN SAYS THE SYMPTOM I’M SEEING IN THEIR PATIENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE VARIETY SEEN IN NORTHERN OHIO. BUT THOSE WHO ARE SICK FOUND THE MUSHROOMS IN HAMILTON COUNTY. HE SAYS PART OF THE PROBLEM IS SOME MUSHROOMS THAT ARE TOXIC CAN ALSO LOOK LIKE ONES THAT ARE SAFE TO EAT. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE SYMPTOMS EARLY DOESN’T MEAN THAT YOU HAVEN’T EATEN ONE OF THE DANGEROUS MUSHROOMS. BECAUSE. CAUSE. ONE OF THE THINGS WE OFTEN SEE ARE PEOPLE EATING MULTIPLE, ALL KIND OF SPECIES OF MUSHROOMS AT THE SAME TIME. THEY MIGHT BE GROWING KIND OF IN THE SAME AREA. DR. YIN SAYS A TOXIC MUSHROOM CAN LEAD TO SIDE EFFECTS LIKE UPSET STOMACH DIARRHEA AND VOMITING. IN MORE SERIOUS CASES, LIVER OR KIDNEY FAILURE MAY BE EVEN DEATH. THEIR ADVICE AVOID WILD MUSHROOMS. BUT IF YOU DO EAT ONE, EAT VERY THESE AT A TIME AND AL