What causes diarrhea if you eat spicy food?

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Diarrhea generally refers to diarrhea, eating spicy diarrhea may be caused by high gastrointestinal sensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome, gastroenteritis and other reasons.

1, gastrointestinal sensitivity is relatively

high, spicy food contains a lot of capsaicin, after eating will stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa, resulting in faster peristalsis, causing diarrhea.

2, irritable bowel syndrome

gastrointestinal dysfunction, eating spicy food may lead to gastrointestinal hypermotility, causing increased defecation times, diarrhea, abdominal pain and other symptoms.

3, gastroenteritis

itself if suffering from gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal mucosa congestion, edema, increased sensitivity, eating spicy food will stimulate the intestinal tract, causing the above phenomenon.



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