true or false: eating too much SPICY FOODS harmful to your body?
By andak2007
@andak2007 (3229)
Philippines
September 24, 2008 10:44am CST
I have been eating too much spicy foods lately and i even emptied the hot sauce here...and i noticed that i get stomachaches at nights if i have been eating spicy foods that day like spicy peanuts, i put chili on my soup, hot sauce on my pizza and the list goes on..i like spciy foods..is it true that spicy foods can be harmful to the body?
ANY ADVICE?care to share your OPINIONS about spicy foods?
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6 responses
@annettenasser (2992)
• Kuwait
24 Sep 08
Well once and for all anything too much is not good, and so is spicy food but if you want to make home made spice sauce add olive oil to reduce the heat but remain the taste of chilli,,
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
24 Sep 08
I don't think that it will hurt you if you eat it with moderation. It is believed that if you eat spicy food will cause gastritis. Gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach lining. Chili peppers is believe to reduce the stomach protective barriers.
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
nyak i so love to put chili peppers in almost anything that i eat..especially with my fish soup-tinola.
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
22 Nov 09
I would imagine that eating too much of any kind of food would be bad for your body. The trick is to eat everything in moderation, so that one does not get an "overdose" of anything in particular. So I think that this can be applied to just about any type of food, or drink.
@bbsr13 (4196)
• India
24 Sep 08
Hello,Andak! Eating spicy foods always may lead to acidity or gastric problems and cause heart burn or stomach ache.For spicy food cooking we use much oil or butter which is also not good for the health.So you must limit consumption of spicy and oily foods on regular basis.thanx.
@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
ok i will keep that in mind...maybe too much is really harmful.
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
24 Sep 08
Hi Andak, I don't whether spicy food is harmful to the body; but too much of it can be rather bad for your stomach lining, as it is acidic.
I would get gastric pains, if I eat too much chillies or really spicy curries, especially those with the little green chillies. Maybe you should check with a doctor about your stomachaches! Take good care!
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
oh maybe thats it..because along with spicy foods..i also drink softdrinks like sprite and coke to listen the heat of the food..and softdrinks are very acidic.
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@andak2007 (3229)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
do eat spicy foods in everyday basis?coz i do and this is just recent..just now..maybe my body is trying to adjust to the food i eat now.
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