Re: [CH] Re: Jalaproctitus

Jim DeLillo (jimdel@bellatlantic.net)
Mon, 09 Aug 1999 22:55:33 -0400 

Dave,

I stand corrected...

The medical term for this unwanted result is "jalaproctitis." Refer to Diehl and
Bauer, N. Eng. J. Med. 299(20):1137-1138 or consult a physician for further
explanation and advice.

But I wonder if it has made it into any dictionaries.


Dave Anderson wrote:

> I'm pretty sure that "JP" was described in the New England Journal
> of Medicine and reported in Chile Pepper Magarag or one of Dave
> DeWitt's books. If forced to, I'll try to find the reference:-)
>
> > I believe "jalaproctitis" [sic] is a coined term, not found in the
> > dictionary, medical or otherwise.  But it is in the vocabulary of
> > chile-heads.
> >
> > Another reaction is gustatory rhinitis.  It's a runny nose from the
> > digestive irritation.  In addition to the initial reaction, it too may be
> > felt a day or so later, depending on the speed of your digestive tract.
> > You may not feel the burning until it actually gets out but on hte way
> > you'll have the sniffles.
> >
> > << Jim >>
> >
> > danceswithcarp wrote:
> >
> > > > --- "Scott W. Schreiber" <scottws@stratos.net> wrote:
> > > >  Let's just say it burns twice.
> > > >
> > > >  Any way to avoid this??
> > >
> > > Remove the seeds.  Although they only have about 4-5% of the heat in a
> > > chile pepper whole seeds are not digestible in any real sense of the
> > > wird, so therefore they, um, pass.  And since those little suckers are
> > > hard and by the time you've finished masticating them you've given them
> > > a few sharp, broken edges, well, they are *scratching* the skin as they
> > > pass by; which is sort of like INJECTING the capsacian subcutaneously in
> > > a place that has a lot of nerve endings.
> > >
> > > Also, for some reason, peppers in olive oil or vegetable oil seem to
> > > have this residual effect.
> > >
> > > After a while though, you kind of develop a higher threshhold for all of
> > > this.  I can remember when I first discovered massive doses jalapenos
> > > could be had with beer at a real mexican food place.  Some mornings
> > > after being there half the night, I couldn't tell if my butt was
> > > sweating or crying.
> > >
> > > The medical term is "jaloproctitis."
> > >
> > > No lie.
> > >
> > > carp
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Dave Anderson
> Tough Love Chile Co.
> http://www.Tough-Love.com
> Chilehead@Tough-Love.com