>I'm new to the list but not to loving heat. Unfortunately, my lower intestines >don't agree. What can I do for the inevitable burning pain? Try using just one pepper at a time, keeping track of what you eat, to see if it is a particular type that bothers you. I am wickedly sensitive to cayenne - it always does the Flaming Sword Dance in my colon the next day - but no other kind of pepper does that (not even pure capsaicin oleoresin) so I just avoid cayenne and have no problem. Others have found that roasting the peppers and removing the skins help... your mileage may differ... === Dave Sacerdote davesas@tiac.net Resist or Serve. "I am so mighty, I do not have to kill you all." -- Flaming Carrot Visit Dave's New England Almanac: http://www.tiac.net/users/davesas