Re: [CH] chiles and ulcers
Oatmeal Jack (oat@intrepid.net)
Sat, 07 Apr 2001 05:53:59 -0400
There is a little bacteria called Helicobacter pylori that has been
associated with the formation of peptic ulcers. H. pylori does NOT like hot
peppers! Yet another possible healthy side benefit from eating hot peppers.
Pepper Jack of WV
>Mich said:
> > There are people with either irritable bowel >syndrome or serious
>stomach
> > ulcers that absolutely cannot handle spices with heat.
>
>Yeah, that's a point, I hadn't thought about IBS. But ulcers? I'm
>ulcer-prone, and I've cleared up two of mine quite rapidly by eating
>chiles, and had a marked reduction in pain during the process.
>Fortunately my internist's a chilehead who doesn't think I'm insane when
>I say that; 'fact, he wishes he could persuade some of his other ulcer
>patients to give it a try.
>
>Rain
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>\\\\\\
>
>
> > have a hard
> > time understanding it as well but I have seen first hand from a
> > friend with
> > irritable bowel syndrome. We were on vacation last year in Florida
> > and we
> > decided to make a simple spaghetti sauce for dinner. I of course
> > needed to
> > add some heat and all that was in the house was dried Chile pepper
> > flakes
> > (which to a chilehead is like black pepper with a bite).
> > Forgetting about the peppers, I gave my friend the rest of my sauce
> > when I
> > was done and he took one bite. I have never seen anyone sweat
> > like he
> > did......His stomach was upset and he had to sit with a towel to
> > catch the
> > perspiration for 1/2 hr!!!
> > Unbelievable but a true story :)
> >
> > Mich
>
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