Question 1

is eating a lot of ground black and white pepper good or bad for your health?

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No One Knows: Pepper generally considered a benign healthy spice, but ?Dosing? Identifying benefits ; problems with any food or agent is complex, difficult ; varies person to person. Thus most foods grandfathered ; rarely tested long term; outside pharmaceutical agents with many people&#x27;s well being ; potential future huge sales at stake dependant on testing in pre-fda approval trials. See the dshea act of 1994.

Question 2

have had bad constipation for 2 weeks. doctor said take miralax (polyethylene glycol). stools are loose and thinner then normal and i noticed some black specks like pepper?

Accepted Answer

Miralax (polyethylene glycol) is working: I would not be sure what to make of black specks like pepper, but i can speak a bit to how MiraLAX (polyethylene glycol) works. Miralax (polyethylene glycol) (one of my favorite laxatives) or polyethelyne glycol is an osmotic laxative.  Laxatives in this famaly work by pulling water into the colon, soaking and softening the stool which allows for easier passage.  It is safe to use daily.  This is likely why the stool is loose and thinner.

Question 3

what causes me to start craving black pepper?

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Plausible explantion: I have a couple of educated guesses as to why you might be craving black pepper. The first may be related to black pepper's ability to raise serotonin levels. The second  may be that if you have a deficiency for vitamins c or k, iron or potassium – that may be supplied through black pepper.

Question 4

is there any effect of black pepper on unborn?

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No: No.  Black pepper is not a problem during pregnancy.

Question 5

are there side effects with black pepper?

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Effects on what?: Pepper is a spice.  What are you looking to find out what it effects?

Question 6

is black pepper a healthier choice from salt?

Accepted Answer

Usually. The average: American ingests 20 x more salt then the body needs. Too much salt can contribute to hypertension.  Black pepper contains vitamins c& k, iron, potassium & fiber.  It has been used to aid digestion (constipation, loose stools & gas).  It is useful to reduce congestion occurring w colds or the flu.  It has antioxidant & anti-inflammatory effects & promotes bioavailability of other nutrients.

Question 7

iam 7 week in pregenancy i like  hot pepper it is bad or not for baby?

Accepted Answer

Eat to tolerance: You can eat what ever you can tolerate including peppers during pregnancy, make sure you eat a balanced diet with a lot of proteins and nutrients.

Question 8

can cooking with ground black pepper cause any of the pepper chemicals to become carcinogenic?

Accepted Answer

Uncertain: Some studies have suggested that piperine contained in black pepper may be carcinogenic – while other studies indicate it may be anti-carcinogenic.

Question 9

does black pepper rclog your arteries?

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No: Pepper is not known to increase risk of heart or vascular disease.  In fact substituting pepper for salt can be beneficial.

Question 10

what causes a craving for black pepper?

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black pepper: I have a couple of educated guesses as to why you might be craving black pepper. The first may be related to black pepper's ability to raise serotonin levels. The second  may be that if you have a deficiency for vitamins c or k, iron or potassium – that may be supplied through black pepper.

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