[Drew68]

The Naga, which is sold with a health warning

Besides being extremely painful, could eating a pepper like this actually be hazardous to your health? I'm just curious.

[bwteim]

Drew, see aruanan's post
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1398801/posts?page=102#102

[Riley]

Besides being extremely painful, could eating a pepper like this actually be hazardous to your health?

Sticks in mind that we had a discussion about that years ago here and the general consensus was that unless you had some kind of weird pre-existing sensitivity, that extremely hot food wouldn't kill you. Might make you wish you'd never been born, but that's it. There was one faction arguing that stomach damage may result, but it was inconclusive.

[dljordan]

"Besides being extremely painful, could eating a pepper like this actually be hazardous to your health? I'm just curious."

I would be worried about my next trip to the john.

[zvezdochka]

I'm guessin' you've never "ridden the red rocket" after a chile party, huh? New Mexico red is plenty hot & that'll wring you out pretty good if it's too raw. Also, capscacin, the active ingredient in "pepper spray" & suchlike, is, actually, from chile peppers.

[WayneM]

Two observations from growing and processing habinero peppers...

If you get some of the oil soaked into the skin on your fingers, don't rub your eye while driving in heavy interstate traffic.

Also - don't count on foreplay lasting too long.

[joesnuffy]

I guess if the acid eats a whole through your intestines..you could die of septocemia?

Bleeding ulcers maybe to?..maybe two