What is the cause of numbness in the hands and face when eating spicy food?

Eating spicy hands numb face numb, consider the respiratory alkalosis, allergies and other causes, we recommend that patients go to the hospital in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the disease.
1. Respiratory alkalosis: Respiratory alkalosis refers to the acid-base balance disorder caused by excessive pulmonary ventilation due to various reasons. After eating spicy food, the patient’s breathing is accelerated, which may lead to the occurrence of respiratory alkalosis, so the numbness of hands and face may be caused by respiratory alkalosis. Patients can follow the doctor’s advice to use inhalation of oxygen containing 5% carbon dioxide for treatment.
2. Allergy: Allergy refers to the excessive immune response that occurs after the body is exposed to certain allergens. If the patient is allergic to chili peppers, numbness and other allergic symptoms may occur after eating chili peppers, and may also be accompanied by lip edema and so on. Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions for drug treatment, drugs include fluticasone propionate, beclomethasone dipropionate and so on.
Numbness of the hands and face after eating spicy may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended that patients seek medical attention in a timely manner to clarify the cause of the symptomatic treatment.