What causes a person to sweat profusely when eating hot ,spicy foods?

A co-worker of mine has this problem, even when just eating some mild to medium hot chili. What causes it, and is there a solution?

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  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    I sweat and get a runny nose. Spicy food is a great way to open my sinuses since they are always blocked.

  • 1 decade ago

    The spicy food is sensed not just by the taste buds, but also the sensors for pain & irritation.

    For instance, if accidentally, u touch inside ur nose, or outside the corner of your mouth, it will cause burning sensation.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's the capsaisin in the peppers that causes the sweating. The only solution is to stop eating them, but to cool the heat on your taste buds he should drink milk and not water or other beverages.

    http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blhotc...

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  • 1 decade ago

    Tell your co-worker they're lucky..perspiration is a lot less obvious than the leaky nose i get when eating something spicy :(

  • 1 decade ago

    Capsaisan in the peppers causes endorphins in the body to be released and the chemicals cause an increase in the internal body temperature.

  • 1 decade ago

    The body may not be to withstand the heat build up in the body by the spicy food taken into the body.

  • 1 decade ago

    It's the capsicum in the chili. It's very good for you. It cleans your blood and system.

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