What should I do if my tongue is numb after eating pineapple?



Eating a pineapple tongue numbness can be self-salt water gargle, pineapple allergy caused by tongue numbness need to take oral medication to relieve.

Pineapple contains a kind of protease, after eating it will lead to tongue numbness, mucous membrane tingling sensation, and in serious cases, it will also cause nausea and vomiting.

The first thing you can do is to gargle with salt water or milk to relieve the symptoms. Before consuming pineapple, it is recommended to soak it in salt water for a while to destroy the activity of protease in pineapple, or not to eat the center of pineapple.

Pineapple allergy caused by tongue numbness need to take oral antisensitization drugs in a timely manner for treatment, such as oral loratadine, chlorpheniramine maleate and other antihistamines, oral drugs can not be relieved need to go to the hospital in a timely manner, follow the doctor’s instructions for further treatment.