Terrifying moment a Melbourne man thought he would die after consuming a toxic batch of poppy seeds

A musician thought he was going to die when his muscles started to spasm after drinking a poisonous batch of poppy seeds in his tea.

Melbourne man Andy Jordan, who has been eating poppy seeds for two years due to a stomach problem, recalled the horrific experience on the Today Show.

A nationwide recall has been issued for numerous poppy seed products after several people across the country were hospitalized for poisoning.

Mr Jordan said the effects of the bad batch of poppy seeds became apparent within minutes.

Melbourne musician Andy Jordan (pictured) thought he was going to die when he ate a poisonous batch of poppy seeds

There has been a nationwide recall of poppy seeds due to a number of toxic contaminations across the country (stock image)

“I drank the poppy seeds in the morning, and about five minutes later, my eyes locked, and it felt like strychnine poisoning, muscles started cramping all over and I knew I was in trouble then,” he told Today host Allison Langdon.

He explained that his brother tried several times to call an ambulance, but every time they called, the number rang.

‘I can’t get an ambulance. I called and I called and I called and no one answered.’

Mr. Jordan’s roommate then rushed him to the hospital as his condition deteriorated drastically.

“I was having convulsions, every muscle was tensing through my chest, through my back, it felt like my kidneys were being squeezed to death,” he said.

‘It was insane. It felt like there was a chemical weapon in the bag.”

The musician thought he would die “about ten minutes” after the onset of his symptoms.

Jordan said he felt every muscle in his body cramp and his kidneys “squeezed to death.” After being unable to reach an ambulance after calling several times, he was rushed to hospital

The Melbourne man said a toxicologist at the hospital took him to identify the poppy seeds as the cause of his symptoms

“This was the worst feeling you can ever imagine, it’s like torture,” he added.

Mr Jordan explained that a toxicologist who was in hospital at the time immediately identified the poppy seeds as the culprit behind his poisoning.

He injected the Mr. Jordan with muscle relaxants so that his muscles stopped convulsing and his body calmed down.

Jordan believes his poisoning resulted from mixing two batches of poppy seeds – one for medical purposes and the other for general consumption.

There have recently been 32 cases of poppy seed poisoning across the country. Patients have had heart attacks, tachycardia, hypertension, seizures and acute kidney injury (stock image)

There have been 32 recent cases of poisonous poppy seed contamination in Australia in the past month.

Patients have had heart attacks, tachycardia, hypertension, seizures and acute kidney injury.

It has led to a nationwide recall of poppy seeds, including East West Foods Wholesale poppy seeds, Gaganis Premium Australian poppy seeds, and Hoyts poppy seeds.

Most cases of poisoning are the result of home-brewed poppy seed tea.