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I recently quit smoking and have picked up another vice--candy. I had some Sweettarts one day last week and didn't connect my tongue and roof of my mouth getting sore specifically from them. Well, they healed in a few days and I a while ago, I was eating more of them and sure enough, my tongue started hurting again. I looked it up and found that this is not a rare thing with sour candy having that affect. So I guess I need to kick my sour candy habit also.
It may be the WAY you eat/chew them, rather than the candy itself! If LOVE Wheat Thins...but if I go on a binge, I'll rub the inside of my cheek raw! Personally, I prefer those sweet/sour candies that come in a roll...(I can't remember the name right now, but folks give them at Halloween......damn!) but they will do the same thing...I'll get a raw spot in my mouth because I eat too many at one sitting!
those sweet/sour candies that come in a roll...(I can't remember the name right now, but folks give them at Halloween......damn!
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I'm no stranger to food injuries. Yes, if you suck hard on the Sweetarts they can rub the tongue & roof of the mouth raw. Somehow they feel acidic too, burns right into the flesh.
Overdoing it on pineapples has a similar effect, akin to cold sores.
I remember cutting the corners of my mouth with potato chips when I was young. Those sores would take forever to heal because I would crack the scab whenever I opened my mouth.
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Captain Crunch cereal can tear up your mouth pretty good. I learned to let is sit in the milk for a little bit to soften the sharp edges. I also gave myself canker sores eating too much pineapple once.
Choking and hot pizza cheese aside, there are a number of ways to injure onesself with food.
I recently quit smoking and have picked up another vice--candy. I had some Sweettarts one day last week and didn't connect my tongue and roof of my mouth getting sore specifically from them. Well, they healed in a few days and I a while ago, I was eating more of them and sure enough, my tongue started hurting again. I looked it up and found that this is not a rare thing with sour candy having that affect. So I guess I need to kick my sour candy habit also.
I have the same thing happen from those striped mints - Starlight, I think? Both the peppermint and the spearmint. At first I thought it was the flavors themselves, but now I think it's mostly mechanical/friction. Hurts like heck! I found that Biotine mouthwash helps sooth the sore spots. And abstinence fixes it, but that's no fun! I wonder what other type of candy would work? There must be something. Chocolate maybe??
I'm no stranger to food injuries. Yes, if you suck hard on the Sweetarts they can rub the tongue & roof of the mouth raw. Somehow they feel acidic too, burns right into the flesh.
Overdoing it on pineapples has a similar effect, akin to cold sores.
Loooove those.....
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Originally Posted by LoriBee62
Captain Crunch cereal can tear up your mouth pretty good. I learned to let is sit in the milk for a little bit to soften the sharp edges. I also gave myself canker sores eating too much pineapple once.
Choking and hot pizza cheese aside, there are a number of ways to injure onesself with food.
I've said it a million times, Stouffer's French bread pizzas, for both the heat and the texture, will shreeeed your mouth if you're not extremely careful.
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Yes, if you suck hard on the Sweetarts they can rub the tongue & roof of the mouth raw. Somehow they feel acidic too, burns right into the flesh.
