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Nollij@sopuli.xyz 1 week agoI can tell you that this is not universal. I eat very spicy food on a regular basis, and it does not give me diarrhea.
I can’t remember a time that it did, either. I remember when I felt the burn, twice, but not from diarrhea. Is it possible that it’s not the spice, but the spicy food? For instance, is your body reacting to the greasy chicken wings instead of the capsaicin?
adespoton@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Or for that matter, the salmonella on the chicken that’s being covered up with spices?
I likewise have felt the burn but never had diarrhea from spicy food — just food that wasn’t fresh.