why does celery make your tongue go numb?

See that what happens when you try and do 2 things at the same time. Its a good job you had not put new batteries in it, you might have knocked your teeth out.![]()
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The celery itself contains a lot of sodium (salt)its not salt that makes my tongue numb, i dont put salt on it

I, obviously, dice with death (anaphylactic shock, at least) when I eat it as I like to spread it with peanut butter.![]()


You "sucked" celery for your dinner?I've just had 2 sticks of celery for mi dinner and i got thinking......
why does celery make your tongue go numb?
maybe i'm sucking on it too hard, its always made my tongue and the top of my mouth feel numb, anyone else ever experienced this effect?
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I've just had 2 sticks of celery for mi dinner and i got thinking......
why does celery make your tongue go numb?
maybe i'm sucking on it too hard, its always made my tongue and the top of my mouth feel numb, anyone else ever experienced this effect?
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