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...my butthole keeps burning but I never learn. It's so damn delicious.

Can spicy food actually cause physical damage? Burns? Infections?

I remember how painful it was when I did my pepper spray examination. The teacher dropped a few droplets onto one of my closed eyes and then they told me to blink. It felt like somebody was trying to dig out my eyeball with a fistful of lit cigarettes. With a scoville level of 5 300 000, that's not surprising...

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[–] kbal@fedia.io 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As with all spicy food, if it's burning your butthole that means you haven't digested your food properly. Eat more fibre, or something.

[–] emotional_soup_88@programming.dev 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People always talk about how dairy eases the pain, but never about fibre! I'll throw in some stuff rich on fiber into my ramen next time. :)

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Heads up. More fiber is ALWAYS a good idea. But you're gonna poop like crazy for a few days until you adjust.

[–] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Or something....

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Damage? I hope not!

I just made Caribbean rice and peas using homegrown dried habaneros. Great spicy heat!

Except this time I mixed up my dried habaneros with my dried Carolina Reapers. Breakfast is now half portions with 2 pints of milk. Math says I added the equivalent of 19.5 habaneros to the dish intended for 6 servings.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

not sure if there's one available in your area, but maybe try another less spicy ramyun

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

There was an incident of a teenage boy dying after doing the "One Chip Challenge", though it seems he may have had preexisting health issues which contributed.

[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, definitely.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Since no one else has asked: what the fuck is a pepper spray examination? That sounds horrific.

It was awful. I was a correctional officer for four years and equipping pepper spray had just become compulsory. 🥵