Nowadays, eating spicy food seems to become a prevailing habit. Many people would feel the meal is tasteless if there is no spicy food. However, eating too much spicy food may lead to a variety of problems, such as excessive heat in the body, sore throat, constipation and other discomforts. Especially in autumn, as the weather is very dry, so these problems will be much more common among people. Then, how can we eliminate these adverse effect caused by eating spicy food?

Firstly, pepper is hot in nature, which is the reason why it will bring excessive heat in human body. If you eat it with some cool foods together, these foods can act as a "neutral" role and clear away the heat in the body. Such foods include duck, fish, shrimp, bitter gourd, sponge gourd, cucumber, lily, leafy greens, and so on. These kinds of food can clear away the excessive heat and in human body, promote the secretion of body fluid, as well as purge the fire and remove the toxin in the body. As a result, they are especially suitable for people who often eat spicy foods.

Secondly, when you eat spicy food, you'd better choose coarse food grain as the staple food, because coarse food grain contains a large amount of dietary fiber, which can prevent the constipation caused by the gastrointestinal dryness and heat. Corn or sweet potato is a good choice. In addition, barley can also help get rid of the dryness.

Thirdly, it's better to drink plenty of water or soup. Eating spicy food can easily lead to dry throat, chapped lips and other harmful symptoms. In such a case, you should pay attention to supplement adequate water. Drink a bowl of green vegetable or tomato and egg soup, which can play the effect of promoting the secretion of saliva or body fluid, and moistening the dryness. When you eat spicy food, you can also drink a glass of yogurt or milk, which also has the effect of clearing the heat in human body.

Last but not the least, people who like eating spicy food should eat more sour fruits after the meal, because sour fruits contain substances such as tannic acid and cellulose, which can stimulate the secretion of digestive juice, accelerate gastrointestinal motility, so as to help people reduce the internal heat and moisten dryness. Sour fruits include apple, pear, pomegranate, banana, hawthorn, grape, grapefruit, and so on.