Is it true that hot spices....
#299331 - 02/08/07 10:09 AM
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Joannelcoq
Reged: 10/16/06
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Loc: Long Island, NY
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Is cayenne pepper and jalapenos triggers. I would love to know if spicy foods hurt IBS folks.
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It's going to vary from person to person... basically, you won't know till you try it for yourself.
I LOVE hot stuff - it doesn't bother me at all. 
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Nope! I think it's a personal/individualized thing. I like it hot (and it doesn't bother me a bit).
Kate, IBS-D.
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I suspect that the heat in a pepper is probably not a trigger. However, the IF, especially in dried peppers with seeds, can be a problem. I love the heat but I have to be very careful with the amount of ground pepper I add. I cannot eat fresh peppers at all.
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It must be an individual thing...
I keep thinking... thank Goodness Heather compiled her diet... although IBS is so individual, it's nice to have some guidelines there. Even if they are not super rigid.
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Not for me. The food that's spicy can be an issue, though. As in salsa. The tomatoes can be a bit of an issue. But spicy Thai noodles? Not a problem.
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IBS-C, D and nausea with acute attacks, stable on EFI for 3 years
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I do okay with cayenne and jalapenos.
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No, I don't think spicy foods are bad for IBSers. It's not for this IBSer!
I think spicy foods tend to also be high-fat foods, so if you have an attack it's easier to blame what you "tasted" than what was actually the real trigger. I'm not sure if that made sense. 
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I love spices and have little problems with them. It is the oil and fat content of spicy foods that make it an issue, though some spices like jalepenos can be a problem on their own. Have you tried chipolte powder--my God it has the best flavor of any spice I have tasted and it does not trigger problems.
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no problem at all with hot spices. i'm ibs-d. matter of fact, the *only* restaurants i can go to safely are indian restaurants. lots of curry and spicy foods - yum. of course, maybe because i eat soooo much rice (the best stuff on earth for ibs-d) with the food there, that's why it doesn't bother me.
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Many spicy foods that are not prepared using IBS-safe methods can cause attacks in an IBS'er. Also, there are many high fat, obviously "unsafe" spicy foods, i.e. sausages, that would cause an attack in an IBS'er. Many restaurant versions of spicy dishes are loaded with fat and triggering ingredients (i.e. ghee in traditional Indian cuisine).
Kate, IBS-D.
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As long as the food is low in fat and when you think about it hot foods are often fatty, greasy foods.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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