Spicy food in some people is a disaster. Stomach will be painful, twisted, and not infrequently hot after eating a dish that uses chili as the main spice.
However, not a few also assume, although led to an unpleasant taste, spicy foods can provide its own pleasure from the food eaten.
Actually, what causes people to suddenly complain of abdominal pain after eating spicy food? Doctor Rio Aditya from Click Doctors website gave the answer.
Chili used as the main spice in spicy foods has a compound commonly called capsaicin. When these compounds enter the body beyond the prescribed level, it can cause irritation to the stomach.
Mechanism of Gastric Defense
According to him, the mechanism of stomach defense can fall or not work if exposed to too much capsaicin. This is why the stomach can easily become irritated.
"If it is irritation, the occurrence of abdominal pain or the twisted sensation can no longer be avoided," he said.
In people who have sensitive stomach, accidentally eating spicy food even if only a little, pain easily erupted. The stomach feels very sick.
Rio explains, this condition is also called functional dyspepsia. A situation that makes people have complaints in the upper gastrointestinal tract, such as abdominal pain, nausea, and begah after eating spicy food.
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