Get sick from eating too much chili

Chili has a very strong stimulating effect, eating too much can easily lead to nerve damage and high blood pressure, so experts advise not to eat more than one medium-sized chili per day.

Chili is an indispensable spice in the daily meals of Vietnamese families. Research shows that chili contains a lot of vitamin C and carotene which are good for health. In 100g of fruit flesh contains 105 mg of vitamin C, 1.56 mg of carotene, besides there are vitamins B1, B2, PP, phosphorus, calcium, iron. Research by American experts shows that the spicy substance in chili helps the body fight cancer but can also cause cancer, the problem is the dose consumed is small or large.

Chili peppers contain many substances that are beneficial to health, but eating too much can easily cause illness. Photo: Medical.

Nowadays, many people are addicted to eating chili. Their meals cannot lack chili, including fresh chili, ground chili, chili powder or spicy satay. Experts warn that eating too much chili in a day will be harmful to your health. Chili contains a spicy substance called capsaicin which has a very strong stimulating effect on the intestinal mucosa and throat. Eating too much of this substance at once can cause nerve damage and increase blood pressure. People with constipation who eat a lot of chili will make the condition worse.

In response to the question: "How much chili is enough?", experts advise not to eat more than one medium-sized chili in a day. People with diseases related to the heart, cerebrovascular disease, high blood pressure, bronchitis should not eat spicy food because capsaicin in chili will increase blood circulation, make the heart beat faster, easily leading to acute heart failure.

People with chronic gastritis and stomach ulcers should not eat chili because it can cause mucosal edema, increased gastric motility, and affect the recovery of digestive function. Patients with cholecystitis, hemorrhoids, pink eye, and keratitis should not eat chili because it will make these diseases worse. Pregnant and new mothers should not eat spicy food because it will negatively affect the milk supply for breastfeeding.

According to VNE