Topic: Help!

[mrsnesbitt]

I was shelling some beans and ate about 10.
I think they may have been kidney beans..........
will I be OK?

I have posted a picture of them on my blog as I wasn't sure what they were....now I am a bit worried as I think kidney beans are poisonous!!!!!

[redrichwen]

They look like kidney beans to me.

They contain a plant lectin, PHA, which incidentally is found in some other beans too.
If you eat significant quantities you can get a stomach upset similar to food poisoning.

Not sure what constitutes a significant quantity, hope its not 10 though.  :-\
I found the information here.

http://search.lycos.co.uk/searchFrame/searchframe.html?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.emmadavies.net%2Fcontent%2Fblog%2Fferncottage%2Fessential-sugars-plant-poisons.aspx&query=eating%2Buncooked%2Bkidney%2Bbeans&SITE=uk&cat=loc&qstr=SITE%3Duk%26query%3Deating%2Buncooked%2Bkidney%2Bbeans%26cat%3Dloc%26x%3D39%26y%3D9