Gut Irritant
16 ingredients tagged "Gut Irritant" — how they affect digestion, energy, sleep, and mood.
- Caffeine A central nervous system stimulant that affects sleep, anxiety, gut motility, reflux, and energy — with effects that vary widely between individuals.
- Capsaicin The compound that makes chili peppers hot — a powerful gut and nerve stimulant that helps digestion in some and triggers reflux, nausea, or pain in others.
- Chili Oil Chili oil is a condiment made by infusing hot peppers or chili flakes in a neutral oil, typically used as a flavoring and heat component in cooking and at-table seasoning. It contains capsaicin, the compound responsible for chili pepper's pungency, along with the oil's inherent fatty acids and fat-soluble pigments such as carotenoids.
- Chili Powder Chili powder is a spice blend made primarily from dried chili peppers, containing capsaicinoids that produce heat and have been studied for effects on digestion and thermogenesis. It is commonly used as a seasoning in cooking and food products.
- Dried Chili Dried chili peppers are dehydrated fruits of Capsicum plants, containing capsaicinoids that produce pungency and have modest metabolic and sensory effects on the digestive system.
- Fatty & Fried Foods High-fat and deep-fried meals slow gastric emptying, worsen reflux, and trigger nausea and stomach pain — one of the most consistent dietary symptom triggers.
- Fructose A simple sugar in fruit, honey, agave, and high-fructose corn syrup — poorly absorbed by many people, and a recognized FODMAP trigger.
- Garlic High in fructans — a FODMAP that causes bloating and digestive distress in sensitive individuals, despite garlic's well-known cardiovascular and antimicrobial benefits.
- Gochugaru Gochugaru is a coarsely ground red chili pepper powder from Korea, made from sun-dried gochugaru peppers. It contains capsaicin, a bioactive compound that can affect gastric sensitivity and produce a modest, temporary effect on thermogenesis.
- Horseradish Horseradish is a pungent root vegetable from the Brassicaceae family, rich in sulfur-containing glucosinolates that break down into volatile isothiocyanates upon cell damage — compounds responsible for its sharp, burning flavor and studied for potential antimicrobial properties.
- Hot Sauce Hot sauce is a condiment made from chili peppers, vinegar, salt, and other ingredients that impart spicy heat primarily through capsaicin. Its physiological relevance centers on capsaicin's effects on pain receptors, digestion, and oral and gastric sensation.
- Lactose The sugar in milk and dairy. Most adults globally produce less of the lactase enzyme needed to digest it — causing bloating, gas, and diarrhea.
- Leek An allium close to onion in FODMAP content — the white bulb is high in fructans and a frequent IBS trigger, while the green tops are largely safe.
- Onion High in fructans — one of the most common IBS triggers, present in nearly every savory dish.
- Sugar Alcohols (Polyols) Sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, erythritol, maltitol — used in sugar-free gum, candy, and "diet" foods. Heavily fermented in the colon, they reliably cause bloating and diarrhea at modest doses.
- Tannins Polyphenols in tea, wine, persimmon, and some legumes — the source of astringency and a real interference with iron absorption.
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