Something to think about....

[staffing]

Okay, y'all are a pretty sharp bunch when it comes to peppers....particularly those of you who produce sauces and other various instruments of heat delivery. I've seen posts indicating that the acidity has to be just right, or bacteria, etc. can grow in your sauce. I also know (via biology) that tomatoes are acidic. One thing I didn't know (and you probably do) is that peppers are basic....i.e. have a pH of over 7.
This is interesting. Many years ago, I was having problems with heartburn 4-5 nights a week. On a whim, I upped my intake of hot sauce....kind of a "hair of the dog" approach, I guess. Wonder of wonders, I haven't had a problem with heartburn since, and developed a new hobby (hot sauce) in the meantime.
I was talking to a physician at the ER where I volunteer on Saturdays, and he mentioned the basicity of peppers to me, and i started thinking: I asked the doctor "is it possible that hot sauce could, then (as long as it is not tomato based, which would balance out the pH) could actually help people with acid reflux, heartburn, etc?"
He looked at me with the strangest look on his face, and he said "You know? You might actually be on to something there....peppers are so basic that they would tend to neutralize quite a bit of stomach acid, HCl, thereby lessening the amount of heartburn a person suffers"

I bet most of you have figured this out, but it is food for thought.

Josh

[DEFCON Creator]

And to take it a step further, when someone tells you that hot sauces causes ulcers, look at them and laugh uncontrollably.

[ChefEx]

I'm inventing habanero rolaids.

[darthcarl]

Eating spicy food increases saliva and gastric juice production in the body. I would not be immediately convinced that the base quality of a pepper would be enough to counter the extra production. The base quality is not enough to remove the acidity of citrus or vinegar in sauces but then again not all acids react the same. However the extra saliva produced will have a blocking effect on the reflux.

[DEFCON Creator]

I'm inventing habanero rolaids.

Hmmmmmm, capsaicin suppositories. :mouthonfire:

[marcosauces]

LOL...that will be a cool thing to produce Creator....:lol:

[DEFCON Creator]

LOL...that will be a cool thing to produce Creator....:lol:

I'm not sure it would be too "cool", but just the thought hurts.

[Tina Brooks]

Okay, y'all are a pretty sharp bunch when it comes to peppers....particularly those of you who produce sauces and other various instruments of heat delivery. I've seen posts indicating that the acidity has to be just right, or bacteria, etc. can grow in your sauce. I also know (via biology) that tomatoes are acidic. One thing I didn't know (and you probably do) is that peppers are basic....i.e. have a pH of over 7.
This is interesting. Many years ago, I was having problems with heartburn 4-5 nights a week. On a whim, I upped my intake of hot sauce....kind of a "hair of the dog" approach, I guess. Wonder of wonders, I haven't had a problem with heartburn since, and developed a new hobby (hot sauce) in the meantime.
I was talking to a physician at the ER where I volunteer on Saturdays, and he mentioned the basicity of peppers to me, and i started thinking: I asked the doctor "is it possible that hot sauce could, then (as long as it is not tomato based, which would balance out the pH) could actually help people with acid reflux, heartburn, etc?"
He looked at me with the strangest look on his face, and he said "You know? You might actually be on to something there....peppers are so basic that they would tend to neutralize quite a bit of stomach acid, HCl, thereby lessening the amount of heartburn a person suffers"

I bet most of you have figured this out, but it is food for thought.

Josh


Great thinking Josh, but I'm not convinced that the increased pepper inducing is the cause of your relief. Vinegar has long been held as a relieving concoction for acid indigestion... Perhaps it's because the peppers are drowned in it?

T

[Sickmont]

I always used the remedy my mom made me take...a tablespoon full(or two) of vinegar for violent heartburn....works every time.

[Tina Brooks]

I always used the remedy my mom made me take...a tablespoon full(or two) of vinegar for violent heartburn....works every time.

I thought it was the most insane thing I've ever heard, but I have friends who swear by it.

T

[Sickmont]

I thought it was the most insane thing I've ever heard, but I have friends who swear by it.

T

Only thing i can guess is that when you do that your body senses the extra acid and shuts down production

[Tina Brooks]

That sounds like a very wise guess... It makes sense.

T

[staffing]

Hmmmmmm, capsaicin suppositories. :mouthonfire:

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:onfire: Ouch!!!!:shocked: :scared:

[staffing]

Great thinking Josh, but I'm not convinced that the increased pepper inducing is the cause of your relief. Vinegar has long been held as a relieving concoction for acid indigestion... Perhaps it's because the peppers are drowned in it?

T

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Looks like I'll have to, er, conduct more personal research into the subject by ingesting more hot sauce....:cool:

[staffing]

Only thing i can guess is that when you do that your body senses the extra acid and shuts down production

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also a likely culprit...

[staffing]

Shucks, folks, and I thought I was on my way to a Nobel Prize....

[Tina Brooks]

Shucks, folks, and I thought I was on my way to a Nobel Prize....

Sorry to disappoint. :)

[Cap'n Bones]

Shucks, folks, and I thought I was on my way to a Nobel Prize....

Don't give up so easily! Your thinking in the right direction..

[willard3]

This subject comes up often in reference to chiles and picante food in general.

In Mexico, the curanderos prescribe chiles to get rid of heartbhurn.

I will also note that I used to get indigestion with greasy meat dishes until I began to make them picante and the heartburn went away.

[chuk hell]

Come to think of it I almost never have heartburn anymore since I've been eating mucho picante.

[POTAWIE]

I'm going to have to increase my consumption of hot sauce on advice from this forum.

[Tina Brooks]

I recommend it. :)

T

[Cap'n Bones]

I will trade heartburn for the "ring of fire" any day!!

[Sickmont]

I will trade heartburn for the "ring of fire" any day!!

oh yeah..i whole-heartedly concur...

At least the "ring of fire" won't keep me awake all damn night.

[tinner666]

I've been eating a few peppers each night, and the Final Answer only makes me salivate now. ( I've gotten used to it finally.)
No heartburn. Whenever I have an upset stomach, I try something like Jersey Death to quiet it. It works.:)