Posted on 10/17/2016 10:14:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The ghost pepper is one of the world’s hottest peppers, with a Scoville rating of more than a million. So it might follow that you shouldn’t ingest it in more than tiny quantities.
And yet, the Journal of Emergency Medicine reports on the unusual case of a man who tore a hole in his esophagus after eating an incredibly hot ghost pepper.
The 47-year-old American ate a burger topped with a “ghost pepper puree” as part of an eating contest. YouTube is rife with video of people eating these things, so you can probably guess how this one went: The man started vomiting, profusely.
He threw up so much, in fact, that he caused a tear to form in his esophagus—a rare condition known as Boerhaave syndrome. The condition has a high mortality rate, notes stuff.co.nz.
When his pain continued to get worse, the man called emergency responders. Eagle-eyed doctors were able to diagnose the tear, and the man’s life was saved with emergency surgery.
He spent 23 days in the hospital recovering from the incident—the costs of which we can safely assume far outweighed whatever the prize was in the eating contest.
While this particular case had a terrifying complication, the authors of the study note that normally, ghost peppers cause “no significant adverse effects.” (If you don’t overdo it, chili peppers might actually lengthen your life.)
Capsicum just stimulates nerve endings. It does not damage flesh. Complete Bullshirt story.
Especially the headline.
At least, as I read the story, it wasn’t the pepper that injured him but the reaction of throwing up, because he couldn’t handle the heat, that injured him.
I understand that but just look at the headline. Deceptive reporting.
You’re correct, by definition Boerghaave syndrome is an esophageal tear that results from vomiting.
I love peppers and hot stuff but there are enough hot enough peppers around that I’ve never felt the need to try a Ghost Pepper.
snowflake.
That tears it. No ghost peppers for me.
Probably didn't do the ol' rectum any good on the way out, either.
I scarf down scrambled eggs with 1-2 Ghost peppers diced up. Burn, hell yes, but nothing more.
Have a Carolina Reaper plant now, even more serious. Only used it diced up in cornbread successfully. In eggs once was painful.
I have some Jigsaws. Started them too late for a crop but have enough ripe to enjoy a few and have seed for next year.
http://www.fatalii.net/FG_Jigsaw
Ghost peppers taste good also. I have grown them, but haven’t had time the last few years.
But, I really wonder, after the Ghost and Scorpion, how much difference does it make, and what the hell do you do with them? I started running out of recipes I could safely add them to that the wife could still eat.
I guess it's my wimpish avoidance of unnecessary pain. I've already been married...
He spent 23 days in the hospital recovering from the incident—the costs of which we can safely assume far outweighed whatever the prize was in the eating contest.
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This reminds me of the guy who died after a roach eating contest a few years back, in Florida, of course.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-20503586
Ghost peppers are hardly ordinary supermarket “chili” peppers one would know as typical.
And yes, I do take a lot of tumeric and curcumin and pepper everyday. It is a great antibiotic, antiparisitical, anti-inflammatory, item, among other things.
“That tears it. No ghost peppers for me.”
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“Tears it”, eww, bad pun.
I sure picked the wrong week to give up ghost peppers!
Probably didn’t do the ol’ rectum any good on the way out, either.
No joke! Talk about a burning o-ring!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIBTg7q9oNc
Hot pepper lovers all have this issue.
First time I had it was on vacation when I ate a LOT of habanero stuffed olives. I spent about an hour in the lou. It was at a little road side restaurant. My wife went out to see if I had left her there but the car was still there.
It gets better over time. I guess ur ahole can get calloused to capsicum.
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