Getting my body ready for Indian

DJ... said:
It is a myth that chillis cause stomach troubles. Stems from the morons who claimed that they cause ulcers, because they burn. Twits. :rolleyes:

There is nothing to prepare for. Chillis do not cause trouble problems. Please get this imprinted on your memory...
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I was referring to them irritating the exit - IIRC they absorb allot of the Capsaicin from the chili and since we cant digest the actual seeds they cause burning on exit.
 
Maverick Jester said:
If eating spicy food causes you to become permanently mounted on the toilet, then your problem is not the food...
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There is no scientific evidence for it. In fact science points to chillis being pretty good for the stomach. There's no mechanism for capsaicin to change the way the body metabolises food...
 
isie said:
I was referring to them irritating the exit - IIRC they absorb allot of the Capsaicin from the chili and since we cant digest the actual seeds they cause burning on exit.
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Yeah, they're covered in cellulose so can pass through with the cellulose intact. In which case they make no contact. If they're broken down a little then sure, it might (and again, might) burn, but you have to eat a really large dose of them to make that much of a difference. An ordinary curry? No, not likely to cause issues unless you have existing problems...
 
The fight the burn in your mouth - eat dry bread.

It works better than milk.
 
DJ... said:
Yeah, they're covered in cellulose so can pass through with the cellulose intact. In which case they make no contact. If they're broken down a little then sure, it might (and again, might) burn, but you have to eat a really large dose of them to make that much of a difference. An ordinary curry? No, not likely to cause issues unless you have existing problems...
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That explains that,
And here i thought my iridian genetics kept me from Ass burn :D
 
I don't have the problem of real or not stomach issues ...... hot foods don't make it past mah throat :wtf:
 
DJ... said:
It is a myth that chillis cause stomach troubles. Stems from the morons who claimed that they cause ulcers, because they burn. Twits. :rolleyes:

There is nothing to prepare for. Chillis do not cause trouble problems. Please get this imprinted on your memory...
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Lol it doesn't cause medical issues that is for sure, but it definately can cause "Deli Belly" or "Black Bum" if you are not used to it :D
 
Certainly not Delhi Belly which is the runs. There is no mechanism for capsaicin to do so. I looked at research where they were trying to ascertain whether the body recognised it as a toxin and tried to flush it out, but that too proved the opposite.

Just ask yourself why this would happen? What chemical properties of the spices and chillis could change your metabolism so drastically? None. And why Indian and not Chinese, who also eat a ton of chillis? Or Mexicans? Or Texans? Or...etc? Is it the spices? If so, they're present in dishes around the world.

I do know why some people suffer and attribute it to curries. It's to do with hygiene at the restaurant. Most curry houses are not altogether hygienic. They also don't understand the science of pathogens in food. They often use flavoured oils, which are vessels for botulism. They reuse stored oils as well, which is botulism and pathogen central. They reheat rice over and over, which can be a major source of pathogens. They store fat rich foods overnight for the next day consumption, because curry is best the next day, and don't reheat properly. Again, hello pathogens. They also defrost their meats quickly in warm conditions, and often don't sear the meat before placing in to sauces. The heat in the sauce is nowhere near hot enough to kill most pathogens, so it spreads like wildfire. And they do all of this en mass.

There are many other reasons, but you get the point. Most people only think of Salmonella poisoning when they think of food poisoning, but in all likelihood you've been poisoned many, many times, and often. But in small doses or with mild strains of pathogens. People don't realise how often this happens and discount it or attribute it to other things. I especially enjoy it when morons self diagnose a problem and attribute it to one specific ingredient from one specific dish, and completely ignore the 60 odd different ingredients they ate across all meals over the last 36 hours. I find that need to self diagnose quite intriguing, but I digress...
 
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