This is the miracle cure for spicy food

Say wine, snacks or haute cuisine and the gourmands at online food magazine FavorFlav know where to drink, how to eat it and what to cook. This time our cheffies serve you: This is the miracle cure for spicy food.

Fortunately, I personally have little trouble with it (although you shouldn't feed me a Carolina Reaper), but there are people who avoid strongly spiced or very spicy food because it causes them intestinal issues. What a shame! But what if there was a simple solution that would allow you to enjoy all sorts of delicious dishes like hot curries or spicy noodles?

That was what Joey Skladana, a food and cookbook writer, discovered. He regularly suffered from intestinal complaints during a night of copious and heavy dining, and then stumbled upon a remedy that is easily available and turned out to be a miracle cure for him.

Peppermint capsules
They are capsules with peppermint oil: he takes two in the late morning and another just before he goes to dinner. The menthol (the main substance in peppermint oil) in stomach acid-resistant capsules reduces cramps in the gastrointestinal tract, according to the website all about peppermint oil scientifically proven. It helps relieve pain and ensures that the muscles of the intestines relax.

Bring on that curry
So it would be an effective remedy for irritable bowel syndrome, and according to Skladana, it protects his intestines when he eats and drinks things that trigger his complaints, such as certain green vegetables, hot curries and red wines that contain a lot of sulfites. Even when he knows he will be eating heavy desserts or hearty soups, he takes peppermint oil capsules. He recommends it as the solution when you love food so much that you really don't want to miss any dining experience. And who knows, it might be something for you if you struggle with cramps and overstimulated intestines while eating certain dishes.