# Does capsaicin INJURE (not cause pain to) mammals? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 5, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431 "2004-04-05T20:42:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/23 "2011-01-11T19:36:00Z")
Wow, that was… um… What _was_ that? I kept waiting for the link to www. miraclecapsaicincureall .com or something, but wondered if insulting people was a good marketing strategy. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/24 "2011-01-11T19:53:56Z")
I miss him already. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/25 "2011-01-11T19:54:59Z")
I’d just like to say, on behalf of the members, in light of **keintabak** ’s joining (at full price) and banning a mere three posts later, “Thanks for the $14.95!” ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/26 "2011-01-11T20:07:21Z")
Obligatory, “[I burned my vagina](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10853095&postcount=70)” story. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![heavyarms553](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/779978/32.png) [@heavyarms553](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavyarms553)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/27 "2011-01-11T20:18:23Z")
I feel somewhat honored that I got the longest rage paragraph. The jokes on him though, I’m published. That (sort of) makes me a scientist. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/28 "2011-01-11T20:22:23Z")
> [@keintabak](#): > > @Autolycus: “Shopping for watermelons”? Clearly a stereotypical african-american joke, Actually, to set the record straight on this comment for casual perusers of this thread and board, it’s a reference to a current GQ thread about someone finding an “eyeball” in his watermelon, so not “clearly a stereotypical african-american joke” ---
**Author:** ![Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Methyl_Ethyl_Death)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/29 "2011-01-11T21:28:26Z")
At least yours was accidental, **Dogzilla**. He proudly boasted he did it to his family jewels TWICE! …and shit. Speaking of loonies, is the “and shit” guy still around? What was his name again? ---
**Author:** ![Any\_Other\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Any\_Other\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Any_Other_Name)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/30 "2011-01-11T21:36:09Z")
Is in and banned in three posts a record? For paid membership? Disregarding obvious bots, trolls, sock puppets, etc? Any interesting user names worth searching? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/31 "2011-01-11T21:40:01Z")
> [@Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](#): > > At least yours was accidental, **Dogzilla**. He proudly boasted he did it to his family jewels TWICE! …and shit. > > Speaking of loonies, is the “and shit” guy still around? What was his name again? Super Kapowzler. He’s still around. And shit. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/32 "2011-01-11T21:46:19Z")
> [@Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](#): > > At least yours was accidental, **Dogzilla**. He proudly boasted he did it to his family jewels TWICE! …and shit. > > Speaking of loonies, is the “and shit” guy still around? What was his name again? He was right on this count: there was no lasting permanent damage. That said, I don’t eat pepper jam anymore. I still make it and sell it, but whenever someone offers it to me, I shudder and politely decline. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/33 "2011-01-11T21:58:45Z")
> [@Any\_Other\_Name](#): > > Is in and banned in three posts a record? Two of those posts were identical, one being accidentally posted in the wrong thread. So practically speaking, it was just the two posts in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![dhkendall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9adbd/32.png) [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/34 "2011-01-12T01:31:31Z")
> [@Any\_Other\_Name](#): > > Disregarding obvious bots, trolls, sock puppets, etc? I haven’t ruled out him being the middle one … “Antisocial” is my first choice, though. Occam’s Razor and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/35 "2011-01-12T02:04:31Z")
> [@postcards](#): > > I’d just like to say, on behalf of the members, in light of **keintabak** ’s joining (at full price) and banning a mere three posts later, “Thanks for the $14.95!” So minus a little cut for **Marley23** and TBTB that comes to about $2.00 each for those of us who were honored to be called out in his suicide-by-mod rant. Not too bad for a days work. If he and his lab assistant Juanito want to make any scientific advances in their field at all, when seeking peer review they really should learn to let cooler heads prevail. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/36 "2011-01-12T02:08:17Z")
Aw. Darn. If he hadn’t gone all insulty, this could have been way more fun. One of the best zombie resurrections, ever. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/37 "2011-01-12T02:12:58Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Obligatory, “[I burned my vagina](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10853095&postcount=70)” story. 😃 Milk douche. The casein in the milk binds the capsaicin and relieves the symptoms quickly. QtM, who has been called on to treat capsaicin burns in a lot of odd places. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/38 "2011-01-12T02:20:49Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Milk douche. The casein in the milk binds the capsaicin and relieves the symptoms quickly. > > QtM, who has been called on to treat capsaicin burns in a lot of odd places. Bagel-dog with jalapenos? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/39 "2011-01-12T02:26:18Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > The neurotoxic effects of capsaicin have been documented for decades. > > [http://www.citeulike.org/user/OkachiVagus/article/1140259](http://www.citeulike.org/user/OkachiVagus/article/1140259) > > Doesn’t stop me from eating hot stuff, though. Oh yeah, well the OP disagreed! I’m honestly not sure what to believe now. I mean, who should I trust? A long-time poster and respected prison doctor, or a stranger who pours jalapeño sauce onto his testicles? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/40 "2011-01-12T02:28:55Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Bagel-dog with jalapenos? 😃 Heck, I had one patient try to use capsaicin cream (used to treat neuralgia) as a masturbation lubricant. If only poor Mr. Bagel Dog penis had done that instead, he would have been happier. The literature reports patients have mistaken their capsaicin cream for their hemorrhoid cream. :eek: cacafuego! ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/41 "2011-01-12T02:41:47Z")
I find myself wanting to make some sort of South Park zombie joke but unfortunately that was Worcestershire sauce, not hot sauce. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431/42 "2011-01-12T13:16:44Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Milk douche. Band name! Or, maybe not. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-capsaicin-injure-not-cause-pain-to-mammals/238431.md?page=3)