 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 945 | Hi, PLTLea
you mentioned "very sensitive to even ketchup and things that most would say is not spicy at all ia extemely spicy to me". My guess is that the culprete is capsacin (found in chilis, red pepper, and paprika) which acts directly on the nerves. I have been able to make mexican salsas for my husband using bell peppers instead of jalepano's. Can you tolerate fruit juices at all?
Maria
CG to husband - SCC Tonsil T1N2M0 HPV+ Never Smoker
First symptoms 7/2010, DX 12/2010
TX 40 IRMT (1.8 gy) + 10 Cetuximab
PET Scans 6/2011 + 3/2012 clear, 5 year physical exam clear; chest CT's clear of cancer. On thyroid pills. Life is good.
| 
