why does eating spicy food give me the hiccups?

Answer 1

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"Hiccups are known to develop often in specific situations, such as eating too quickly, taking a cold drink while eating a hot meal, eating very hot or spicy food, laughing vigorously or coughing, drinking an alcoholic beverage to excess, crying out loud (sobbing causes air to enter the stomach), some smoking situations where abnormal inhalation can occur (in tobacco or other smoke like cannabis, perhaps triggered by precursors to coughing, or in the case of cannabis, by precursors to laughter), or electrolyte imbalance. Hiccups may be caused by pressure to the phrenic nerve by other anatomical structures, or rarely by tumors and certain kidney disease. It is reported that 30% of chemotherapy patients suffer singultus as a side effect of treatment. (American Cancer Society)

One possible beneficial effect of hiccups is to dislodge foreign pieces of food, which have become stuck in the esophagus, or which are traveling too slowly. When a piece of food is swallowed that is too large for the natural peristalsis of the esophagus to move the food quickly into the stomach, it applies pressure on the phrenic nerve, invoking the hiccup reflex. This causes the diaphragm to contract, creating a vacuum in the thoracic cavity, which creates a region of low pressure on the side of the lump of food nearest the stomach, and a region of high pressure on the side of the lump of food nearest the mouth. This lungs differential across the food creates a force, which assists peristalsis. In humans, gravity partially assists peristalsis, but in quadrupeds and many marine vertebrates, their oesophagi run roughly perpendicular to the force of gravity, so that gravity provides little assistance. The hiccup mechanism likely evolved as an aid to peristalsis in our ancestors. It only now appears to offer little benefit, as humans are upright and gravity assists peristalsis, making it very unlikely for food to become lodged in the esophagus."

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Answer 2

Hiccups From Spicy Food

Answer 3

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It's a sign of allergy. Your esophagus could swell so much after eating spicy food that you could choke and die. Good luck. You need it.

Answer 5

Scientists believe that hiccups are triggered when your body believes you are eating something that might irritate it later, or if you are overeating. You probably know that it is virtually impossible to eat while you have the hiccups. And the only "cure" that works is the holding your breath one.

Answer 6

You are probably not chewing your food as well or interupting your breathing more. Either act could cause hick-ups. I bet you crack people up when this happens! LOL

Answer 7

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Answer 8

because its probably not hiccups and its heartburn