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billy Madison
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12-06-2004 12:17
I just ate an orange.. and i usually eat some of the peel (yes i know im weired but i like the taste) and when i started to eat some of the peel.. my lips and mouth are now numb.. wtf is this? pesticides?! im scared!
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Andie Apollo
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12-06-2004 12:21
Drink water or tea...hmmm, call a doctor ...  I wish I could help you! |
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Nolan Nash
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12-06-2004 12:32
You may have developed a sensitivity. As we age, we can actually become sensitized to things which never affected us previously.
A quick google possibly points to limonene, a chemical in the peel, which is also extracted and purified and used in cleaning agents. It seems some folks are allergic to limonene.
If you haven't been overcome by it yet, you'll probably be fine.
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billy Madison
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12-06-2004 12:37
From: Nolan Nash You may have developed a sensitivity. As we age, we can actually become sensitized to things which never affected us previously.
A quick google possibly points to limonene, a chemical in the peel, which is also extracted and purified and used in cleaning agents. It seems some folks are allergic to limonene.
If you haven't been overcome by it yet, you'll probably be fine. Oh thats lovely.. im not allergic to anything and have been exposed to damn near everything and then i get numb mouth from a damn orange.. uggh the irony's of life. |
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Nolan Nash
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12-06-2004 12:43
You did rinse it off before you ate it right? If not, maybe you did get some type of pesticide or fertilizer in your mouth. I don't think you could ingest enough to do more than make your mouth feel odd though.
As far as the possible allergy to limonene goes, maybe this was a more potent orange? I don't know.
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billy Madison
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12-06-2004 13:02
From: Nolan Nash You did rinse it off before you ate it right? If not, maybe you did get some type of pesticide or fertilizer in your mouth. I don't think you could ingest enough to do more than make your mouth feel odd though.
As far as the possible allergy to limonene goes, maybe this was a more potent orange? I don't know. of course i rinsed it! I dont trust things like just picking something up and eating it! I thank you a ton for your research i was worried there for a minute.. no joke.. its so odd i was like wtf! I now know if i ever go get my mouth peirced ill just gnaw on another orange peel before doing so and use it to my advantage! |
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12-06-2004 13:33
lol Billy was so worried he rushed to the forums to post about his numb mouth VS calling a doctor? Maybe it was the coke you did 2 lines of before you ate the orange  who knows hehe |
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12-06-2004 18:47
How you feeling now billy? Did you see a doctor?
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12-06-2004 19:22
If I chew on an orange peel, I'll get the same sort of numb, tingly sensation. I'm guessing it's just the oils in the peel. Or that limosine stuff... or something. Um... yeah.  But I've always gotten that from orange peel. S'probably nothing to worry about. Probably. Um... is that your bottom lip on the floor over there? 
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Devlin Gallant
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12-06-2004 20:53
It is the citric acid. They DO call it an acid for a reason ya know.
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billy Madison
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12-06-2004 23:33
From: Devlin Gallant It is the citric acid. They DO call it an acid for a reason ya know. Acid is caustic.. i didnt say it burnt my mouth i said it made it numb! |
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12-06-2004 23:45
Man, if that's all you're allergic to....not to be rude or nasty or anything, but DON'T COMPLAIN! Ya don't wanna see some of us who have "Hay Fever" on the bad days without pills... it can quite literally stop you from doing whatever you're trying to do at the time. UGh! 
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12-07-2004 03:47
You just ate an orange, I can tell because you have skin all over your face.
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Devlin Gallant
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12-07-2004 11:27
From: billy Madison Acid is caustic.. i didnt say it burnt my mouth i said it made it numb! Yes, acid is caustic. But, citric acid is very midly caustic. Far too weak to do any real damage. But, it WILL make your skin tingle. Does the same to me.
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Asha Lumiere
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12-07-2004 11:39
I've had that same reaction ever since I was a little girl, I thought it was normal and happened to everybody. I never questioned it, just assumed it was the acid in the peel.
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Cross Lament
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12-07-2004 14:58
It probably is the limonene oil in the peel causing that sensation. It's a pretty sturdy organic solvent, so it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if it made one's lips tingle a bit.
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