For many, especially those not accustomed to eating spicy food, too much capsaicin in a dish can upset the digestive tract. As in the eyes, mouth, and nose, capsaicin causes the intestines to increase in mucous production.
Capsaicin can also trigger stronger intestinal contractions, all done in an effort to help get the offensive substance out as quickly as possible. And while technique does usually get the job done, it can sometimes cause the unpleasant effect of diarrhea or vomiting. Years of research suggest that vision, lung function, immune system performance, and even sperm count can all be improved by omega-3s. Do you know how to prevent head lice infestations? Or what to do if you find the critters?
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Authorities believe the girl vomited from the chili pepper and aspirated some of the fluid into her lungs. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died of respiratory failure. October 10, Aaron Homer. Pathologist Dr. Patrick Waugh explains what happened next. Trending Stories. They also made him turn red, get dizzy and throw up, but those pale in comparison to, you know, losing the ability to hear. As Live Science explains , hearing loss is within the range of side effects of eating very spicy food:.
This would create the feeling of your hearing being blocked, much like when you have a really bad cold. In Sumadiwiria's case, the effect was more extreme. At a "world's hottest chilli contest" in Scotland in , many of the first 10 participants ended up writhing on the floor in pain, fainting and vomiting after eating the Kismot Restaurant's red-hot dish called the Kismot Killer.
Two people ended up in the hospital. The next round of participants wisely declined to take part in the contest, The Telegraph reports. And in Brighton, England, a local newspaper tells the story of how two of its reporters fared when they sampled a local eatery's XXX Hot Chilli Burger, which the owner claims to be spicier than pepper spray. I needed to drink milk to neutralize the burning, which was hard because I was hyperventilating so much my hands had seized up," said reporter Ruari Barratt.
The other unlucky participant said he was in so much pain, he felt like he was dying. Why does spicy food hurt your stomach, and really, your whole body? First, a little lesson on two terms: Scoville units and capsaicin. Scoville units measure how hot a pepper is. For perspective, a poblano is 1, to 2, units, a serrano is 6, to 23, units, a Scotch bonnet is , to , units, and the Carolina Reaper, the spiciest pepper in the world, is 1.
And capsaicin is a compound in peppers that makes them hot. The Scoville heat score measures the amount of capsaicin in the pepper. Once in your body, capsaicin stimulates nerves that respond to increases in temperature. They're the same pain receptors that respond to injuries, but in this case, high amounts of capsaicin make them react as if you're being burned from the inside out. As Barry Green of John B.
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