Could eating too many spicy chili peppers kill you? Capsaicin, the spicy ingredient in chili peppers, can rev up your internal organs, but it would be hard to eat enough of the stuff to cause a serious problem. ... Taken over the course of a year, those three pounds of chilies wouldn't be harmful. read more
When you eat spicy food, you might feel like your mouth -- or the top of your head -- is about to explode. But eating spicy food doesn't generally cause any serious long-term effects. While peppers often add the kick that hurts to different food dishes, one compound in peppers, capsaicin, might actually have health benefits rather than adverse effects. read more
Link between chilli and gastric ulcers. Similarly, there is also hardly any strong scientific evidence to show that eating chilli – no matter how much – is bad for you. Contrary to popular belief, Dr Vikneswaran said that eating chilli does not cause gastric ulcers. read more
Capsaicin, the spicy ingredient in chili peppers, can rev up your internal organs, but it would be hard to eat enough of the stuff to cause a serious problem. read more