The harmful effects of eating excessively spicy chili peppers.

Spicy foods stimulate the taste buds, and eating them in moderation can be beneficial to health, but overconsumption can be harmful and even life-threatening.

Chili peppers are one of the most popular spices in the world, enhancing the flavor of meals. They also have high nutritional value and medicinal properties. However, consuming too many chili peppers is not good for your health.

Gastritis

Regularly eating spicy or sour foods in the evening, or eating them continuously for a period of time, can cause gastritis, and over a long period, it can even lead to stomach ulcers.

People who frequently experience heartburn should avoid chili peppers, as this can worsen the condition.

Insomnia

After eating spicy food, body temperature rises, seriously affecting sleep. Therefore, it's best to avoid eating spicy and sour foods in the evening.

Loss of appetite

People who frequently eat spicy food may experience excessive stimulation to their taste buds, potentially leading to a loss of the ability to distinguish flavors. Therefore, it's best not to eat spicy food continuously, avoid eating it in the evening, and especially not to challenge yourself if you can't tolerate excessively spicy food.

Don't challenge yourself if you can't handle very spicy food.

Acne

Spicy foods are dehydrating and can make the skin rough. The spiciness also irritates the skin, causing it to feel hot and prone to breakouts. Therefore, people with dry skin should limit salty, hot, and spicy foods.

After eating spicy food, body temperature can rise. Therefore, people with dry skin should limit hot and spicy foods.

Stomach cancer

Prolonged and excessive consumption of chili peppers can cause stomach cancer. Red chili powder, if artificially colored, may contain Sudan dye, a carcinogen. Additionally, moldy chili powder or fresh chilies may contain aflatoxin, which can also cause poisoning and cancer.

Chili powder contains aflatoxin and N-nitroso compounds, which can cause poisoning and cancer.

Therefore, chili peppers should not be consumed excessively as a favorite food but should be used in moderation to avoid affecting various organs in the body.

Hemorrhoids:

For people with hemorrhoids, doctors strongly advise against eating spicy food. Eating too much spicy food can lead to anal abscesses. Furthermore, chili peppers can cause constipation and significantly worsen hemorrhoids.

Who shouldn't eat spicy food?

- People with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, high blood pressure, and chronic bronchitis should avoid spicy food because capsaicin in chili peppers increases blood circulation, causing the heart to beat faster. Those with these conditions who consume a lot of spicy food over a long period of time are at high risk of developing acute heart failure.

Although chili peppers are rich in vitamin C and beta-carotene, and have some health benefits such as stimulating digestion and appetite, they are not suitable for everyone.

- People with chronic gastritis or stomach ulcers should avoid spicy food because it can cause mucosal edema, increased gastric motility, and affect the recovery of digestive function.

- People with chronic cholecystitis or gallstones will experience increased gastric acid secretion, leading to more serious gallbladder-related conditions.

- People with hemorrhoids should absolutely avoid eating too much spicy food, as it can cause anal abscesses. Additionally, chili peppers can cause constipation, making hemorrhoids more severe and difficult to treat.

According to Zing.vn