TheBargoyle t1_isegkt0 wrote on October 15, 2022 at 10:33 AM

Reply to comment by AlbertVonMagnus in Pain-Sensing Neurons Can Protect the Gut From Damage - A Harvard study has shown that pain neurons in mice shield the gut by stimulating nearby cells to produce protective mucus and maintain the gut barrier in response to microbes and inflammation. by swhelan_tn

As someone with a capsaicin addiction (e.g. my last meal was a sandwich of just five habaneros, spicy hummus, and ghost pepper condiment), a history of migraines, and a neurobiology education, your analysis feels like a targeted ad. Thank you for the insight and the prompt to do a little more digging in the literature on the subject!

AlbertVonMagnus t1_isfsx6q wrote on October 15, 2022 at 5:27 PM

Ah I see you're a man of culture as well. I usually add a little meat to my habanero sandwich for some protein though, and ghost pepper cheese. Dairy emulsifies the capsaicin nicely

Always happy to share my thoughts on neurobiology. Let me know if you learn anything interesting