<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information . Such statements should be clarified or removed . (January 2014) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article contains weasel words: vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information . Such statements should be clarified or removed . (January 2014) </Td> </Tr> <P> Transient lingual papillitis (also termed fungiform papillary glossitis, eruptive lingual papillitis, or colloquially, lie bumps), are painful, hypertrophic, red and white papillae on the tongue . </P> <P> The name "lie bumps" is a result of a myth that telling lies would cause them . However, very little has been written about this condition in scientific articles or textbooks and scientific studies have failed to produce a definite cause . Possible causes include: "stress, gastrointestinal upset, menstruation, acidic or sour food, smoking, and local trauma" (direct physical irritation) of the tongue . Lie bumps are often caused by the taste bud / buds splitting . </P>

What exactly is a lie bump on your tongue