The ingestion of lye causes rapid burns of the mouth, tongue and pharynx. These are usually superficial and heal rapidly. Lye reaching the stomach is quickly neutralized by gastric juice.

Lye burned a boy's throat at Star Buffet in Lancaster in 2017, here's how he's recovering. Kim Strong. ... Before the lye poisoning, Zaragoza's job options were limited, he said.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine's online listing for lye poisoning says it can cause severe burning and pain to the mouth, throat and stomach and lead to bloody vomiting.

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — State health inspectors said Tuesday they were testing crystal lye taken from a Chinese buffet where two children were severely sickened after drinking what they believed ...