Do people develop tolerance to spicy foods?

[raccoon]

I believe I am.

[emmajane67]

1. Yeah, I have. n/t

[RebelOne]

2. I definitely have. I love spicy foods.

Whenever I go to a restaurant, such as Thai, I ask for the dish to be extra spicy.

[trof]

3. I think so.

I also think your taste buds/sensitivity also mature with age.
Except now that I'm in my 60s I don't like the hot sauces as much as I used to.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

4. I haven't, and I'm Indian.

[TheBaldyMan]

5. mex thread - locking

spicy food, yum.

I don't know about becoming used to it but I think you can definately become addicted to it.

[trof]

7. Ooooo...good one!

[KenHodson]

6. Sure, as I have developed intolerance for shitty foods

Life be too short.

[raccoon]

8. I meant tolerance as in, needing more to achieve the same effect.

Same as with tolerance to drugs.

[KenHodson]

11. Yes I knew what you meant - I'll change my vote to Mouth=Yes, Butt=No

[Little Wing]

9. Mouth yes. Butthole no.

:hurts:

[TommyO]

15. Somebody had to say it!

It's true, I love spicy foods, and they have grown on me in recent years, however for every action, there is a reaction.

[JitterbugPerfume]

10. I have always loved spicy food

If it doesn't make your nose don't run and your eyes water , it isnt hot enough

[jobycom]

12. Sort of. Spicy food seems less spicy the more often you eat it

I don't know if that's a physical tolerance or a psychological one.

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

13. I do. I've been to the point where habeneros don't phase me, and towhere jalepenos send me running.

[sakabatou]

14. Yep

[dysfunctional press]

16. since the advent of refrigeration- i don't understand the need for spicy food...?

what's the point of making a meal an uncomfortable experience, when there's no need to cover the taste of rotting meat...?

:shrug:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

17. Yes, I think so

When I was a student in Japan, there were also some Thai students at my school. They complained that the food in the university cafeteria was bland, so they started bringing Tabasco sauce and putting it on everything.

Evidently, people who grew up with spicy food have more of a tolerance for it.