What happens if you eat something too hot?

Freshly cooked food will be very hot. If you eat it at this time, it will burn your tongue. In severe cases, it may cause blisters. It will damage the mucous membrane in the mouth and make it thicker. It is also not good for the esophagus. Therefore, you must wait until the food cools down a little before eating it. When eating, you must chew slowly and do not eat it in a hurry. Not only will it not be digested, but it will also have a great impact on the body. Let me give you a detailed introduction to the situation below.

① After we eat hot food, it will damage the mucous membrane in our mouth, which will cause the oral mucosa to become thicker and thicker. In this way, the oral mucosa will react slowly to hot food, which will make people eat hotter and hotter food, leading to a vicious circle.

② Damage to the esophagus. The esophageal mucosa will fall off after being burned, and there will be no protection after it falls off. It is very easy to get esophageal cancer.

③ Damage to the stomach. Everyone’s stomach has a protective film. If you eat too hot food for a long time, it is easy to burn the protective film of your stomach, which will lead to incurable diseases.

Hot food is harmful to us because the temperature that the mucous membranes of the mouth, stomach, etc. can withstand is between 50℃ and 60℃. Too high a temperature can cause damage to the mucous membranes and cause tongue cancer, esophageal cancer, etc.

Therefore, in order to avoid damage to the oral and esophageal mucosa and reduce the occurrence of esophagitis, acute gastritis, and esophageal cancer, we should develop good eating habits, such as:

① It is recommended to cool hot food in a soup bowl before eating.

② Make sure to keep the temperature at around 50 degrees and never eat anything that is too hot

③Especially when eating hot pot, we can leave it for a few seconds before taking it out.

After we eat hot food, it will damage the mucous membrane in our mouth, which will cause the oral mucosa to continue to thicken. In this way, the oral mucosa will react slowly to hot food, which will make people eat hotter and hotter food, leading to a vicious circle.

Eating hot food will also burn our tongue. Blisters will form on the burned part of the tongue, making it uncomfortable for us to eat for a period of time afterwards because of the blisters on the tongue. It hurts when I touch it, and it makes eating inconvenient.

Eating hot food for a long time will also harm the health of our gums. Hot food will cause great stimulation to our teeth. Excessive chewing of hot food will damage tooth tissue and cause symptoms such as swollen and painful gums and ulcers.