Spicy food and contractions

[Chefkoch]

Hi folks, i have some observations i'd like to share here, and I'm curious to see wether any of you have similar experiences:

I love spicy food, chili spicy that is. Now people react differently to capsaicin, the main spicy substance in chilies: some will sweat, turn red, tear glands will produce lots of tears etc.

In my case, i get diaphragm spasms, hickups. Food has to be very spicy, but i get the hickups when i'm far from having tears in my eyes, or sweating.
My folks and I have slowly increased our resistance towards capsaicine, so nowadays we can eat brutaly spicy, but I couldn't get rid of those darn hickups, so i get them like on the first day.

I'm concerned wether this will lead to stronger contractions during diving, by training the motoneurons responsible. After a hot meal i feel that my diaphragm is very tensed, ready to contract at the slightest input.

Interestingly, I'm anyway an early-contraction type of guy. So while hanging out down there i get them very early and fight a looong way.

Has anyone here similar experiences, tests or a good read?
Is there a connection between beeing susceptible to food-induced hickups and early/strong contractions durinig diving?

Shall i completely stop eating spicy food?
So far i couldn't find anything good at NCBI, but i keep on looking.

 

[jome]

All I know is that the only "home remedy" for hickups that I KNOW truly works is apnea.

Just try it the next time you get them. No, just holding your breath for a little while won't work. But think of it as "either my hickups stop, or I pass out". Never passed out so far and I've "cured" my self dozens of times For this to work, the sooner you get contractions, the better.

Sorry, can't help with the question conserning spices...Other that same with me, spicy food, especially if combined with cold carbonated drinks, will with 100% certainity lead to hickups...

 

[naiad]

Another thing that apnea is good for is blocked sinuses.
[ame="http://forums.deeperblue.net/showthread.php?p=541684#post541684"]Apnea and sinus congestion[/ame]

 

[Chefkoch]

Yep, apnea works perfectly for stopping hickups: i do a full inhalation, focusing on getting as much air into the belly part, maybe add a few packs, and then hold it: it really streches the diaphragm and hickups will go away.

It also works fine for freeing sinuses/nasal cavity, i have problems breathing through my nose, and at the slightest cold my nose is blocked. Thank god i can free it by doing 1-3 breathholds before sleeping.

But still, something tells me spicy food overexcites the diaphragm, making us more prone to early/heavy contractions. Oh why are so many fun/yummi things unhealthy???

 

[island_sands]

I get contractions after spicy food. But not in the area that you are talking about

 

[AltSaint]

No island_sands, it's the people around you who are getting the contractions...

 

[bolts]

Hmmm...not sure if there is a link with your problem, but I have experienced some stomach aches and such during extended periods of training where I have experienced lots of contractions. :head

 

[naiad]

Maybe spicy food is a very mild stimulant, and so it has a bad effect on apnea, like other stimulants.