Doctors conducted a study and studied in detail the Carolina Reaper pepper, which is the hottest pepper in the world, as well as its effect on the human body.. They described their work in an article in the scientific journal BMJ Case Reports..

The report indicates that the doctors offered to try the " As a result of eating hot pepper, the man began to feel severe pain in his head and neck.. This went on for a couple of days.. The subject did not show any other symptoms..

When the researchers performed a CT scan, they revealed that the man had a reduction in several arteries in the brain..

It turns out that the patient suffers from reversible cerebral vasoconstrictor syndrome, that is, a violation of blood circulation in the brain, which is characterized by severe pain in the head.. After only a week, the subject's health improved, and the arteries returned to their previous state..

The Carolina Reaper pepper has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the hottest pepper on the planet.. Every year there are even competitions in which people eat the Carolina Reaper for speed.. Record held by Wayne Algenio. In 2016, he ate 119 grams of the Carolina Reaper in one minute..

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