My tongue will start to hurt, or I’ll get cankers if I eat too much!

Fresh pineapple anyway

I can't eat pineapple at all because I'm super sensitive to the enzyme. Kiwi is the same.

Feels raw, like I ate a bag of salt and vinegar chips followed by sour patch kids.

my mouth hurts at the sight of pineapple, but it's still delicious

Mine does! When I was a kid I could eat a whole bowl of raw pineapple before it got uncomfortable, but now it hurts from the first bite. I can eat cooked ordained pineapple.

Pineapple, strawberries and kiwi (the latter at least is also used as a meat tenderiser).

If I eat too much of it my stomach hurts. It's a shame because fresh pineapple is the best thing ever.

Only with fresh pineapple, not canned. And it usually takes quite a bit.

To me it's just a strong tingle

Everytime I eat too many pieces of fresh pineapple it wrecks the roof of my mouth and hurts my tongue! ouch

Fresh pineapple only, not canned one.

Not mine, but I eat really ripe awesome ones from North Queensland, they are as sweet as candy 🤤

Don't know how many people it affects but I am definitely one of them. It's got so bad I've stopped eating pineapple, it's just too sore now lol! Weirdly, I didn't even know this was an actual thing lol, I thought it was just me so I'm happy to find out it isn't lol!

My daughter loves to eat frozen pineapple. The cold works as a local painkiller so she doesn't feel she is eating too much. I found her with blood on her mouth a few times. She says it's worth it though.

Sadly, yes. It only takes one chunk and the back of my mouth is in agony.

Yes, one of the reasons i hate pineapple

Mine does, but I'm also allergic to pineapple,, so... 🤷‍♀️

yes, gives my husband mini blisters inside his mouth

The enzyme is called bromelain. The next time you're in the spice aisle at the grocery store, look at the ingredients on the meat tenderizer.

I didn't know it was a thing either. I love pineapple. Never had a problem eating it..

Mine gets very sore after a couple of pieces.

Only if you eat a lot of it. Or maybe you're immune to the enzyme, lucky you. Only one way to find out.

Yes, burning and sores if I eat a lot of it. Love it though...

Me here

For some people, apparently it is.

Very much a thing! Everyone in my family has that reaction.

My mouth itches with bananas sometimes but never any issues with pineapple

Mine does, but I never knew this fact. Good to know why I always have to avoid them, thought I can still drink pina colodas without issues! 😎🤣🤣

Depending on your sensitivity, you may need to eat a lot of it. For example, I need to eat a half of a pineapple before I'll notice the tingly sensation of the enzymes working away at me.

Mine! It's bad. I ate an entire pineapple once in my teens and got horrible blisters all over the inside of my mouth and tongue, and now in my 60s I still can't eat fresh pineapple.

Not mine

Not me.

Most definitely.

My mouth. I can't eat it at all. My tongue usually gets some cracks, my mouth and lips burn. Same goes for mango and kiwi.

Yes, it is. I hate heated pineapple but that's the only way I can eat it. The first piece makes my mouth sore for two days.

just kinda makes my tongue feel like its burnt

🙋‍♀️

Probably lots of people if they eat a lot of fresh pineapple 🍍

If you cook pineapple it deactivates the enzyme. If I eat unheated/uncooked pineapple the inside of my mouth feels shredded

Very much so!

me. i hate pineapples for this reason.

It doesn't hurt, it's more of a light tingling.

Mine does but only if I eat a lot of it which rarely happens.

Raw pineapple

Mine does :(

Yes, all acids hurt my mouth.

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Ain't that why we eat pineapple the tangy taste! Ever wonder if it eats us -this may be a cancer cure! This is probably about as far fetched as the original statement!

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Unless you're really sensitive, taking out the central stem will prevent this issue

Lmao

Crazy, i feel bad for your dad! i just get tingly when i eat it

Cooking and canning processes destroy the enzyme, you should be safe