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i was looking it up because the ultra-hot soup i had earlier felt like it might be doing some damage:
that's the opposite of what i expected, but great news. not only is there no need to cut back on the chilli consumption, i can even step it up...though i daresay my arse won't thank me
http://www.jykang.co.uk/topics-of-interest.php#chilligoodIn animal studies chilli and its active ingredient capsaicin increases gastric blood flow and protects the stomach from damage(2,3). It also encourages the healing of experimental gastric ulcer(4). In humans, while eating chilli can cause abdominal pain, there is no damage if the stomach is examined after consumption of chilli(5). Indeed, in both animals and humans, taking a dose of chilli actually protects the stomach from subsequent damage by aspirin or alcohol (3,6).
In Singapore, Malays and Indians, who eat a lot of chilli, get peptic ulcer less frequently than Chinese, who eat less chilli.(7) In another study, patients with ulcers were found to have eaten less chilli than control subjects without ulcer, even after adjusting for patients avoiding chilli because of their symptoms(8). Chilli has also been reported to help in the treatment of functional dyspepsia (9).
that's the opposite of what i expected, but great news. not only is there no need to cut back on the chilli consumption, i can even step it up...though i daresay my arse won't thank me