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Spicy foods?

Marlaina816
Marlaina816
Was reading somewhere that spicy/hot food should be avoided as it can cause a flare up with endo. I personally don't seem to have a problem. I love hot foods and foods with a lot of herbs ans spices. Plus I thought the capsaicin in the spicy foods was supposed to help pain? What are your thoughts? Do these foods bother your endo at all?
Alana3
Alana3
Remember everyone is different. Were you brought up eating spicy food? Your body could have gotten used to it. For me they do but I havent been around spicy food much so when its introduced in my system I react. I don't know just kinda made sense to me :)
Perseveres
Perseveres
I did an elimination diet and found out that I don't react to hot spices. Good thing too because as a Texan I can Not live without my TexMex flavors! Those who do react negatively might not tolerate chili powder or things similar to it. If you don't have a problem with it, it's fine. Almost all my foods have heat, including breakfast which can easily have salsa roja or pico de gallo with it. Pico de gallo is high up there on my comfort food list! It helps me deal with the emotional side effects of constantly being in pain. :) Goes great on a bowl of charro beans or top your guacamole with it. yumyum
JMitchell
JMitchell
i have an infant's tolerance for spiciness. never noticed it affecting my endo, but that may just be because it affects my throat/eyes/etc too much for me to eat it!

i would agree with the others here that everyone's body is different. if you're curious you could try toning down the spice for a week and see if you feel better or worse, but if you're eating what you like to eat and it doesn't seem to be making your endo worse, go for it!