r/mildyinteresting • u/AcrobaticBarnacle785 • Jul 21 '26

humankind hiccups 😅 Tongue tissue after eating too much Sour Patch Kids

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As title says, I ate too many sour patch kids and I believe the citric acid caused the top layer of tongue to die and peel off in this interesting pattern. No pain whatsoever throughout process. No bleeding either.
And for anyone curious, it was a small 12 oz bag I believe. I rarely ever eat candy and I forgot to brush my teeth that night so I’m assuming that’s why it happened in the first place. Picture of my tongue right afterwards somewhere in the comments

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u/ButtonholePhotophile Jul 21 '26

Are you allergic to birch? I’m allergic to birch and this is true for me, too. I’ve always seen them as connected. 

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u/ThePastryJeff Jul 22 '26

Wintergreen is very similar, structurally speaking, to aspirin (derived from birch originally)

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u/Basicly-Inevitable Jul 21 '26

How do you feel about root beer?

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u/ButtonholePhotophile Jul 21 '26

Depends on the brand. Some are fine. Others are not and hurt my tummy

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u/krystalzeogas Jul 21 '26

I have absolutely no idea lol

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u/ButtonholePhotophile Jul 21 '26

Do you get oral allergy syndrome from foods like almonds, celery, carrots, kiwi, cherries, peach, plum, and pear? 

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u/krystalzeogas Jul 22 '26

OMG yes!! And apples sometimes but particularly only the skin.

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u/brondynasty Jul 22 '26

That’d be a mild stone fruit allergy, I believe. Nectarines, plums, and apples all give me an itchy-scratchy throat for a little while. Started when I was 20. I’ll still fuck some apple slices though. Add 2, 3 peanut butter and forget 🤤🤌🏼

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u/krystalzeogas Jul 22 '26

That would make sense because plums are the worst culprit. I can have celery without it being too annoying, putting a TON of peanut butter on it helps.

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u/ButtonholePhotophile Jul 22 '26

I find envy apples and cosmic crisp apples tolerable. Maybe you might, too?

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u/krystalzeogas Jul 22 '26

I'll try to keep that in mind. Thanks

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u/bac21 Jul 21 '26

Is mint connected to this? I have oral allergy syndrome to kiwis, aubergine, tomatoes, coleslaw and chia seeds and I've been thinking I'm allergic to my toothpaste but wasn't sure.