One of the jobs of these receptors is to detect heat, which is why you feel the delicious burning in your mouth when you eat foods containing the compound.
However, TRPV1 receptors are all over your body, because any body part might bump the hot stove. Like with any amount of heat the body detects, your body attempts to cool down when you eat spicy food. That's why you have reactions like sweating that are more frequently triggered by a hot summer day or bustling kitchen. As you might have guessed at this point, there are TRPV1 receptors in your anus.
When you eat, say, a habanero, the capsaicin isn't completely digested. As it passes through your digestive tract, it triggers TRPV1 receptors, which is why some people experience cramps or an upset stomach after eating something particularly spicy.
By the time the digested food reaches your anus, there's still capsaicin in the food waste and your butt feels the burn. This means drinking or eating something acidic — such as lemonade, limeade, orange juice or a tomato-based food item or drink — may also help cool your mouth down.
Milk is also acidic, by the way. DO down some carbs. Starches are filling for a few reasons, one of which being that they typically come with a lot of physical volume. The volume that a starchy food brings can also be advantageous while eating spicy foods since it can help act as a physical barrier between capsaicin and your mouth. To put some starch between this sneaky molecule and your pain receptors, try eating a piece of bread, some rice or a tortilla. DON'T assume a glass of water will be your salvation.
If you take nothing else away, leave with this: Because capsaicin is oil-based, drinking water will basically just spread this molecule around your mouth — setting off even more of your pain receptors. To help cool your mouth down, skip the glass of water and try one of the options above instead.
DON'T expect alcohol to dull the pain. You've seen the old war movies. Before closing an open wound, one soldier pours alcohol on the wound to disinfect it. The wounded soldier then chugs what's left in the flask. People have been using alcohol to dull pain for a long time. But, just know that the amount of alcohol it takes to effectively reduce pain way exceeds the guidelines for moderate alcohol use. Plus, a lot of alcoholic beverages are really more water than they are alcohol, and, well Now that you know the do's and dont's of cooling your mouth down after eating spicy food, maybe you won't need to hold back on the jalapenos and cayenne pepper as often.
Here's what's going on: When you consume spicy foods, the compounds that give them heat move through your body relatively unchanged. That leaves your poop laced with spicy particles, and helps explain why it burns when you poop.
This burning poop sensation can happen to anyone, but it's often worse in people who have certain gastrointestinal issues to begin with.
So "make sure you don't have other things going on that would predispose you to being more sensitive," says Bruno P.
Chumpitazi, M. So spicy foods can engender pain and discomfort. Hot foods can also be challenging for people with hemorrhoids or anal fissures, says Dr. Those fissures are just like they sound—little tears which tend to be caused by constipation and sometimes even by diarrhea.
Of course, not eating spicy foods is one way to go. But if you're not going to do that we're with you on that , try these strategies:. Limit spicy foods that are both spicy and fatty, like chicken wings or quesadillas smothered in hot sauce. Excess fat can be a problem because the bile salts your body uses to digest them can irritate the skin around your anus, says Brooks D. Cash, M. Cash suggests.
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