Tongue tingle aftee eating sugar?

AngeleyesJo

Has anyone known of the tingling on your tongue eating sugar? What is this? Almost like my tongue is craving more sugar

rosebarnalice

I don't get that, but sometimes if feels like my back teeth are tingling when I have too much sugar--

AngeleyesJo

Hmm people telling me to stay away from artificial sweeteners as much as possible wonder if it's that

TeaBea

Simple sugars are partially digested by your salivary glands...........not the tongue exactly. Could this be the sensation?

Digestion. 1. Carbohydrates: principally starches, lactose, and sucrose. Starches are acted on by the enzyme ptyalin (alpha-amylase) secreted in saliva, by hydrochloric acid (HCl) in the stomach, and by pancreatic amylase and intestinal amylase in the small intestine, which split the starches into maltose and isomaltose.

Some kinds of artificial sweeteners can trigger migraine headaches.....but most people tolerate them just fine.

vingogly

Have you had your blood sugar levels tested? Any allergies to foods? If it were me, I'd report this to my doctor. Having a "craving" for food has nothing to do with a physical sensation on your tongue.

AngeleyesJo

Have been checked for blood sugar levels and was fine

Anne6521

I get the tingle tongue sensations too. I did a bit of research on it and the results are confusing: it could be a food allergy; it could be related to diabetic low blood sugar; it could be hormones and menopause. My suggestion is to speak to your doctor. When I get that tingly feeling, it triggers my appetite too.

AngeleyesJo

Exactly the same for me, I tried to research too bit came up with the same results as you

VeganRaptor

I get the same thing- it's a horrible feeling and I've had to cut out most refined sugars in my everyday life because of it.
I also get blood sugar spikes and drops- potentially related?

AngeleyesJo

Oh yes definitely have sugar spikes and drops, perhaps it is the refined sugars I need to cut out as well

shaumom

One test you could do is to try regular white sugar (like C&H type brand), see how much and how quickly you develop a tingling sensation. And then do the same thing but with 100% pure, unbleached cane sugar, see if the same thing happens.

if the same thing happens, then something about sucrose might be the issue.
But if it only happens with the regular white sugar, you might have an issue with sulfites (it is considered among the top ten sensitivities in Canada). Most white sugar in the USA, anyway, is beet sugar that has been bleached by sulfites. When people start developing sulfite sensitivities, they can start reacting to the sugar, as a result.

If this is the case, wine will also be a problem. so if wine isn't an issue, then this likely isn't the problem.

PaulaWallaDingDong

shaumom wrote: »

One test you could do is to try regular white sugar (like C&H type brand), see how much and how quickly you develop a tingling sensation. And then do the same thing but with 100% pure, unbleached cane sugar, see if the same thing happens.

if the same thing happens, then something about sucrose might be the issue.
But if it only happens with the regular white sugar, you might have an issue with sulfites (it is considered among the top ten sensitivities in Canada). Most white sugar in the USA, anyway, is beet sugar that has been bleached by sulfites. When people start developing sulfite sensitivities, they can start reacting to the sugar, as a result.

If this is the case, wine will also be a problem. so if wine isn't an issue, then this likely isn't the problem.

I would just start with the wine.

Machka9

Get checked for oral thrush.

VeganRaptor

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

Oh yes definitely have sugar spikes and drops, perhaps it is the refined sugars I need to cut out as well

Definitely check it out with your doctor first though!

rainbowbow

Define "sugar". Are you eating a piece of fruit and experiencing this?

In general, the tingling is a sign of an oral allergy.

AngeleyesJo

No don't get it after eating fruit

rainbowbow

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

No don't get it after eating fruit

What foods specifically are you getting it with

Because sugar is generic and there is sugar in most things.

AngeleyesJo

What I did have it with badly was a protein bar

guacamole17

Does the Protein bar have erythritol? Its a sugar alcohol that commonly gives a "cooling" or tingling effect.

AngeleyesJo

Ingredients in the protein bar

Milk Protein , Milk Chocolate Coating (17%) [Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Vanilla Extract] , Glucose Syrup , Hydrolised Collagen , Fructose Syrup , Humectant (Glycerol) , Palm Fat , Dextrose , Cocoa Crispies (2.7%) [Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Maize Flour, Cocoa Powder, Barley Malt Flour, Salt] , Creatine Monohydrate , Water , Flavourings , Calcium Phosphates , Egg Albumen Powder .

shaumom

PaulaWallaDingDong wrote: »

I would just start with the wine.

I know this is mostly light hearted, but I figured it's kind of important to address: wine has a LOT of sulfites. And a sulfite sensitivity can actually be deadly with enough sulfites. So if someone knows they react to wine, too, that's good to know and can help figure things out. But if you haven't had wine in while, trying wine after you may have started to react to sulfites could actually be dangerous. :-/

shaumom

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

Ingredients in the protein bar

Milk Protein , Milk Chocolate Coating (17%) [Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Vanilla Extract] , Glucose Syrup , Hydrolised Collagen , Fructose Syrup , Humectant (Glycerol) , Palm Fat , Dextrose , Cocoa Crispies (2.7%) [Wheat Flour, Rice Flour, Maize Flour, Cocoa Powder, Barley Malt Flour, Salt] , Creatine Monohydrate , Water , Flavourings , Calcium Phosphates , Egg Albumen Powder .

If you react to sugar proteins (there aren't many in sugar, but there are some remaining), or something you have an allergy-equivalent reaction to in the sugar - which I notice is in there - chocolate can make the reaction worse.

It is something that triggers mild degranulation of mast cells (which are the cells that release histamine during an allergic reaction, which then causes symptoms). So if you are having an allergic reaction AND chocolate, that will tend to make things worse.

jgnatca

I vote for allergic reaction.

https://www.google.ca/amp/amp.livescience.com/46012-oral-allergy-syndrome-avoid-symptoms.html?client=safari

How do you react to eating eggs?

AngeleyesJo

Eggs give me a lot of gas so I have to have them only now and again

lizandrashaw

You can be allergic to sugar. I am allergic to cane sugar. Please check this out: http://www.livescience.com/46012-oral-allergy-syndrome-avoid-symptoms.html