Man nearly dies after eating ghost pepper that puts hole in esophagus

[LadyStanley]

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...contest-leaves-sf-man-with-hole-in-esophagus/

The heat of the peppers is measured on something called the Scoville scale. A jalapeño registers 5,000 units, while the ghost pepper has a million.
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Doctors at UCSF Medical Center are reporting a case of a 47-year-old man who came to the emergency room with severe abdominal and chest pain followed by “violent retching and vomiting after eating ghost peppers as part of a contest.†The man ate a hamburger with a ghost pepper puree that was so hot, it burned a hole in his esophagus, which then collapsed one of his lungs. He spent 23 days in the hospital and went home with a tube down his stomach.

Eating a ghost pepper is definitely NOT on my bucket list!

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[IWD]

I love spicy stuff, but you're really putting a lot of stress on your system with that much capsaicin at once. If you look at a few youtube videos of people doing this online, they're not happy with the decision after a minute, and progressive less so over the half hour after that.

 

[FLYLine27*]

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/20...contest-leaves-sf-man-with-hole-in-esophagus/



Eating a ghost pepper is definitely NOT on my bucket list!

Can't fix dumb.

 

[AtlantaWhaler]

.....it burned a hole in his esophagus, which then collapsed one of his lungs.

Holy crap.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

That sounds rather painful.

 

[Kestrel]

I really like spicy flavour... but I've already eliminated or reduced certain peppers in my diet because of what they do to my digestive system. If my body can't handle it in reasonable comfort, it's not worth ingesting. I'm definitely not anywhere near close to burning a hole in my esophagus - that's just nuts.

 

[Spawn]

I grew ghost peppers this year. Wasn't bold enough to try one on its own. Just the other day I made a hot sauce that is probably 90% habernero's and 10% ghost peppers (along with vinegar, onions and garlic). It's got to sit for 2 weeks before it's ready. Hopefully once ready it wont collapse a lung.

 

[Soliloquy of a Dogge]

I grew ghost peppers this year. Wasn't bold enough to try one on its own. Just the other day I made a hot sauce that is probably 90% habernero's and 10% ghost peppers (along with vinegar, onions and garlic). It's got to sit for 2 weeks before it's ready. Hopefully once ready it wont collapse a lung.

Please report your findings here once you proceed with this experiment. Inquiring minds..

 

[Hivemind]

I grew ghost peppers this year. Wasn't bold enough to try one on its own. Just the other day I made a hot sauce that is probably 90% habernero's and 10% ghost peppers (along with vinegar, onions and garlic). It's got to sit for 2 weeks before it's ready. Hopefully once ready it wont collapse a lung.

How much of your sauce is the pepper mash, and how much is the rest? That may be too hot.

 

[Spawn]

How much of your sauce is the pepper mash, and how much is the rest? That may be too hot.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/homemade-red-hot-sauce-recipe.html

I followed this recipe. Used about 8 ounces habanero's and maybe 4 or 5 ghost peppers (less than an ounce worth, they were small for the most part).

Only one week left for taste test.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Where did said burger come from? Which restaurant??

 

[USC Trojans]

I have a bottle of Dave's Insanity Ghost Pepper Sauce
It's no joke. Just one drop is enough to make an entire plate of spaghetti barely tolerable in terms of spiciness

 

[Porn*]

I love spice... all spice, but you need to know a) your limit and b) what's safe. Swallowing something is a decision that you have a hard time taking back once you regret it...

ghost peppers are meant to be diluted into a sauce of sorts... scotch bonnets are more the type to eat fresh if you're looking for impact and heat.

I remember having the spiciest wings at AllStars once, had to sign the waiver, and ended up asking for more heat on the side.... the manager came over and apologized. He said that he'd never seen anyone eat the wings without so much as breaking a sweat Hahaha.

 

[Warden of the North]

I dont get why people eat things that spicy.

I mean I like a bit of heat and spice, but I want to taste the food and other flavours and not just burning.

 

[AfroThunder396]

LD50 of capsaicin in mice is 47 mg/kg, which is more toxic than nicotine.

That being said, you'd die from neural complications long before blood toxicity became a factor. Capsaicin messes with calcium signaling, which is a major component of neural synapses. It really screws up your sympathetic nervous system.

 

[Kestrel]

I dont get why people eat things that spicy.

I mean I like a bit of heat and spice, but I want to taste the food and other flavours and not just burning.

That's what got me to quit putting jalapenos (low temperature wuss pepper, I know) in my sub sandwiches. I still put them in once in awhile... but I started to realize that as much as I liked the jalapenos, I wasn't tasting the other ingredients.

 

[One Blurred Eye]

I dont get why people eat things that spicy.

I mean I like a bit of heat and spice, but I want to taste the food and other flavours and not just burning.

I imagine most people who experiment with hot peppers (relative to their tolerance) probably decide at some point the experience isn't worth the pain, but for those who keep pushing themselves to hotter and hotter realms, its probably the endorphin response that drives them more than the taste--you do get a nice little rush before the agony sets in. It can turn the act of eating the meal into a workout of sorts--the difference between taking a pleasant stroll in the countryside or conquering a marathon or triathlon. They both can make you feel good, just in different ways.

 

[ADifferentTim]

In correlation to this, how about some ghost pepper ice cream, anyone?

http://www.delawareonline.com/story...at-scary-hot-ghost-pepper-ice-cream/30826681/

 

[Stealth JD]

Stuff that hot is Mother Nature's way of telling us "don't eat that". I have little sympathy.

 

[threetimer*]

I read the story from a different source that said it was the continuous vomiting that "burned" the hole in his esophagus; not the pepper itself.

 

[JadedLeaf]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/homemade-red-hot-sauce-recipe.html

I followed this recipe. Used about 8 ounces habanero's and maybe 4 or 5 ghost peppers (less than an ounce worth, they were small for the most part).

Only one week left for taste test.

Well....did you die?

 

[Metroid]

I threw in a ghost pepper in a bottle of vodka, kept it in a month. Turned out amazing. Delish. Also great for Caesars

 

[jdhebner]

http://www.snopes.com/can-ghost-peppers-burn-a-hole-in-your-esophagus/

 

[Spawn]

Well....did you die?

Still alive. Hot sauce is very hot. But not deathly hot. I've been smearing a bit on burger buns for burger buns. Adds a nice deadly kick, but it's not destroying my ass or anything.

 

[Kelly]

My buddy challenged me to eat a full ghost pepper for a 100$, did it and was on the toilet for the next hour. It sucked, but I got a free car payment out of it.

Oh man the next day though, when it was coming out the other end was the worst, really really regretted it then.