Feeling numbness in the hands after eating chili peppers is due to the stimulating effect of chili peppers because they contain capsaicin, which may irritate the skin of the hands. The stimulation of the skin by chili peppers is a painful sensation, so you feel numbness in the hands. It is also necessary to exclude neurological problems, such as cervical spondylosis, spinal stenosis resulting in nerve compression can also cause numbness in the hands, which requires a clinician to identify. So pay attention to washing your hands after eating chili peppers, and also pay attention to the amount of chili peppers you eat, don’t eat too much.