Bite your tongue!

leosmith66

While you're eating, do you ever bite your tongue or gum or anything on the inside of your mouth, resulting in pain for days or even weeks? I accidentally do this a lot, or at least much more often than I'd like. Do you have any methods to reduce these occurrences, or tips on the best way to treat them?

bubaluboo

I go through periods where I seem to do it more often...and once you have a sore from biting your gum it's so easy to bite down on it again. I usually use ulcer/canker sore gel. I eat quickly and wonder whether eating while concentrating on other things may not help too.

Cherimoose

If it hurts for more than a few days, it might be developing into canker sores. A common trigger for canker sores are toothpastes with an ingredient called sodium lauryl sulfate, which most toothpastes have. Look for toothpastes which lack this ingredient - usually "natural" toothpastes, and sometimes "sensitive" toothpastes.

And like Buba said, you might need to eat slower too.

SafioraLinnea

I too go through phases of this. I can commiserate on the crumminess of a tender mouth.

Interesting the eat slower suggestion. I tend to eat fast because my baby screeches like a banshee if she sees me eating and I'm not feeding her. To save on hearing aid costs in a few years, I eat quickly. Lol.