Is there such thing as too much black pepper in a diet?

I use a ton of pepper too

I don’t think the body processes black pepper. Had an aunt who had stomach ulcers. Doc cut black pepper out of her diet.

I think people use most things because they think they should.

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I don’t think the body processes black pepper. Had an aunt who had stomach ulcers. Doc cut black pepper out of her diet.

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Yep, black pepper is the shell surrounding the seed (white pepper) and does not digest.

Dad was in ICU several years ago when black pepper caused a diverticular bleed requiring over 20 units of blood in 2-3 days. The black pepper caught in the folds of the colon and rubbed a rough hole through next to a blood vessel and he very nearly bled out.

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I think people use black pepper on everything just because they think they should

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Black pepper on rice and gravy is a what I live for.