Doctors warn that eating spicy food is harmful to your health

Chili peppers contain capsaicin, known as fermelline. When eaten, they stimulate the tip of the tongue, oral mucosa, and nerve endings in the mouth. They are reflected by the brain and promote saliva secretion. They are conducive to digestion of food, and make people feel relaxed and excited, producing the sense of excitement after spicy food. Delicious, it is considered an ideal condiment. At the same time, it also increases the secretion of digestive juice in the gastrointestinal tract. Because the digestive juice contains peptide norphins, it not only helps the digestion of food, but also strengthens gastrointestinal peristalsis.

Because the vast majority of spicy foods are damp-heat, they can promote blood circulation, make qi and blood run better, and the viscera are properly nourished and promoted. The vitamin C content of pepper is as high as 198mg per 100 grams. Vitamin B2, carotene and calcium, iron and other minerals are also rich, which can improve immune function. Appropriate consumption of spicy food in cold winter can promote the synthesis of collagen in the body, prevent capillary rupture, and improve the body's immune function. Pepper food can also increase the activity of brain cells, delay aging and slow down degradation.

Some people say that peppers contain carotene that can promote the formation of vitamin A and protect the integrity of the skin and mucous membranes in the body. Cancer can be prevented by stimulating genes that convey information between cells. Because it resists oxidation of low-density cholesterol LDL into harmful forms, it prevents arteriosclerosis.

Although peppers have many of the above-mentioned benefits, peppers are not suitable for everyone. Especially when taken in excess, they are harmful and can even endanger life. Therefore, first of all, we must get rid of three misunderstandings about eating peppers:

1. Many people think that chili peppers are appetizing and they are served with chili peppers no matter what dish they are. In fact, eating too much spicy food will only destroy the feeling of nerves. Over time, it will damage the gastrointestinal mucosa, cause chronic inflammation, vomiting, cramps, pain and diarrhea.

2. There is no scientific basis for the so-called "pepper weight loss". Although it has been reported that capsaicin can promote the secretion of neurotransmitters and epinephrine, which can lose weight by sweating and burning fat, there is no scientific basis so far. Chili peppers can make the skin red and hot, and accelerate local metabolism. This effect cannot last long and naturally cannot achieve weight loss.

3. Eating spicy food can prevent cancer, and this statement is not absolutely correct. Although peppers contain a large amount of antioxidants that can kill carcinogens, there is no scientific evidence. On the contrary, oral white spots, a precursor to precancerous lesions of oral cancer, are caused by people who like to eat hot and spicy food. This warns us from another perspective that eating spicy food should be enough.

So who should not eat chili peppers?

1. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and hypertension should not eat peppers, and patients with chronic tracheitis, pulmonary heart disease, and pulmonary tuberculosis are no exception. Because capsaicin increases the circulating blood volume, accelerates the heartbeat, and tachycardia. Taking large amounts in a short period of time can cause acute heart failure and sudden cardiac death. Even if no accident occurs, it can hinder the original cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and pulmonary lesions. Rehabilitation.

2. In patients with chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, and esophagitis, due to the stimulation of capsaicin, mucous membranes are congested, edema, erosion, and gastrointestinal peristalsis increase sharply, causing abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc., which also affects the recovery of digestive function.

3. In patients suffering from chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, and chronic pancreatitis, due to the stimulation of capsaicin, the secretion of gastric acid increases. Excessive gastric acid can cause gallbladder contraction, and the sphincter of the bile duct orifice is cramped, causing difficulty in draining bile, thereby inducing cholecystitis, biliary colic and pancreatitis.

4. In patients with hemorrhoids, due to the stimulation of capsaicin, the hemorrhoidal veins are congested and edema, which can aggravate hemorrhoids and even form anal abscesses. In addition, peppers can aggravate constipation and make hemorrhoids heavier.

5. Patients suffering from pinkeye and keratitis should avoid eating peppers. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, they can easily get angry and aggravate their condition.

6. Pregnant women and pregnant women should not eat peppers. Not only can they develop sores on the tongue and tongue and dry stools, but they can also become sick from nursing babies.

7. Patients with kidney disease should not eat peppers, because capsaicin is excreted through the kidneys and damages renal parenchyma cells. It can seriously cause changes in renal function and even renal failure.

8. Patients with hyperthyroidism should not eat it because their heart rate is fast. After eating it, the heartbeat will be faster and the symptoms will become more obvious.

9. Patients with dermatitis and some skin diseases should not eat it, because it often worsens after eating.

10. Thin people should not eat chili peppers, because thin people often have dry throat, bitter mouth, irritability and irritability. If you eat chili peppers, it will not only aggravate the above symptoms, but also easily lead to bleeding, allergies and inflammation. In severe cases, sores and carbuncle infections may occur.

11. Patients who are taking traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases are also contraindicated, because eating capsaicin can affect the efficacy.

Even normal people should not eat peppers for a long time. According to relevant data, among patients with esophageal cancer and gastric cancer, a considerable proportion of people consume peppers for a long time. To sum up, although spicy food is delicious, it should be enough.