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how does spicy food cause the shits?

Posted 09.18.2003 by Dr. Adams (189)
My Shihtzu has a habit of picking her poop up off her poopy pad and carrying it somewhere else in the house and hiding it. The vet told me this is some sort of protective maternal thing that spayed female dogs do. But the real problem is my toddler now copies the pooch and is carrying his turds in his mouth and hiding them under his bed. Should I be worried about this behavior, or do you think it's just a phase?


Dr. Adams responds:
I am actually horrified that someone could be stupid enough to ask me this question!

Let me make sure I am clear here. You are asking me if I think you should be worried about your toddler carrying dog feces in his mouth???

First off, the fact that you could ask this question indicates to me that you are not fit to be a parent and pose a danger to the health and well being of your toddler. If you came to me in person and actually asked me this question, I would call the police and have you arrested for child abuse.

So obviously, the answer to your question is that your toddler should not be anywhere NEAR the dog feces. Dog feces are dangerous to all humans, especially little ones who do not have fully developed immune systems.

-- Dr. Adams

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Dr. Adams is a resident in the Department of Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hopsital in Manhasset, NY. Got a question for him?

ThaiTay (not verified) -- 03.16.2004

Does spicy food make you have blood in your poop? because after i ate spicy food i had blood in my poop. please help thank you

Dave (11578) -- 03.16.2004

That could be a hemorrhoid, or colon cancer, or just a piece of glass in your food. If it persists, go to the doctor.

Di Uhreeah (not verified) -- 03.16.2004

Or that "blood" might be peppers, pepper sauce, or something else red that you ate.

Disco Poo (31) -- 03.16.2004

Or red licorice. Damn leftover Halloween candy, scaring the crap out of me about my crap!

Di Uhreeah (not verified) -- 03.16.2004

Or Pumpkin seeds scraping your hole as they exit. Mmmm, Halloween treats......salty, salty seeds.

doniker (1535) -- 03.16.2004

dave wrote:
or just a piece of glass in your food.

Wow that's a disturbing thought. anybody have any experience with accidently swallowing a piece of glass?
whenever I discover I am drinking from a chipped bottle or glass I get paranoid

Di Uhreeah (not verified) -- 03.16.2004

Two words: Blender Drinks

(we drunkenly broke the blender once and drank glassy margaritas)

Disco Poo (31) -- 03.16.2004

Those are prizes... hey, a blasting cap!

I_Deficate_Joyfully (not verified) -- 03.16.2004

spicy food causes me to have wholesome, well formed stools

The Shit Volcano (3741) -- 03.31.2004

Spagetti sauce makes me fart.

teresa (not verified) -- 02.25.2005

spicy foods make me poop a lot. like right away i feel it gurgling in my belly, too

The name......Is Neo (not verified) -- 10.02.2005

i have the shits big time, i went to the gym and worked my ass off on thursday and i felt really poorly on friday and ive had the shits eva since. Do u think its cos im working too hard at the gym cos im eating properly but im at the toilet every 10 minutes.

The Shit Volcano (3741) -- 10.25.2005

It might be, Neo. If you are working out so hard that you are shitting yourself then you need to stop. This is not normal.

Jimmy (not verified) -- 07.04.2006

I like to listen to music when I feel the need to take a grumper. Check it out.

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 08.27.2006

"The name......Is Neo (not verified) -- 10.02.2005
i have the shits big time, i went to the gym and worked my ass off on thursday and i felt really poorly on friday and ive had the shits eva since. Do u think its cos im working too hard at the gym cos im eating properly but im at the toilet every 10 minutes."

Neo et al, if you were not exercising regularly and then spontaneously decided to hit the gym and do a 5 hour workout of death, you can have these kinds of symptoms.

First of all, exercise (particularly of the endurance variety) after a prolonged period of inactivity (aka laziness) can loosen and move the bowels. You may have had some stored poo. Taking three to five substantial dumps following your first foray within 24 hours is not uncommon.

Second, if you really overdid it at the gym, you put your body in a "weakened" state. You may have naseau, the craps, a slight chest cold, etc. In other words, many similar signs to being sick or having a hangover.

I'm not a medical person, I just know this from a lifetime of working out and also going through periods of inactivity. I know when I start running again after not having done it I'll be taking some sweet, sweet dumps the next day.

In your case, however, it sounds like you probably tried to do way too much at the gym for your level of fitness and pushed your body "over the edge", essentially injuring it. That kind of exercise won't help you get in shape, just burn you out real quick and make you want to never go back.

jobbie (2) -- 08.27.2006

sometimes eating something really spicy gives me spicy shit and it feels spicy on the way out, i.e. it burns, particularly after eating my favourite walking home drunk snack, a chilli cheeseburger.

AlexanderUK (not verified) -- 09.21.2006

The 'burn' you feel downstairs after eating spicy food is due to a chemical called capsaicin, this stuff is natural and present in almost all spicy foods, comes from chilli peppers. Capsacin binds to vanilloid receptors of sensory neurones triggering that feeling of pain so associated with nice spicy food, kinda ironic I know. Well anywho, wont go into detail too much but there's a high concentration of vanillod receptors(VR1) in your O-ring! And that's why it burns when you take a dump, no actual damage is occuring, just the sensation of burning.

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 09.21.2006

I eat spicy foods. I do not have the shits. I do not carry my shit in my mouth. I am scared shitless of you people. Someone help me.

yer maw (not verified) -- 10.04.2006

Hahaha, this is so funnyy.. i really enjoyed reading all this CRAP :) so is it true that spicy food can give u really squishy dumps? im a neurotic by the way..
thx

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 10.04.2006

i LOVE spicy food...i cannot get enough of it...altough whenever i eat it i shit just normally except it feels like someone is trying to stick 5 knifes up my butt...does anyone know how i can stop this from happening?? (and stop eating spicy foods is not even reasonable) plz help

On one right now! (not verified) -- 10.10.2006

Ok spicy italian sausage and I'm jumping back and forth between my toilet and shower when it stops for a second. Gawd the burn is too much to bare, make it stop!!!

Mr R Burn (not verified) -- 02.07.2007

My ring is on fire right now! Anal chutney galore. I had to get off the tube train this morning and run to the nearest bogs, where my arse exploded and smelt awful! My arse Hole feels like i've shit battery acid and looks like a rust sherriff's badge! I'm now shiting rusty coloured water!

Poppa Pooper (not verified) -- 05.26.2007

Just keep eating it. The more chili you eat over a long period of time, the less your ass will be like Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire.

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 10.20.2007

Not all kinds of spicy foods give me the spicy shits. sometimes mexican does, seldom italian, never indian chinese or middle eastern, but allways american, I think it has more to do with food handling safety, than it does with whats in it.

The Thunderous ... (660) -- 10.20.2007

Hmmmmm I guess this started OUT off topic and just continued. If you are from Milwaukee and have eaten at the legendary Real Chili just let me tell you there is nothing that compares yet to me anyway than the stench and burning of a real chili dump. The gas alone is lethal. But then again there is something to be said for Chili that can eat thru styrofoam. Ah Real Chili it just isnt for Breakfast anymore.
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The Thunderous Crapper 63 Enjoying home toilet advantage since 2004!

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 11.30.2007

habanero sauce is not something to mess around with, i lost a bet and had to drink an 8 oz glass of it, the amazaing sensation of fire i got ever time i exhaled made it all te way through my system and decided to ignite again upon exit, ugh, never again!

demosthenes.or.locke (not verified) -- 01.01.2008

I'm on the crapper having a burning O-ring diarrheal shit right now. Posting this from phone. Longf live chili dip

SHIT FACE (not verified) -- 01.21.2008

TESCO spicy chicken wings (the ones in the plastic bucket) made me shit water....it smelt like spicy wings when it came out, with the added hint of rotten meat...the stench physically made me sick, as was the next poor git who used the crapper after me.....oh well.. time to go and grab a bottle of mineral water.

Shitty Pants Mcgee (not verified) -- 01.28.2008

I ate some stuffed peppers the other day and I almost shit myself 5 hours later. Is this normal? Also, my shit was green for 2 days and burned the fuck out of my ass. When I sat down on the couch it threw-up and now the dog wont even look in my direction.

Bilgepump (1642) -- 01.28.2008

Your couch threw up? You have bigger problems than stuffed peppers, buddy, your house and furniture are possessed...GET OUT NOW!!!!

Anonymous Coward fo sho (not verified) -- 04.13.2008

if your couch throws up i think you must live in pee-wee's play house

Anonymous Coward (not verified) -- 06.01.2008

I pooped for 25 minutes straight after eating chili with peppers and a jalapeno cheeseburger. It was fire ass to the max. I didnt think I was going to stop shitting. It kept pouring out. Noe my ass is burning. HELP

The Shit Volcano (3741) -- 06.02.2008

My couch threw up once. Oh, wait, no. That was the chihuahua hiding in the cushions.

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Born right the first time.

Herbert (not verified) -- 06.02.2008

I'm confused... the title of this thread (about spicy food) seems to be unrelated to the question (about carrying shit in one's mouth). Hence why both issues have been discussed, in an apparently non-sequitur fashion. Is this a clerical error of some kind?

ChiefThunderbutt (630) -- 06.02.2008

For the advancement of scientific knowledge I just ate two Cuban
pork tamales. They were not particularly hot so I annointed them liberaly with Marie Sharp's "Beware" brand habanero sauce. It is now noon and I would not normally take a dump until 7 or 8 AM tomorrow. If I pinch a loaf any earlier than that I suppose it could be contributed to the spicy food. Not really very scientific but the best I can do.

The hot sauce comes with a label that states, "Keep out of the reach of children. Avoid conact with eyes or skin. Do not play tricks with the weak or elderly with this sauce." This should certainly qualify as spicy.

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Eat chilies and feel the burn!!

Bilgepump (1642) -- 06.02.2008

Herbert, the world doesn't conform to any particular form or function, it ebbs and flows with distinct irregularity, so it goes on Poopreport. Keep your expectations low, and you'll never be disappointed, or thrown out of whack.
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The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.

Anonymous me (not verified) -- 07.18.2008

so a little bit of blood after eating really spicy wings is normal or no?

jihad jones (not verified) -- 09.04.2008

I've got the beer shits right now, smells awful!!

MSG (582) -- 09.04.2008

Anon me: Blood in your stool is not normal. Spicy foods may (or may not) make your good go through more quickly, but they will not make you bleed. If the bleeding keeps up, see a doctor. A single instance usually doesn't lead to much of anything.

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