I started with these symptoms last year and thought I was losing my mind..... I have always eaten hot, spicy foods all of my life but one night my mouth felt like it was on fire, my tongue, upper palate and lips. I immediately went on the internet and found others were having the same symptoms as I. I did read that it is a symptom that occurs in post menopausal women..... I had never heard that before.

The weirdest part is that it comes and goes........ I may have it 24/7 for a week or so and then not have symptoms again for months. I continue to eat hot, spicy foods unless I start having symptoms..... When I'm not symptomatic I can eat anything I want.....it's really a weird sensation.... I usually keep ice cream in the freezer which seems to provide some temp relief...