Diarrhea is usually caused by the body dumping water into your intestines so I was wondering if holding it in would help with dehydration?

I currently have food poisoning so that’s why I thought of this.

  • Nollij@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I can tell you that this is not universal. I eat very spicy food on a regular basis, and it does not give me diarrhea.

    I can’t remember a time that it did, either. I remember when I felt the burn, twice, but not from diarrhea. Is it possible that it’s not the spice, but the spicy food? For instance, is your body reacting to the greasy chicken wings instead of the capsaicin?

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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      5 days ago

      Or for that matter, the salmonella on the chicken that’s being covered up with spices?

      I likewise have felt the burn but never had diarrhea from spicy food — just food that wasn’t fresh.