Chilli hiccups ?

[Geoffrey]

Why do I keep getting hiccups when I eat hot chilli dishes ?

 

[bhawoddy]

i get it too, every time i eat hot spicy food. Without fail

 

[16 bit 44.1]

Yeap me too... but only for a couple of minutes - then my body adjusts and I am free to push on through!

 

[Sussex on Leith]

That's not my overriding symptom when I eat lots of chilli...

The only time I seem to get hiccups these days is on the rare occasions I go to Burger King or similar. These are also the only times I ever drink fizzy pop through a straw, which probably explains it.

 

[Geoffrey]

Yeap me too... but only for a couple of minutes - then my body adjusts and I am free to push on through!

That's the spirit. Try some Dragons Blood Naga but refrain from pushing for 48 hours.

 

[T soprano]

Why do I keep getting hiccups when I eat hot chilli dishes ?

That made me laugh, whenever my dad eats hot chilli he can't stop hiccuping for about 5 mins gets quite funny when were out in a restaurant , with me I just get a runny nose like a tap that won't turn off

 

[madinthehead]

Sometimes, when we chew on a pungent spice, like, for instance, black pepper or green chillies, chemicals like cryptocapsin, capsorubin diester, violaxanthin, capsacin, capsicidin and capsicosin are released in the mouth in the form of fine sprays, along with other vitamins. These substances, which cause a burning sensation in the mouth and food pipe, enter the lungs and disrupt the normal rhythm of the diaphragm. The diaphragm then begins to contract and relax faster in order to expel the pungent air out of the lungs. While doing so, an abnormal hiccup is generated to maintain the homeostasis of the body. This can be checked by drinking water

 

[T soprano]

Uncle SAMs chilli burgers are lethal but I love em
Tears rolling down cheeks + the runny nose everytime

 

[Westdene Wonder]

Thanks for your detailled explanation maidinthehead,very interesting.

 

[kip]

I can eat hot chillies without getting hic ups but if I,ve had a few lagers as well then they start

Great way to stop them though is to squeeze lemon down the back of your throat

 

[Eric Potts]

Thanks for your detailled explanation maidinthehead,very interesting.

Sarcasm smiley broken ,then ?

 

[vegster]

Sometimes, when we chew on a pungent spice, like, for instance, black pepper or green chillies, chemicals like cryptocapsin, capsorubin diester, violaxanthin, capsacin, capsicidin and capsicosin are released in the mouth in the form of fine sprays, along with other vitamins. These substances, which cause a burning sensation in the mouth and food pipe, enter the lungs and disrupt the normal rhythm of the diaphragm. The diaphragm then begins to contract and relax faster in order to expel the pungent air out of the lungs. While doing so, an abnormal hiccup is generated to maintain the homeostasis of the body. This can be checked by drinking water

Thank you, Muppet Labs