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What's best way to help a raw tongue after eating salty foods? everytime i eat salty food or peanut butter or spicy food or anything acidic even if it's just a little the side of my tongue gets raw and hurts salt water usually helps and it goes away?

Q: what's best way to help a raw tongue after eating salty foods? everytime i eat salty food or peanut butter or spicy food or anything acidic even if it's just a little the side of my tongue gets raw and hurts salt water usually helps and it goes away?

: Rinse with a combination of half a cup of hydrogen peroxide and water. Also you can rinse with a non alcoholic mouthwash. Another trick, brush tongue with a fluoride toothpaste. Salty foods are not good, leads to high blood pressure.

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Rinse with a combination of half a cup of hydrogen peroxide and water. Also you can rinse with a non alcoholic mouthwash. Another trick, brush tongue with a fluoride toothpaste. Salty foods are not good, leads to high blood pressure.

Answered 3/25/2023

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A member asked:

What's best way to help a raw tongue after eating salty foods? everytime i eat salty food or peanut butter or spicy food or anything acidic even if it's just a little the side of my tongue gets raw and hurts salt water usually helps and it goes away?

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