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title: "Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies?"  
description: "A concise explanation of why we feel spicy after eating chilies"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-12-04  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3434/why-do-we-feel-spicy-after-eating-chillies  
category: "foods"  
tags: ["spicy", "food", "chillies", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies?

![Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34a0c389-11ce-469d-936b-01066191c6ec/images/1642308b-58b7-47fb-a68c-19c6002d410e.jpeg) ![Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34a0c389-11ce-469d-936b-01066191c6ec/images/607b4aa4-27ef-4c93-91ba-01a9e9b41ded.jpeg) After eating chillies, we feel spicy due to capsaicin, a chemical found in chilli peppers. ![Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34a0c389-11ce-469d-936b-01066191c6ec/images/a8924a74-91de-46db-bee7-8d14dd2e8307.jpeg) Capsaicin causes spiciness by attaching to the heat-activated TRPV1 receptor in the tongue. ![Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34a0c389-11ce-469d-936b-01066191c6ec/images/51030050-e935-41e2-b7c2-8e4e260b606c.jpeg) Its natural defence mechanism prevents animals or humans from eating chilli peppers and forcing the animal or humans to spit out the pepper. ![Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34a0c389-11ce-469d-936b-01066191c6ec/images/99719a23-51f1-4ef2-8686-e8c408256e6d.jpeg) Despite the chilli pepper's lack of heat, capsaicin binds to TRPV1, causing our brains to feel hot and our mouths to burn. ![Why do we feel spicy after eating chillies](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34a0c389-11ce-469d-936b-01066191c6ec/images/ae4887be-ffd5-4e9d-9aca-1cbfcc92fd45.jpeg) Humans have TRPV1 receptors in their mouths, but due to their evolutionary tolerance for heat and spice, are less susceptible to capsaicin than animal

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