Many people love spicy food and chili has become a must-have seasoning in many dishes. However, chili itself is a highly irritating food and is not suitable for everyone, especially those who already suffer from certain diseases, who should be even more careful with their diet. Below are 11 groups of people with illnesses who should avoid eating spicy food.
1. Patients with chronic gastritis, esophagitis, or gastric ulcers should avoid chili.
Capaicin, the active component in chili, is highly irritating. It can cause mucosal congestion, swelling, and erosion, accelerate gastrointestinal motility, easily trigger abdominal pain and diarrhea, and interfere with the body's digestive function.
2. Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, pulmonic heart disease, chronic bronchitis, or tuberculosis should avoid chili.
Capaicin promotes blood circulation, accelerates the heart rate, and can cause tachycardia. Consuming too much at once or frequently can lead to acute heart failure or sudden cardiac death. At best, it can also impede the recovery from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.
3. Patients with chronic cholecystitis, cholelithiasis (gallstones), or pancreatitis should avoid chili.
Capaicin stimulates the stomach to secrete a large amount of gastric acid. Excess acid can cause the gallbladder to contract, leading to spasms in the sphincter of the bile duct, which obstructs the smooth flow of bile and worsens the patient's condition.
4. People with hemorrhoids should not eat chili.
Capaicin can stimulate the hemorrhoidal veins, causing them to become congested and swollen, which worsens hemorrhoids and can even lead to perianal abscesses. Additionally, chili can cause constipation, which is also detrimental for those with hemorrhoids.
5. People with conjunctivitis (pink eye) or keratitis should avoid chili.
Eating too much chili can lead to "internal heat" in traditional Chinese medicine, which can aggravate the condition.
6. Postpartum women and pregnant women should preferably avoid chili.
Postpartum and pregnant women are often less active. Eating chili can easily cause mouth sores, constipation, and can also affect the infant.
7. People with kidney disease should preferably avoid chili.
Capaicin is excreted through the kidneys. For those with kidney disease, eating chili undoubtedly加重 the burden on the kidneys, damages renal parenchymal cells, affects kidney function, and in severe cases, can even lead to renal failure.
8. Patients with hyperthyroidism should avoid chili.
Patients with hyperthyroidism already have a fast heart rate. Eating chili can worsen this symptom.
9. People with dermatitis and other skin diseases should avoid chili.
Eating chili can stimulate and aggravate the symptoms.
10. People who are naturally thin should avoid chili.
Thin people often experience symptoms like a dry throat, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, and anger. Eating chili not only worsens these symptoms but can also cause bleeding, allergies, and inflammation. In severe cases, it can even lead to infections like carbuncles and sores.
11. People who are currently being treated with traditional Chinese medicine should also avoid chili, as it may affect the treatment's efficacy.
Even without the above-mentioned conditions, it is still advisable for healthy people to eat spicy food in moderation. Because considerable data shows that people who frequently eat spicy food greatly increase their risk of developing esophageal and stomach cancer. Therefore, for the sake of your own health, it's best to resist the temptation of this delicious food.