Spicy food can’t permanently hurt you. It’s just your body’s reaction to a harmless chemical that it interprets as pain. Birds can eat super-hot peppers with no effect, because the chemical (capsaicin) has no reaction in their bodies.
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
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As with all spicy food, if it's burning your butthole it means (assuming you ate it normally through your mouth) that you haven't digested your food properly. Eat more fibre, or something.
People always talk about how dairy eases the pain, but never about fibre! I'll throw in some stuff rich on fiber into my ramen next time. :)
Heads up. More fiber is ALWAYS a good idea. But you're gonna poop like crazy for a few days until you adjust.
Lemmy don't poop for three days challenge. (Impossible)
Noice
🎶A spoon full of MiraLAX makes the ramen go down.🎶
Or something....
Since no one else has asked: what the fuck is a pepper spray examination? That sounds horrific.
the idea is that to get to be the one spraying, you have to know first hand how much pain you are inflicting.
It was awful. I was a correctional officer for four years and equipping pepper spray had just become compulsory. 🥵
Eating Shin that was too hot for me is how I ended up building up my now robust spice tolerance from next to nothing. I'd have to go through two liters of water with each batch though when I first started.
If you want an easier time though consider getting a less spicy one from the same company (nongashim) because everything they make is great and then add an appropriate amount of spicy chilli oil to it (like laoganma) or just use cayenne pepper powder if you can't get any. You will get a more customizable spice level and you will get to try all sorts of other good flavors of ramen!
Hope this helps! Cheers!
Wait, people consider shin spicy?
Damage? I hope not!
I just made Caribbean rice and peas using homegrown dried habaneros. Great spicy heat!
Except this time I mixed up my dried habaneros with my dried Carolina Reapers. Breakfast is now half portions with 2 pints of milk. Math says I added the equivalent of 19.5 habaneros to the dish intended for 6 serving. (Now 12)
Last time I ordered rice and peas I got rice and beans.
Over in those parts "peas" are often red/kidney beans. My dish used red beans. (I like the texture better)
Hot damn. Literally. But, it is delicious. 🤤
There was an incident of a teenage boy dying after doing the "One Chip Challenge", though it seems he may have had preexisting health issues which contributed.
I love when an entire product gets banned, canceled, or reworked because of the actions of 1 idiot child. He had several pre-existing heart issues that should have made it obvious that he shouldn't eat stuff that spicy. The chip didn't kill him, Darwin did.
not sure if there's one available in your area, but maybe try another less spicy ramyun
Yes. Spicey foods can cause ulcers and can do some damage to intestines as well.
That's completely fucking false
Not really, just heartburn and indigestion. Nothing permanent.
If there's any truth to that it's probably related to the acidity of hotsauces (and maybe pickled peppers), particularly eating it without other food. Noodles, which I'd imagine take on the PH of the water, probably not so much.
A quick search says capsaicin can stimulate the production of stomach acid, so the kind of person who does something stupid with a pepper or sauce might do so on an empty stomach as well (which I'd say is another issue).
Yes, definitely.
Incorrect.
Ok.