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Does eating burnt food cause sore throats?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

If you eat food: That now has rough, dry edges due to being burned it can scratch the mucosa in the throat. Eating food that is too hot can also burn tissue and cause pain.

Answered 7/10/2020

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