ELI5 Spicy Food - What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food?

ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast

What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food? Why does my nose run, why do I sweat, what’s going on in my body?

 

... We explain like i'm five!

 

Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: gametes, 818, rommeltj, magiccorbin, tyler1128, followups, stuthulhu, hothmonster & landowillo95

 

If you have suggestions, comments, or would like to be a guest on an upcoming episode of this podcast, please reach out to us at ELI5ThePodcast@gmail.com.

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What causes my body to react when I eat spicy food? Why does my nose run, why do I sweat, what’s going on in my body?

 

... We explain like i'm five!

 

Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: gametes, 818, rommeltj, magiccorbin, tyler1128, followups, stuthulhu, hothmonster & landowillo95

 

If you have suggestions, comments, or would like to be a guest on an upcoming episode of this podcast, please reach out to us at ELI5ThePodcast@gmail.com.

2019-03-07 7 min
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