r/mildyinteresting • u/3st4spn • Jun 19 '26

humankind hiccups 😅 Tastebud came right off

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u/radraze2kx Jun 19 '26

Disgusting. What's the story?

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u/3st4spn Jun 19 '26

Idk. It felt like I had a splinter on the tip of my tongue. So I pulled on it, and this guy came off.

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u/Ram2145 Jun 19 '26

I sometimes have a taste bud that swells up for no reason. It can be a little painful, so I rip them off. Which is probably a stupid thing to do.

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u/SakuraTacos Jun 19 '26

I haven’t gotten them since I was a teen, I suspect it’s all the sour candies I ate as a kid. I used to bite them off which felt really good-painful, like pushing on a bruise

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u/Ram2145 Jun 19 '26

You know, I do eat an unhealthy amount of candy. I never realized that could be what’s causing the swollen buds. I should probably refrain from eating so much.

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u/SakuraTacos Jun 19 '26

Some things that I’ve read that cause them are spicy foods, acidic foods (like the citric acid in candy), and trauma to your tongue. So definitely try cutting back and also drinking lots of water after you eat something potentially irritating