Guest guest Posted February 8, 2002 Report Share Posted February 8, 2002 My wife and I have been almost 100% raw for 6 months now, and one of the side effects, is she keeps biting her tongue, cheek and lip. It has happened to me a few times also, but she is really plagued with it, and it's only been happening since we went all raw. She thinks going back to cooked food will alleviate this problem.<br><br>Anyone else ever had a problem like this, or know what causes it, or what a possible remedy might be?<br><br>Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2002 Report Share Posted February 8, 2002 Wow! I never thought I would meet anyone else with this problem, or that it might be linked to going raw! However, this could be from being tired. I thought it was from the fatigue of detoxifying and am getting more sleep and it seems to help. I do know it is not good to constantly irritate the tongue in one place because it can induce unwanted changes in the cells there. If your tongue does not 'heal', put some aloe juice in your mouth to help it.<br><br>Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2002 Report Share Posted February 8, 2002 Strange. I had a mild dose of it in early 100% raw days but it passed. Ithough it had a lot to do with setting the brain up for the human occupation of heavy munching. Lets hope the same happens for you and it all passes away.<br><br>PG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 I went through mouth biting also. I had no idea it had anything to do with eating raw? How strange. It will pass though, mine did. I was ridiculous, I would do it 2 or 3 times in one meal. I finaly just started concentrating more on chewing, and it passed. I wonder if it is because we chew raw food diferently than cooked food?<br><br>Doug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 12, 2002 Report Share Posted February 12, 2002 I've always chewed the inside of my mouth--as well as my lips, fingernails and skin around my fingernails--for as long as I can remember. Does that mean I'm a raw foodist waiting to get out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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