Does capsaicin INJURE (not cause pain to) mammals?

Forgive me for junior modding, but I don’t think we’re allowed to insult people in this forum.
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No fuckin way. I know you’re a doc and everything, but I wasn’t about to douche with anything. I was afraid I’d push the capsaicin further up in there and burn my cervix. :eek: No. Thank. You. If you can assure me that wouldn’t happen, I’ll keep it in mind next time. (Right. Like there will be a next time.)

Furthermore, wouldn’t milk leave all sorts of bacteria up there that probably shouldn’t be? Sounds like a recipe for a horrible infection to me… Or PID. :: shudder ::

I think alcohol is also supposed to help. So maybe – whiskey douche?

Milk works. I speak from experience.

I’m sure milk does work, I’m just not squirting it up in my hoo-ha.

But it does a body good!

Well, if you need help …

Just had to point out the username/post combo on this one. :stuck_out_tongue:

Quoth Dogzilla:

IIRC (though I’m sure Qadgop or another knowledgeable poster will correct me if I’m wrong), the bacteria in milk are, by and large, the kind that should be up there, and I’ve heard of yogurt douches being recommended as a home treatment for yeast infections (the yeast and bacteria are in competition, so increasing the bacteria can decrease the yeast).

Speaking of which, doesn’t an acidic dairy product like yogurt or sour cream work even better at calming capsaicin than plain milk? Such has always been my experience, at least in the mucous membranes at the other end of the body.

Ew. Just sounds so… messy.

Anything that goes up in there eventually comes back out, so again. Ew. Yogurt in my panties. Bleargh.

You think milk has more bacteria than the head of a penis? :confused: If you’re worried, use pasteurized skim. Follow with a saline douche if you want.

Or not.

It’s an effective, relatively safe way to quickly relieve pain from capsaicin. But just waiting it out works too, it just takes more time.

Sour cream or yogurt are also effective, as noted above. It’s not the acid, it’s the casein. But most people find them less aesthetically pleasing, for some reason. Save those ingredients for tacos and pitas if that’s your pleasure.

Call me crazy, but did the banning seem a bit premature to anyone else? He was spouting nonsense, and started insulting people, but he wasn’t off the rails going apeshit. Seems like he could’ve been given a warning and an admonition to read the rules of posting again. It wasn’t even 1 strike and you’re out, it was no strikes.

I didn’t check, but I am just about positive he was not a subscriber. His post count is visible now because he was banned.

Seconded. Not complaining, just agreeing. Too lazy to complain atm… Maybe after dinner. A nice dinner of habanero and yogurt.

If that’s a problem, I’m sure someone would be willing to help. I’d consider signing up on the cleanup team for a frozen yogurt spill.

I assume frozen yogurt would relieve pain from capsaicin?

I never really thought about that, but a penis doesn’t turn into cheese if you leave it out on the counter for a week. So far as I know.

I still think douche (of any concotion) would push the capsaicin further up in there. I didn’t think douching was a good idea at all. My body flushed it all out in about 20 minutes and I was fine. No need to make cottage cheese in my vagina.
I really don’t plan to repeat the whole pepper-soaked tampon in the vagina trick again, ever. So all these recommendations are really nice, but I think I’ll try to learn from my mistakes and put on fresh clean latex gloves BEFORE I change a tampon, when I’ve been working with peppers. Or get my boyfriend to help. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind.

Better not look up the medical term “smegma” then. The term “penis cheese” is often used as a synonym. :slight_smile:

Hm, maybe it’s just that the consistency allows them to stay “on target” for longer, then.

“Pasteurized?”

  • “No, just up to my hoo-ha.”

OK, going on the assumption that Mr. keintabak was telling the truth about his experiences, does capsaicin really not cause tissue damage at all? If not, how can it blister you?

And does it really cause increased blood flow to the area?