How to Get Rid of Pine Nut Mouth

Pine nut mouth, which is more commonly called pine mouth, is a condition associated with the increasingly popular pine nut. The condition, which lasts anywhere from a few days up to a two weeks, leaves a bitter, unpleasant taste in the mouth and makes eating a dreadful experience. What causes the condition is unknown, and so what helps alleviate it is equally unclear. However, a few things have been reported to provide relief.

Things You'll Need

• Activated charcoal tablets
• Liquid aloe vera

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Instructions

• 1

  Drink liquid aloe vera to alleviate the symptoms. Aloe vera isn't a cure, but some people have reported that it helps mitigate the metallic taste that pine mouth causes.

• 2

  Take the activated charcoal tablets if the liquid aloe vera fails to provide any relief. Also consider taking activated charcoal tablets to improve upon any relief provided by the aloe vera.

• 3

  Try out different foods to find some that don't aggravate the pine mouth symptoms. Avoid eating pine nuts or anything that might contain pine nuts so that you don't risk a second round of pine mouth.

• 4

  Ask your grocer or local specialty store where their pine nuts are grown. The pine nuts that cause pine mouth are thought to originate in China, so avoid purchasing any pine nuts from there.