Drinking milk after eating spicy is generally good for the stomach, but it doesn’t act as a stomach protector.
Spicy is a flavor that develops as a result of the presence of capsaicin in food, which stimulates the taste buds. Capsaicin is a non-water-soluble substance that enters the stomach and irritates the gastric mucosa, causing discomfort. Milk contains many proteins, fats and other nutrients.
Milk contains a large amount of casein, which can wrap capsaicin, so drinking milk after eating spicy can have a certain relief effect on the stomach. At the same time, milk can form a layer of protective film in the stomach wall, isolate part of the stimulation of capsaicin, also has a certain relief effect.
Although the casein in milk may wrap capsaicin, but the effective dose of daily consumption intake is limited, the effect is also limited, can not achieve the effect of drug treatment. If you want to achieve the effect of gastric protection, it is recommended that you take regular treatment under the guidance of a doctor.