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Has anyone really died from spicy food in history?

This question is not easy to answer. At least there is no record in our history. There are a few cases recorded abroad, but they are not history, they are all things from a few years ago. It is not a glorious thing to die from spicy food. The family members of the deceased will never say that their family members were killed by spicy food. This will not only make others feel no sympathy, but also become a laughing stock.

First of all, you should know that the reason why peppers are "spicy" is that they contain a tiny chemical substance "capsaicin". Everyone has different reactions to capsaicin. Some people don't feel any pain after contact, while some people feel very uncomfortable even if they contact a little. We commonly call it "can eat spicy food" and "can't eat spicy food".

In my personal opinion, Sichuan people can eat the most spicy food. But last time I met an old man from Shandong, I found that my perception was wrong. This old man specializes in eating dried peppers, and habitually roasts them with fire before eating to increase the spiciness. Seeing him eating one by one, I couldn't help but try to rub it on my tongue. It was so spicy that I almost choked.

The hottest pepper found in the world is the "ghost pepper". This ghost pepper is extremely powerful. Just a little intake is enough to be fatal. It is said that someone did not believe in evil and had to PK the ghost pepper, and he was really defeated.

It turns out that the reason why the ghost pepper is so spicy is that it contains a neurotoxin that can cause epilepsy, heart disease, and then death.

Of course, even peppers without toxins can also kill people. For example, a British reporter who has a special liking for spicy food traveled all over the world to taste the spiciest food, and that's how he came to India. He was very unconvinced and bought a thunder pepper hamburger from his third brother, asking for a large amount of concentrated thunder pepper sauce. Soon after he took the first bite, he cried, crying from the spiciness. Drinking cold water, drinking cola and drinking juice didn't work at all. In the end, his mouth swelled up like a sausage mouth, his legs twitched, and he was sent to the hospital, where it was found that his stomach had been perforated by the spiciness. In this way, he was killed by the pepper.

Although peppers are very spicy, they are also a rare good thing. It is said that eating peppers regularly can promote appetite, inhibit bacterial growth, kill harmful cells in the body, etc. By the way, it is said that it also has beauty effects. Well, even if it has many benefits, I still stay away from it because I really don't want to wail on the toilet.

1. In 1992, a contestant in a pepper eating competition swallowed 13 "devil peppers" in one breath. Soon after, smoke came out of his mouth and nose, and he felt inflammation and a strong burning sensation.

2. A case report published in September 2016, a 47-year-old man, in a competition, challenged to eat devil peppers (spiciness is said to be >1,000,000 SHU), which resulted in severe vomiting and severe chest and abdominal pain. After being sent to the emergency room, an examination found a 2.5 cm tear in the esophagus. Surgery and corresponding treatment were immediately performed.

3. A soldier participated in a tear gas training and immediately felt difficulty breathing after inhaling capsaicin. Three months after this incident, his persistent shortness of breath, cough and other symptoms have not been relieved. He went to the hospital for a CT scan and found that because of the violent coughing when inhaling capsaicin, the subpleural bullae were coughed up, causing mediastinal and pericardial effusions. If the elderly, weak, or people with respiratory, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system problems inhale high concentrations of spicy substances such as PAVA, it may cause death. It is said that there have been cases of infants being poisoned with peppers in India.

4. A British journalist who didn't believe this said that he wanted to eat a hamburger with concentrated Indian piri piri sauce, and was sent to the hospital. According to his memory, he felt a burning pain in his mouth the first time he bit into the hamburger. As time went by, the pain became more and more intense. This was just when he first put it in his mouth. When he ate it into his stomach, he was almost dying. It was not until three hours later that he got better.

The red finger pepper produced in Chile is bright in color and is called "Hellfire". It is the hottest pepper in the world. Just break it and touch it on your lips, and your lips will swell immediately.

The annual "Hellfire" red pepper eating competition in Durham, Mexico, has a history of 12 years. One year, a Mexican named Ganmu Si who participated in the competition put 12 red finger peppers into his mouth one after another, chewed them carefully, and swallowed them.

Five minutes later, Ganmu suddenly opened his mouth and blew smoke from his nostrils and ears, and then his whole body was on fire, emitting a pungent smell.

Twenty minutes later, Ganmu's whole body was burned, and his clothes, shoes, muscles, and bones were all turned to ashes.