Can i eat spicy food?

[syamexpress2]

can we eat spicy food after surgery?

[michaeljames]

Hey mate;

 

Your question reminds me of a story. I broke my arm in too places one summer. Some serious casting had to be done. So, I asked the doctor if I would be able to play the piano when the cast was taken off. He said, "Sure that should be no issue at all." I was so very excited to hear the news. So the doc says, " Wow, I guess you really are into your piano playing?"

I said, "No, but based on your diagnosis I'm going to start in six weeks."

 

Okay, so a little tongue and cheek. I am guessing your concern might be that the spicy food may increase sweating in the scalp and therefore do what? I do know from personal experience that one of the consequence of eating spicy foods is sweating on the scalp, which can make your scalp itch. It also makes my nose run and sometimes my eyes water depending on the heat level. This may be due to a histamine reaction from the capsaicin, the chemical which makes it spicy. So you would not want to add to any post op discomfort. But if spicy food has not bothered you before...enjoy!

 

All the Best, Michael James

Edited April 6, 2012 by michaeljames
ending lost on cut and paste.

[Dr. Glenn Charles]

Eating spicy food should not be a problem. Remember eating healthy is the key to avoiding sickness and disease. However, you can eat heathly and make it spicy.

[MrlaidbackAB]

Seems like dr charles knows what he's talking about.

[Dr. William Lindsey]

Interesting topic.

 

I personally have more "oozy" middle eastern and indian patients, than we do people from europe or the americas. And I'm convinced that it is some blood thinning spices that are used in cooking.

 

So I tell everyone with an ethnic background from that part of the world to eat a "US" diet for 10 days preop. That means no spices, no "mom's home cooking", no preop dinner from your wife or girlfriend.... and it does make a difference. 3000 slits that are dry are easy to fill with hair. 3000 oozy slits is a headache...literally for my placers.

 

Now after the surgery is over, I tell people to eat anything they want.

 

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

[aramis69]

Very interesting observation and tips Dr Lindsay. South Asians incorporate alot of garlic and turmeric in their cooking. Middle Easterns use less spices and more Olive oil in their food.

[RCWest]

I have read and understood that spicy foods, MSG, etc. all contribute to thinner blood. What Dr. Lindsey says is true.

[Dr. William Lindsey]

But the biggest offender in my hair or face patients is GREEN TEA. Its much worse than aspirin in my opionion. It kills me when a patient "recalls" drinking a little green tea daily before a case, already underway.

 

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

[aramis69]

But the biggest offender in my hair or face patients is GREEN TEA. Its much worse than aspirin in my opionion. It kills me when a patient "recalls" drinking a little green tea daily before a case, already underway.

 

Dr. Lindsey McLean VA

 

Now that is revealing. I drink copius amounts of green tea daily and am currently considering HT in a month's time. I will need to abstain from it until after HT.

 

I juice raw carrots, celery, apples and berries (sometimes Pomengranates). Is this o'kay, Dr Lindsey?

[Bill - Seemiller]

Dr. Lindsey,

 

This is the first time I recall hearing that green tea can make hair surgery more difficult. What is it about green tea that creates a problem? Does it thin the blood and thus make the surgery more bloody?

 

I look forward to your input.

 

Best wishes,

 

Bill