Do peppers cause constipation?
 

Top Bucks Lilit is trying to tell me that peppers cause constipation. I've never heard of such a thing. Always the opposite. Peppers turn your ass into a waterfall.

Anyone with constipation experience after eating a pepper?

I agree with you Sly! I have always heard the opposite.

Usually relieves constipation. Now if you eat a bunch of hot pepper beef the meat might constipate you but not the hot peppers.

however, I've never had my ass turn into a waterfall either. :1orglaugh

Ok, now some reading for you :)

http://www.howtodothings.com/food-dr...e-constipation

I've heard of stuffed peppers.. but not with that meaning. har me funnay.

Seems to me that natural things sure cause more.. activity, instead of less.

I guess it depends. I have eaten some hot peppers before that have made me scared to have a shit :helpme

http://www.timboucher.com/journal/wp...ng-of-fire.jpg

Causes of Constipation

In most cases where the stool is hard, constipation is due to dryness of mucus membranes. Should that happen, usually the mouth also becomes dry with increased thirst. Like frequency of bowel movement, causes also vary from person to person. One factor that makes a person constipated may not have similar effect of the other. Common causes are:

* Frequent use of spicy food
* Excessive use of foodstuff that tends to create dryness of mucus membranes
* Insufficient fluid intake
* Pregnancy (not everyone is affected)
* Reduced physical activity
* Continuous bed rest due to sickness
* Intestinal obstruction
* Medication for certain diseases
* Over use of laxatives
* Aging (in some persons)
* Traveling
* Habitual delay in attending the call to bowel movement
* Use of narcotics (including smoking)

Source: http://www.homeopathy.com.pk

LOL. That also says traveling can cause constipation. Those are freak incidents.

Well, if you wanna know how traveling causes constipation, go to China or Thailand :1orglaugh

I don't see anything about peppers and constipation mentioned.

spicy food and peppers are not the same thing.

smoking ( used to do that ...) and peppers sure won't slow down "the process":pimp

In our initial conversation with Sly we were talking about habanero chili pepper which is a spice, I guess he forgot to mention that in his post:winkwink:

So we're not talking about peppers in general.

No. We were talking about peppers and beets. You said beets don't constipate like peppers do. We were never talking about spices and I would never refer to habanero as a spice.

You are wrong. Deal with it!

You should be used to it by now.

Isn't it what we were talking about?:)

http://www.seedfest.co.uk/seeds/pepp...e/habanero.jpg

your image, no? :)

I don't think it's peppers in general :winkwink:

And if you don't call habanero a spice, here's more reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habanero_chili

she's putting up a good fight about spicy food causing constipation. I always was far to afraid to go to the bathroom after extreme spicy food.. so i guess i have never noticed haha

lol Richard, maybe thats why people claim it's constipation: raw firey fear!

ding ding spicy is not peppers. Peppers are fruits. Peppers digest in your intestines therefore do not cause constipation, they actually add water to your intestines and make it easier *to go* like all fruits

ding ding, chili pepper is a spice :winkwink:

well all capsicum is a fruit yes, but doesn't mean it isn't spicy, or won't cause constipation

I just had Enchiladas, plenty of peppers, my girlfriend knows I love them... I finished them 30 mins ago, I should be on the toilet in the next hour.

So thats a negative from me.

I know you want to win the argument with Sly, however, Peppers are fruits, no matter what you say. And the human body digests fruits a certain way. We harvest buckets of habaneros every year and have been growing peppers for awhile, they are fruits dear.

Cayenne pepper is used to STOP CONSTIPATION, peppers do not cause it LOL

Cayenne has been researched and proven to increase peristalsis which aids in digestion.

Even google says so ;)

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...q=f &oq=&aqi=

First result: "natural remedy for constipation: cayenne peppers"

Bottom line is fruits aid in adding moisture ot out intestines, peppers do it too as all fruits do. Which is why people get the shits after eating too many fruits, they bypass the stomach and digest in the intestines.

;)

that's linked to a bunch of home remedies..

Sly needs a coffee enema

Close. Peppers (bell peppers: green, red, yellow, etc) Belong to the Nightshade Family

Bell pepper is one of the vegetables in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, which includes eggplant, tomatoes and white potatoes.


They also contain a decent amount of fibre, which of course promotes regularity of pooing.


A quick googling nets this...

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...dspice&dbid=50

A relatively small serving, according to several online articles, nets you about 5-7% of your daily fibre requirement. Not bad at all. Add in the rest of the benefits and peppers seem to be one of those wonder foods that we all need to eat more. I put them in as many dishes as I can... spagetti sauces, chili, chopped in salads, etc.


If Sly did indeed mean peppers in general then his side of the argument would be the more valid.

Because fibre trumps constipation. It is inarguable.

I was being generous there, heading to the toilet now. :thumbsup

So we know they dont make me constipated.

Tomatoes are fruits ;p

BTW Im not talking about non hot peppers, we are talking about hot peppers ;)

The bottom line, and what this thread is about, is whether or not peppers *cause* constipation, which they dont. They actually cure it.

Well this thread clearly illustrates that the TopBucks reps "know their shit" :1orglaugh

-L

Like I said, you were close. Not wrong exactly, just not 100% complete in your rightness. :D

Hot peppers are included in the nightshade family... http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=62

as are certain fruit or fruit-like varieties.

This I agree with in full, as stated in previous post. Fibre trumps constipation, and peppers definitely contain fibre.

Unless one has a system that is sensitive to such foods, in which case they should probably avoid the entire food group (nightshades) altogether.

you wouldn't think so, but they always seem to give me constipation, along with a fire ass

The habanero chili pepper is considered a member of the pepper family, not a spice.

And for the record, peppers (especially green bell peppers) clean me right out.

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

From the article (link) I posted --

"Potatoes, tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers, eggplant, tomatillos, tamarios, pepinos, pimentos, paprika, cayenne, and Tabasco sauce are classified as nightshade foods. A particular group of substances in these foods, called alkaloids, can impact nerve-muscle function and digestive function in animals and humans, and may also be able to compromise joint function. Because the amount of alkaloids is very low in nightshade foods when compared with other nightshade plants, health problems from nightshade foods may only occur in individuals who are especially sensitive to these alkaloid substances. Since cooking only lowers alkaloid content of nightshade foods by about 40-50%, highly sensitive individuals may want to avoid this category of food altogether."


So it appears the real answer is no, peppers for the most part do not cause constipation and in fact do much to preventing it. However, CAN they cause it in certain people? The answer to that would seem to be yes.

So they're both right. Sly for the most part, and Lilit to the lesser degree in that there are exceptions.

You're right :) Habanero pepper isn't a spice. Ground habanero is. LOL


http://www.formaggiokitchen.com/shop...o%20ground.jpg

Well.... It started out as a pepper. :winkwink:

It all depends on how far you shove the pepper up your arse...

basically, this seems to be a discussion between a reasonable person and an irrational, hippy type.

peppers don't cause constipation.

This thread is shitty.

I have bushes full of habanero peppers in my yard right now. I promise, they won't constipate you! :1orglaugh

but yeah we dry them out, grind them up, and make spicy stuff with them too. You only need a little!

drink lots of water with your hot peppers, and watch the salt because that is what will do you in.

Never heard about that either..

OMG :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh