It can be said that there are probably many people who like to eat very spicy food, whether it’s papaya salad or cooked noodles. I will eat very spicy food. For some people, when eating very spicy food, it may cause tears in the ears, numbness of the tongue, and swollen lips due to very spicy symptoms. But for some people, the spicier the food, the more delicious it is. Today we will take you to see if eating very spicy food will have more good or bad effects.
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How to eat spicy food without getting sick?
1. Try not to eat too much spicy food. And don’t eat spicy food at every meal. You should switch to choosing other food flavors.
2. If you eat chili peppers or other seasonings With a spicy taste, you feel pain, a burning mouth, and a burning stomach. You should stop eating and drink water to reduce irritation from the chilies that may occur in the digestive system. and stomach
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3. Pregnant women Patients with diseases related to the digestive system such as gastritis, enteritis, diarrhea, food poisoning, etc. should not eat spicy foods. Because it may make the symptoms of the disease worse.
4. Patients who have a fever and have just had surgery should temporarily refrain from eating spicy food.
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Eating spicy foods often causes what diseases?
1. Diarrhea: Chili peppers contain capsaicin. makes us feel hot until we drink more water The body will try to remove capsaicin from the body. The stomach and intestines contract more, faster. The intestines take less time to absorb nutrients. Because you want to drive out capsaicin as quickly as possible. Therefore, we often have stomach symptoms. Diarrhea shortly after eating spicy food
2. Stomachitis Information from Paolo Hospital indicates that in addition to H. pylori infection from bacterial contamination in food or drinking water That can cause chronic gastritis. Eating very spicy food for a long time It can cause the mucous membrane lining the stomach to become inflamed, swollen, and red as well. In addition, eating spicy or spicy food. It creates more acid that erodes the stomach lining. It also causes stomach pain as soon as you eat spicy food.
3.Chronic inflammatory bowel disease Eating spicy food regularly May harm the intestinal lining Inflamed and ulcerated Chronic inflammation occurs for years. It can cause periodic diarrhea and abdominal pain, although most cases of acute enteritis are caused by eating food contaminated with germs. Virus infection and had diarrhea, diarrhea along with severe abdominal pain But eating very spicy foods may increase inflammation in the intestinal lining even more. and may be at risk for colon cancer in the future
4. Acid reflux Acid reflux is a condition in which gastric juice from the stomach flows back up into the esophagus. Causes a burning sensation in the chest and epigastric region. It can be caused by too much acid in the stomach causing it to reflux. and the distal esophageal sphincter does not function properly. Therefore, people with acid reflux should avoid all foods that cause acidity. Including spicy and sour food to food that has a lot of gas. Because it will cause more acid and reflux into the esophagus, causing burning pain. And if you have chronic acid reflux symptoms, you may need treatment with esophageal sphincter surgery. To prevent the development of the disease into esophageal cancer in the future.
Information from Paolo Hospital
