Man hospitalised after eating world's hottest chilli pepper in eating contest

A man who took on the world's hottest chilli pepper in an eating contest stunned doctors after suffering excruciating "thunderclap" headaches.

The 34-year-old's symptoms started with dry heaves immediately after he ate a Carolina reaper chilli during the contest in New York State.

He then developed intense neck and head pains along with "thunderclap" headaches which would last for several seconds at a time, according to the medical journal BMJ Case Reports.

The journal said the American had sought emergency care following the contest in 2016, but tests for several neurological conditions came back negative.

Doctors later diagnosed the man with a temporary brain condition called reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS), which is identified by the temporary narrowing of blood vessels to the brain.

The authors of the report said it was the first time the condition had been diagnosed after a patient had eaten a chilli.





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What a wimp!

Ben Mothafuckin' Reilly wrote:What a wimp!

I knew you’d say that.

eddie wrote:

Ben Mothafuckin' Reilly wrote:What a wimp!

I knew you’d say that.

I'm just saying.

Ben Mothafuckin' Reilly wrote:What a wimp!

My sentiments exactly. The guy's middle name is pansy. Nor can any chili from North Carolina be considered hot...FCS, how embarrassing.

The hottest chili in the world is the capsicum frutescens peppers from Avery, Is., in Louisiana. The hottest Latin pepper would be the pico de pajaro, from Sonora, Mex.