# My anus burns when I eat jalopenos **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 30, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268 "2007-11-30T02:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/41 "2007-11-30T18:17:12Z")
[QUOTE=Trunk] If this phenomenon didn’t exist, there would be no such thing as [Ass In A Tub](http://www.firegirl.com/hs1202.html) hot sauce. . [/QUOTE] I had that once in Charleston. A few drops made a 12 ince plate of scrambled eggs quite exciting. My friend, the self proclaimed hot sauce champion, used a few squirts on his breakfast. After a few attempts at ingestion the entire plate full of food was slid into the trash. I like getting cans of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and using it for salsa. Three chips worth will generally require you to lay down for 15 minutes as the body resets its alarm parameters. It also sterilizes the toilet, later. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/42 "2007-11-30T18:29:23Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] _snort_ I’ve never liked spicy peppery food. Why would I want to eat something that makes my nose run, let alone experience the other effects? [/QUOTE] The adrenaline rush you get when eating hot enough peppers is out of hand! I tend to have to eat the peppers plain (not with food) in order to experience this. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/43 "2007-11-30T18:56:43Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] This would be an opportune time for Weird Al and Dexys Midnight Riders. [/QUOTE] Oh, come on ice cream Please get rid of this steam… Where’s **Sealemon88** when you need him? ---
**Author:** ![MentalGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/44 "2007-11-30T18:58:56Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] This would be an opportune time for Weird Al and Dexys Midnight Riders. [/QUOTE] And this hit me about 5 seconds after I read it and had moved on to the next post. I then almost spit iced tea on my laptop. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/45 "2007-11-30T19:12:14Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] _snip_ The old joke is eat ice cream after eating peppers, then while you are taking a dump and your ass is on fire, keep saying, “Come on ice cream, come on ice cream”. [/QUOTE] This scientific study intrigues me. I shall try this time tested procedure the next time I make some stuffed jalepeno’s. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/46 "2007-11-30T19:17:02Z")
[QUOTE=Kuboydal] Chipotle zen [/QUOTE] New username. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/47 "2007-11-30T19:34:04Z")
[QUOTE=Darryl Lict] Perhaps you aren’t eating enough of them. [/QUOTE] I eat them at least 3-4 days a week (I like spicy, piquant food) but maybe I should aim for a larger capsaicin load each time. > [@jjimm](#): > > I eat chillis all the time and always have this problem. And terrible cramps before I go to the toilet too. Or maybe not. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/48 "2007-11-30T19:36:00Z")
I don’t know, I never tried to light it. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![ForumBot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ee59a6/32.png) [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/49 "2007-11-30T19:42:22Z")
[QUOTE=Duke of Rat] The old joke is eat ice cream after eating peppers, then while you are taking a dump and your ass is on fire, keep saying, “Come on ice cream, come on ice cream”. [/QUOTE] I laughed so hard I had to run to the toilet to avoid pooping all over myself. Sitting on the can and thinking of that joke only made me laugh harder. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/50 "2007-11-30T20:18:41Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] _snort_ I’ve never liked spicy peppery food. Why would I want to eat something that makes my nose run, let alone experience the other effects? [/QUOTE] It’s the [endorphins](http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/endorphins-101-your-guide-natural-euphoria.html), man! The endorphins! Qadgop would probably be horrified but desperation once led to an application of Solarcaine. Probably not a good idea but it did the trick. :o ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/51 "2007-11-30T20:34:32Z")
The technical term for what the OP is experiencing is Mexican heartburn. ::: D&R::: ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/52 "2007-11-30T21:46:31Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] The technical term for what the OP is experiencing is Mexican heartburn. ::: D&R::: [/QUOTE] Are you saying Mexicans are assholes at heart? _Follows **Rick** out_ ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/53 "2007-11-30T21:48:12Z")
[QUOTE=Tupug Anachi] It’s the [endorphins](http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/diet-fitness/endorphins-101-your-guide-natural-euphoria.html), man! The endorphins!\ [/QUOTE] Isn’t it both? I sure feel like I can lift a semi truck off of an old woman after indulging in some Dave’s Insanity. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/54 "2007-12-01T02:25:01Z")
My anus burns with the fire of a thousand jalapeños. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/55 "2007-12-01T04:03:04Z")
[QUOTE=Alex\_Dubinsky] Is something wrong? [/QUOTE] Eat ice cream after the peppers. Then when you feel the burn, you can holler, “Come on, ice cream, COOL IT OFF!!!” ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/56 "2007-12-01T05:06:08Z")
Sour cream is a good fire extinguisher for spicy food, so I presume it would work down there too. Warning, though: depending on your living situation, you might want to lock yourself in the bathroom during the application process. Once a roommate finds you nude in the living room with a pint of Breakstone’s, the story tends to take on a life of its own. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/57 "2007-12-01T13:56:47Z")
I have the same problem if I eat copious amounts of jalapenos. However, I don’t have any issues if I eat any variety of even spicier peppers. Odd, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/58 "2007-12-01T15:49:22Z")
[QUOTE=Malacandra] Have to say, my anus doesn’t burn _when_ I eat jalopenos… usually it’s several hours afterwards. [/QUOTE] Long enough later that my reptilian hindbrain doesn’t correlate that burning sensation with the WONDERFUL green chili I ate at lunch (which also directly massages my reptilian hindbrain) Took me about 8 months to realize the two events were related. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/59 "2007-12-01T16:11:56Z")
The night before my husband ended a trip to England, his friend took him out for curry. He loved it and ate ALOT of it. The flight home the next day was spent in the bathroom and his friends still fondly recall the sight of him running out of control area to pick up area, dropping his luggage by them witout stopping and sprinting to the restroom. He hasn’t touched curry since. ---
**Author:** ![Lust4Life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecc23a/32.png) [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268/60 "2007-12-01T16:15:50Z")
Does it give you a sore throat if you stuff the jalopenos up your backside? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-anus-burns-when-i-eat-jalopenos/428268.md?page=2)