Why fresh figs burn my mouth so bad?

[freelive]

I love fresh figs. Unfortunately they burn my mouth so bad that it hurts long after I ate them. All of them do it-from different sources. I am just wondering what they do to my stomach lining...
What's up with that?

[Green Life]

Sounds like a Psychosomatic process causing oral dysesthesia from the abrasions caused by the figs' skin.

I get this, too. Can you try and peel them?

[freelive]

oh, I never tried to peel the figs- it sounds like to much trouble. I did try to put them in a smoothie and that made effect a little less pronounced, but I still got my mouth slightly sore even with quick rinse afterwards.

[moncha moncha]

I get that too. I ate a whole bunch of black mission figs for dinner and my tongue is still stinging! Ha ha.
I had a different kind of fig fresh off a tree once and had no stinging from it.

[DavidZaneMason]

-Under-ripe figs certainly do this. Eating lots of them can also do this. As mentioned, peeling them is a great idea.....or popping the tops off....and allowing them to ripen for a day or two in the refrigerator. Limit consumption to a reasonable amount to avoid the fig-mouth blues.

-David Z. Mason

[Green Life]

My friend owns a fig orchard. Needless to say, I am blessed yearly with an abundance of figs.... I have even turned them inside-out and just eaten the innards. As long as my mouth doesn't touch the skin, I eat as many as I want, but as soon as my mouth touches that skin...it's over. I have to stop eating them for a few days!! Isn't that strange?:eek: