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So not the pepper itself, but the vomiting afterwards? Very unfortunate and scary, but would have preferred a more accurate headline.
by dgritsko 9y ago
So not the pepper itself, but the vomiting afterwards? Very unfortunate and scary, but would have preferred a more accurate headline.
- khalilravanna 9y agoYeah that threw me off as well. Had to do a little reading on [Boerhaave Syndrome](http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/171683-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/171683-overview) to have it make a little more sense. The rupturing is caused by forced vomiting, of which the hot pepper in this case was the catalyst.
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- bitexploder 9y agoYes. This ultimately killed my grandfather (esophageal rupture). The subsequent infection and inability to eat or breathe is bad. Its also quite possible his esophagus was thin, which can happen due to acid reflux among other causes.