amandaF wrote:

> And not that I expected people from cooking forum to know for sure how
> BAD is the spicy food to the digestive tract but in case anyone have read
> up on the topic, I was hoping that she/he would share. Instead, all I got
> was a bunch of losers trying to find fault with the question,

As you've already admitted, you wanted to discuss whether spicy food is bad
for people, but you didn't actually start the discussion on that topic. You
posted a link to what most people recognize as a crackpot site, and then
asked for comments about the site. That's exactly what you got.

If you want to start a NEW discussion about the adverse effects of spicy
food, why not just start a thread entitled, "What's the medical community's
opinion of spicy food? Good, bad, or indifferent?"

I have seen conflicting reports on the subject. On one hand, capsaicin does
not actually corrode tissues the way acids or bases will. But the way
tissues react to capsaicin can complicate normal digestive processes. You
personally seem to react badly to spicy foods, so you personally should
avoid them. But there are billions of people who eat spicy food regularly
with no ill effects.

Bob