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Is it normal to develop a burning sensation in your mouth after eating peppers?
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Yes: Peppers often deplete nerve cells in the mouth of substance p, a pain transmitter. Loss of such a transmitter may represent a transient sensation of numbness.
Answered 9/7/2012
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