Many people have the habit of eating spicy food to keep warm, but according to medical experts, not everyone is suitable for eating spicy food. Experts say that for the following 9 types of people, eating spicy food is equivalent to chronic suicide.
1. People with heart problems
The capsaicin in chili peppers increases blood circulation and heart rate, inducing tachycardia. Therefore, patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should eat less chili, otherwise it will hinder the improvement of their condition.
2. People with kidney problems
Capsaicin is excreted through the kidneys and has a certain stimulating effect on them. If people with poor kidney function often eat spicy food, it will加重 the burden on the kidneys.
3. Excess stomach acid
Capsaicin can cause an increase in gastric acid secretion. Excess gastric acid can cause gallbladder contraction, leading to spasm of the sphincter of Oddi, causing difficulty in bile excretion, which in turn can induce cholecystitis, biliary colic, and pancreatitis.
4. Constipation
Capsaicin is irritating and can worsen constipation symptoms. After eating, patients with hemorrhoids may also experience congestion and edema of the hemorrhoidal veins, leading to a worsening of the disease and inducing perianal abscess.
5. Oral ulcers
The irritation of chili is relatively strong. It not only induces pain but also stimulates the ulcer surface, causing it to expand further and become a long-lasting condition that does not heal.
6. Patients with eye diseases
People with problems such as keratitis and conjunctivitis may experience symptoms like swollen eyelids, burning eyes, and even increased intraocular pressure after eating chili.
7. Hyperthyroidism
Patients with hyperthyroidism already have a fast heart rate. After eating chili, the heart rate will be even faster, making the symptoms more pronounced.
8. People with poor gastrointestinal health
People suffering from chronic gastritis, gastric ulcers, or esophagitis, if they often eat spicy food, the capsaicin will stimulate the mucosa to become congested and edematous, accelerate gastrointestinal motility, thus causing symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain, and will also affect digestive function.
9. People taking certain medications
Chili not only counteracts the efficacy of certain medications but may also aggravate the condition. People taking the following types of medication should eat less chili: heat-clearing and yin-nourishing traditional Chinese medicine (such as She Dan Chuan Bei Pi Pa Gao), skin disease medications (such as tretinoin ointment, etc.), gastrointestinal medications (such as mucosal protectants, etc.), and hemorrhoid ointments (such as Hua Zhi Shuan, Hemorrhoid Ointment, etc.).