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Often when i eat spicy/hot foods i have a bowel movement later it comes out just as hot & very painful. is there a reason for this/way to avoid this?

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Avoid spicy foods: Sometimes this can be from active hemorrhoids or the medical condition pruritus ani. Spicy foods often have an ingredient capsaicin which can set off the p nerve fibers in the body. It seems that some people have more sensitive nerve fibers in their body and the capsaicin found in hot peppers triggers this.

Answered 3/26/2013

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