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Re:Can you hurt yourself eating chilli peppers? by lfender6445 on Monday October 24, 2016 @11:19PM (#12785017)
some people go for the heat because of the endorphin rush associated with spicy peppers, see Capsaicin - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin - which also has analgesic properties.

I've read somewhere that the body releases endorphins because you trick it into thinking its in pain (and for some it is painful) but if you enjoy eating spicy foods this might explain why you'd want to push the envelope.

No pain no gain :)

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Re:Can you hurt yourself eating chilli peppers? by dragonwriter on Tuesday October 25, 2016 @09:10AM (#12787612)
Physically, the sensation from peppers is pain; it's only not paying if you've lost the ability to sense the heat of chilis entirely.
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