Is it common to vomit when taking ca... 
katarasmirror
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Hello ~
If this should be posted elsewhere, someone PLEASE tell me where. This website is huge and overwhelming and I still - after a few hours - am not sure how it all fits together, or how one could possibly read it all!
That being said, here is my question:
I have been taking 160,000 HU cayenne powder 3 times a day for about 2 weeks now. I tend to do things "hard core" and just push through the tough stuff, and not starting out as slowly as I should.
Things have been going OK until today. I mean, it's super hot, but nothing I don't get over fairly quickly.
I am not sure about whether to take with food or on an empty stomach, so I have been doing both. I have been taking first thing in the morning (warm water with some lemon and raw honey) and then after meals twice more during the day.
(Is it just me imagining things, but does it seem it would be more effective on an empty stomach? I am trying to do it that way at least once a day for that reason.)
When my stomach is full, I hardly notice, and have been taking a full teaspoon at times.
On an empty stomach....the first week or so I would really get a "burn" in the stomach immediately after swallowing. It was unpleasant but I could deal with it until it was over.
The past couple of days, that has not been a problem. What DOES happen though - is that an hour AFTER the cayenne is down I am getting a pain from much lower down in the stomach (or maybe lower than the stomach?).
I assume this is something that is needing to be "healed" down there. It's like the burning moved from my upper stomach to the lower stomach after several days.
Well today this happened again. All was well for a little over an hour and then the pain started. Then I had to run to the sink and throw up. It was nothing but water - didn't taste hot at all. I continued to retch several times even though there was nothing left to come up.
It wasn't all that bad, I am just curious why this is happening now when it didn't before. Is the cayenne "working" on a new area? Did I simply take too much too quickly?
It's just so weird to throw something up over an hour after swallowing it.
Does anyone have any idea what this is?
Thanks,
km
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- Re: Is it common to vomit when takin... Dquixote1217
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I would guess that perhaps you pushed it a bit too much too quickly. I love cayenne and take it regularly (a dropper or so of extract) and, though it frequently results in momentary hiccups I have never had any urge to vomit. However, excess cayenne pepper has been reported to cause intense stomach pain, vomiting and even worsening of ulcers. I am somewhat like you in that I like to jump in on things, but some things are best not jumped into too quickly or too largely. Cayenne pepper appears to be one such thing for you. I have seen it recommended, btw, to start off with 1/4 teaspoon in a warm glass of water and slowly work your way up as you become more acclimated.
I hope that helps.
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- Re: Is it common to vomit when takin... katarasmirror
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Thank you for the response. :D
What has me so befuddled is that I had no trouble with this "lower" pain or vomiting for the first couple of weeks. It is just coming along now, which confuses me. Also the fact that it happens an hour and 20 minutes after swallowing it has me equally befuddled.
You say that it can worsen ulcers - everywhere else, this forum included, I have read the opposite. Do you know where I can go to read conclusive information on this? I have read that is a misconception, and it actually heals ulcers, but I don't want to do anything that could cause ulcers to be a problem, even though I've never had one before (that I know of).
I can take a full teaspoon, no problems, if it's sometime after eating. But empty stomach - that's when the problems arise.
Again, thanks for the response. BTW, I love your handle and avatar! DQ is one of my faves.
- Re: Is it common to vomit when takin... Dquixote1217
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Thanks for the kind words.
If you do a Google search for "cayenne ulcers" you will find a goodly bit of information, some of it conflicting. Cayenne has indeeed been used to treat ulcers and it has also been reported to cause ulcers and gastric distress. What I have found and what I believe is that smaller amounts of cayenne have been beneficial for many people in treating ulcers but the larger amount you use the great the risk of aggravating or perhaps even causing them due to cayenne pepper .
Here is one such example:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0826/is_5_19/ai_109130091/
That article is perhaps a bit negative in tone, but it does match up with other warnings you will find.
If I were you I would give myself a cayenne break of at least a couple of weeks or more and then build back up slowly, stopping at any signs of further problems like you described and keeping the amount you take at a more modest level.
For the record, I love cayenne almost as much as my faithful steed Rocinante.
- Re: Is it common to vomit when takin... katarasmirror
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This is a reply to # 1,604,834Hello Again ~
Thanks for the information and for the article. I am even more confused now - it sure does seem to contradict a lot of what is spoken on this forum over and over, and I had NEVER read before that it can cause cancer! Hmmmm. Interesting.
I am still taking the cayenne, but backed off on the dose and make sure I eat something within an hour of taking it. No more problems, I am glad to say.
I will keep a lookout for tummy issues. But taking cayenne just "feels" right to me as I have such a problem with sluggish blood flow and digestion. It seems to speed those things up a bit.
Thanks again!
km
- Re: Is it common to vomit when takin... Dquixote1217
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I find it extremely hard to believe that cayenne pepper in any reasonable amount could possibly cause cancer. From what I understand just the opposite is true and I note that I highly recommend cayenne pepper for people who are trying to beat or prevent cancer, the same as I recommend it for people who want to prevent or reverse cardiovascular disease. I personally take it regularly.
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