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SenorFuegoGato t1_j6pctt7 wrote

Reply to comment by collegiateofzed in ELI5: Why does eating pineapple make my tongue tingle? by crqlp4

There's even a cream made of Bromelain which is used to treat burn victims in hospital. It eats up all the dead tissue so the burns can start to heal.

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collegiateofzed t1_j6pdb4n wrote

That's f-ing AWESOME!

But that sounds incredibly painful.

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panponcz t1_j6pet0y wrote

Actually it was used on me a couple years ago, and they gave me morphine and something else to numb the pain so it was just a little bit itchy. Afterwards the wound wasn't really painful, It was just uncomfortable to have this fresh skin stretching, but i have rather high pain tolerance.

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SenorFuegoGato t1_j6pe0n6 wrote

It's amazing! They give pretty strong anaesthesia alongside but it's still not the most comfortable

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