Why does this bad thing happen to me when i eat pineapple?

Question

when i eat pineapple, the pineapple causes my mouth to sting and sores develope in my mouth and i get a sore throat, and i get a severe sore stumach, what is happening?

Answer 1

I do the exact same thing.  It's the acids in the pineapple that actually eat at the lining in your mouth, throat, and stomach.  The only way I found to not have this happen is to not eat fresh pineapple. Canned does not have as much acid because it is cooked, but if you are more sensitive than I, you may need to avoid this as well.

Answer 2

Maybe you're allergic to pineapple. That usually happens to me to, but I eat it anyway.

Answer 3

It's because your probably eating too much of it,  pinapple has alot of ACID. And if you eat ttoo much of it it causes your mouth to burn.Also it dependes on the person, some can eat ALOT of pinappple before that happens, some cant eat as mucch.

Answer 4

Although Pineapple is acidic, this is not the sole cause of discomfort when eating fresh pineapple.  The main cause is from a protease enzyme called Bromelain found in high concentration in Pineapples.  Proteases break down proteins, so when you eat a pineapple the bromelains eat your tongue and stomach.  Proteases like Bromelain are used as meat tenderizers for their ability to break down proteins.

When pineapple is canned it goes through a heat treatment that destroys the Bromelain, and makes it easier to eat pineapple without the bite.

Answer 5

I get the sores on my tounge..It annoys me to no end and have still not figured out exactly why it happens..I just figured it was the Acid that doesnt set well with me.

Answer 6

Sounds like your hving an alergic reaction. Maybe you shouldn't eat pineapple anymore.