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Why does raw velery make my tongue numb?

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DAMN.....celery *sigh*

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  • Posts: 12,142 Member
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    Maybe the negative calories in celery are making your tongue numb
  • Posts: 2,603 Member
    toxins in celery are leaching out and attacking your body


    or you're allergic
  • Posts: 767 Member
    celery has natural toxins in it
  • Posts: 623 Member
    It could be a mild allergy.
  • Posts: 3,472 Member
    You're eating it wrong.
  • Posts: 1,033 Member
    If it makes your tongue numb then you are allergic... I am too... Unless you LOVE the stuff... just stay away from it
  • Posts: 11 Member
    Could be OAS (oral allergy syndrome). Some foods can cause a mild tingling or numbness which doesn't represent a true allergy but more of an intolerance. For me certain fruits that I tolerate just fine when very ripe cause mouth and throat itching if I eat them before they are completely ripe ie. bananas, canteloupe, melons.
  • Posts: 2,827 Member
    Celery has a lot of psoralens and nitrates in it, you might be sensitive to it.
  • Celery contains Eugenol. A substance used, in a more concentrated form, while applying temporary dental fillings.

    It's normal that eating a lot of it will make your tongue numb (or a little, if you're sensitive). It's not a toxin and it's not an allergy. Keep eating it, if you like it.

    Source: http://www.finecooking.com/item/14463/numbing-celery
  • Posts: 203 Member
    You're eating it wrong.

    GAHHH! I knew it!
  • Posts: 34,415 Member
    Apparently, it makes your fingers numb too.
  • Posts: 200 Member
    interesting. I'm sure it IS that you are eating it wrong Trisha! :laugh:
  • Posts: 101 Member
    Not enough peanut butter on it.
  • It's making your tongue numb because your tongue is so damn bored when you are eating it. Rice cakes are also notorious for causing tongue numbness. Lol.
  • Posts: 865 Member
    Celery is sometimes a cross reactive allergen with latex, so do you have a latex allergy?

    I do and I can not eat it raw, only cooked in soups. Shrug. No matter how good people say certain foods are for you, if they make you feel bad, they are NOT good for YOU.

    And if you are having minor intolerance type reactions, it is often best to avoid that trigger in future to reduce the possibility of worse results.
  • Posts: 865 Member
    Some interesting information on cross reactive allergens

    http://cmbi.bjmu.edu.cn/news/0107/1.pdf
  • Posts: 63 Member
    Apparently, it makes your fingers numb too.

    You win.
  • Posts: 203 Member
    Apparently, it makes your fingers numb too.

    LOL true story
  • Posts: 203 Member
    Celery is sometimes a cross reactive allergen with latex, so do you have a latex allergy?

    I do and I can not eat it raw, only cooked in soups. Shrug. No matter how good people say certain foods are for you, if they make you feel bad, they are NOT good for YOU.

    And if you are having minor intolerance type reactions, it is often best to avoid that trigger in future to reduce the possibility of worse results.

    Weird but yes I do have a latex allergy! :noway:
  • Posts: 203 Member
    It's making your tongue numb because your tongue is so damn bored when you are eating it. Rice cakes are also notorious for causing tongue numbness. Lol.

    ^^ This!
  • Posts: 374 Member
    It could be a mild allergy.

    Yup!
  • Posts: 865 Member

    Weird but yes I do have a latex allergy! :noway:

    Alrighty then, you may find the following site extremely helpful, especially if you have other allergies from mugwort or pollen.

    http://www.latexallergyresources.org/cross-reactive-food
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