Yesterday I had one of the spiciest meals I've ever eaten. Today I am being punished for my hubris. AMA

Yes this is a shit post

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One of the worst parts of getting older is that my mouth's spice tolerance keeps going up, but my stomach's spice tolerance keeps going down.
- Oh god so much this. I have had acid reflux since childhood and the doctors keep telling me to stop eating spicy food because it's destroying my insides
  
  I choose to pay the blood price
  
  i never leave the house without my Gelusil antacid anti-gas. i'll have two after any greasy/spicy meal. it helps a lot with heartburn and acid reflux. and an omeprazole cycle every once or twice a year.
What was it and did you say, 'no, no, I like spicy food' before eating it?
- It was pad thai from a very local family joint and whenever I call them I always say "spicy please" and they say "are you sure?" and I say "yes." They can hear my whiteness on the phone but they do it anyway and I never regret it. Yesterday was spicier than usual. I think they're trying to figure out how much I can take.
  
  Fun fact eastern asians are more likely to be "supertasters" and cracker ass mayo honkeys can't taste shit
  
  It's Science! TM
  
  The local china-thai place that my family likes to order from also have wildly varying spice levels in the same dishes on different days.
  
  In my head I just chalk it up as a sign of actually making each batch from experience rather than having a strict recipe, but it could also just be for vibes and giggles.
did you put the tp in the fridge first?
- Cannot believe you people would go to all of the trouble of indoor plumbing and stop literally right at the bidet installation point and say, no further
  
  Bidet gang rise up
  
  If I owned the toilet I shit in instead of renting it from a predatory landlord I would absolutely have a bidet.
  
  Imagine a world where instead of renting a place to shit we all have our own place to shit that we can customize to our liking!
  
  I use one myself, I didn't assume OP did because yeah they're not common in the west. Plus the tp in fridge thing is more of a meme than actual advice, from what I gather, haven't had the problem.
- You know that's a good idea. I did stock up on baby wipes beforehand and that's been helpful
Do you have any idea what peppers were in there?

How many Scovilles can you normally handle?

What else was in the pad thai?
- Not sure what peppers were in there! Honestly you can't see the peppers anywhere in the dish which makes me really wonder how the spice is so much. Some sort of chili oil? Flakes of something super hot? They don't just dump red pepper flakes on top or anything like that and when I get it spicy the sauce itself is a much deeper red so probably they're putting something in the sauce when they cook it.
  
  I dunno how many Scovilles I can handle but I do like to cronch a habanero now and again because they taste like really spicy mango/orange things and are delicious. So I am no stranger to heat.
  
  The pad thai was mostly noodles of course but also had lots of bean sprouts, green onion, crushed peanuts, a healthy amount of tofu, a boatload of flavor, and
  
  animal product discussion
  
  shrimp, with the tails still on, which is extra fun in a dish like pad thai
  
  Just thinking about it is making me hungry again. Fortunately I thought ahead and kept an order of thai egg rolls in the fridge for lunch.
I need to do that more often
- It helps me feel alive

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