Alan S > wrote in
:

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>>Capsaicin in bell peppers???? Hmm. That's the "hot" to chili
>>peppers.
>>
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>>
>>Similar to metformin??? How's that?
>>
>>Sherry
>
> Regional nomenclature.
>
> The vegetable you call "Bell Pepper" we call "Capsicum".
> They are part of the same family, but as you say, they are
> fleshy and sweet, not hot.
>
> And I was attempting to be discreet as to the "similar to
> metformin". Think about the early stage effects, but on the
> GI tract, not on BGs.
>
>
> Cheers Alan, T2, Australia.

Ah, ok - I was thinking that you had just misspelled "capsaisin" and
was saying that capsaisin was what affected your wife.... Thanks for
the clarification.

Never had any side effects to metformin so I wouldn't *even* begin to
think of GI effects in relation to the drug!

Sherry