These is always craze of Spicy foods in every region and country. Young generation as well as old people love to eat spicy foods instead of sweets and other natural item. Chili is an essential part of all Spicy dishes, Besides the great taste of chili there are some Chili Allergy Symptoms too, Here we are going to discuss What is Chili Intolerance, Can you have an allergic reaction to Chili? and the most important how to treat chili allergies?
Chili is a spicy stew. Moreover; it is the most important commercial crop in India. There are 400 different varieties of chilies available in the world. However chilies carry red color due to the presence of a pigment called capsanthin. They are known from pre-historic times in Peru. Vitamin C content present in chilies is very high. That is good for your eyes.
Along with hundreds of benefits it might be responsible for causing Chili allergy symptoms in few of the individuals. Therefore, spice is most commonly used for the flavoring and seasoning of the food. Spice allergy is seen fairly uncommon, affecting almost about 5 to 20 people out of every 10000 people.
However exposure to chilies may occur in different ways, most importantly from eaten food containing spices or chilies.
Green Chili Allergy Symptoms:
There are different varieties of chilies. Red chilies and green chilies. Green chilies however are more hot and causing severe type of allergic reactions like runny nose, sniffing, sneezing, eczema and redness of extremities on face. Therefore, the symptoms occurring in response to the use of chilies does not involve the immune system but it is an irritant effect on the mucous membrane.
However, most of the symptoms like itchy and watery eyes after eating horseradish, chili pepper and green chili. As a result of eating spices, true allergic reactions may also occur.
Chili Allergy Rash:
However, many of the allergic symptoms start from skin. Skin allergies are of different types. If anyone among you is allergic from chilies then he must get skin rashes just by handling chilies. Chili allergy Symptoms rash may be mild to moderate. The allergic symptoms are skin itching, inflammation of the different parts of skin and swelling of the lips, fingers etc. chili allergy rash includes patches forming on the hands and body of an allergic person.
Basically chili allergy rash is change in the texture of your skin. This chili allergy rash will result in bumpy, scaly, itchy and irritated. Some common types of rashes include poison ivy, eczema and hives etc. there are some other signs and symptoms that are associated are blister formation and skin ulceration. Seborrheic dermatitis is a serious cause of rash in adults occurs after the use of chilies.
Chili Allergy Intolerance:
Intolerance of food is different from most of the allergic reactions. Can someone have chili allergy intolerance? Yes, of course, chili allergy intolerance occurs as chilies contain a substance called capsaicin that will cause burning sensation in the esophagus and whole of the GI tract. It will result in uncomfortable feeling of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and most of the times stomach cramps, all these Chili allergy symptoms will show chili allergy intolerance.
To prevent chili allergy intolerance, try to avoid using excess amount of chilies from your diet. Therefore, if someone is experiencing burning sensation or chili allergy intolerance then give them milk as it contain casein compound that will wash out the effect of chilies.
Chili Allergy Treatment:
As of now, food allergies have no cure, but most of the skin allergies that occur by the use of red and green chilies are treated by topical and systemic corticosteroids. There are following steps that are being followed to avoid allergic symptoms:
- Use dish soap for washing hands
- Alcohol can be used to give cooling effect to your skin.
- Milk is effective for drinking as well as to apply on your skin.
Some of the allergic reactions triggered by the use of chilies may get worse and converted into anaphylactic shock. Anaphylaxis can be treated by the use of epinephrine.