Is capsaicin harmful to the body?

Chili pepper is a very common food in daily life. Chili pepper is a warm food and a spicy and irritating food. Chili pepper is rich in capsaicin. Long-term consumption can cause certain harm to the body. Capsaicin can easily cause stomach diseases, stimulate the heart, speed up blood circulation in the heart area, and cause heart disease.

The dangers of capsaicin

1. People with poor heart

The capsaicin in chili peppers can increase circulating blood volume, speed up the heartbeat, and induce tachycardia. Therefore, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should eat less chili, otherwise it will hinder the improvement of their condition.

2. People with poor kidney function

Capsaicin is excreted through the kidneys and has a certain stimulating effect on the kidneys. If people with poor kidneys often eat spicy food, it will increase the burden on the kidneys.

3. People with excessive gastric acid

Capsaicin can cause increased gastric acid secretion, which can cause the gallbladder to contract, leading to spasm of the sphincter at the bile duct opening, making it difficult for bile to be discharged, thereby inducing cholecystitis, biliary colic and pancreatitis.

4. People with constipation

Capsaicin is an irritant and can aggravate constipation symptoms. Hemorrhoid patients may also experience congestion and edema of the hemorrhoidal veins after eating, which may worsen the disease and induce anal abscesses.

5. People with oral ulcers

Chili peppers are very irritating and not only cause pain, but also irritate the ulcer surface, causing it to further expand and become difficult to heal.

6. Patients with eye diseases

If people with keratitis, conjunctivitis and other problems eat chili peppers, they may experience uncomfortable symptoms such as swollen eyelids, hot eyes and even increased intraocular pressure.

7. Hyperthyroidism patients

Hyperthyroidism patients already have a very fast heart rate. After eating chili peppers, their heart rate will be even faster and the symptoms will be more obvious.

8. People with poor stomach

If people with chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, and esophagitis often eat spicy food, capsaicin will stimulate mucosal congestion and edema, accelerate gastrointestinal motility, and cause symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain, and will also affect digestive function.

9. Those who are taking medication

Not only will chili peppers counteract the effectiveness of certain medications, they may also make your condition worse. People who are taking the following types of medicines should eat less chili peppers: