I’m a doctor and this is why liking spicy food means you’re kinky in the bedroom: ‘It’s backed by science’
- Dr Karan Raj revealed why people who like spicy food are experimental in bed
- Many are shocked at the revelation and cannot believe it’s true
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A doctor has revealed why he believes people who like spice in their food are more adventurous in the bedroom.
Dr Karan Raj has answered an age-old question many have speculated over: does preferring spicy food really say anything about a person’s preferences between the sheets?
The doctor explained that tongues cannot ‘taste’ spice, but they can detect pain and temperature.
The NHS surgeon explained that a fondness for capsaicin – which is a chemical compound found in chilli peppers – indicates that a person, to some degree, enjoys pain.
‘So, if you enjoy spicy food, it’s a weird form of benign masochism,’ he said.
Dr Raj posted a now-viral video explaining his reasoning – and millions were shocked.
‘If you like spicy food, you might just be a little bit kinky,’ he said.
‘Spicy is not a taste – your tongue can only taste sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami. But, your tongue can detect pain and temperature.’
He explained that capsaicin, the chemical found is most spicy foods, binds to pain receptors on your tongue and produces a sensation of burning.
Capsaicin is also a chemical irritant and neurotoxin for mammals, including humans.
‘So, if you like spicy food, you like pain,’ the doctor said.
He added, ‘Capsaicin also desensitises pain receptors, and so you want to eat food that is spicier and spicier to feel the burn. It points to benign masochism.’
Masochism is the tendency to derive sexual gratification from one’s own pain.
Dr Raj also revealed that capsaicin is used to treat chronic pain in some patients because it can desensitise pain receptors over time.
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Dr Karan Raj has answered an age-old question many have speculated over: does preferring spicy food really say anything about a person’s preferences between the sheets?
Many were shocked to relate to Dr Raj’s revelation and shared their surprise.
‘I love spicy food, but I didn’t need to know this,’ a woman said.
‘I feel exposed, everyone in my life knows how much I love spicy food,’ another added.
‘Well, I hate to say this but this has been very accurate based on all my exes,’ a woman wrote.
‘Eat spicy food on the first date to see what your partner is into,’ a man recommended jokingly.
