还敢说不怕辣吗？美国男子吃下“死神”辣椒后就直奔医院了

A man who ate the world’s hottest chilli pepper in a chilli-eating contest ended up in hospital after experiencing "thunderclap" headaches.

一名男子在吃辣椒比赛中吃了世界上最辣的辣椒后经历了“雷劈般”的头痛，最终住院。

The 34-year-old man had eaten one Carolina Reaper chilli in the contest in New York State.

这名34岁的男子在纽约州的比赛中吃了一颗卡罗来纳死神辣椒。

The "crushingly painful" headaches came on in the next few days.

在接下来的几天里出现了“令人痛苦”的头痛。

His experience has been published in the BMJ Case Reports as it is the first case to be associated with eating chilli peppers.

他的经历被写入了BMJ病例报告并发表，因为它是第一个与吃辣椒有关的病例。

The doctor who reviewed his case has warned anyone eating hot chilli peppers to seek medical attention immediately if they experience sudden onset headaches.

审查病例的医生警告说，任何人吃了辣椒如果有突然发作的头痛应立即就医。

"Thunderclap" headaches are caused by the sudden tightening of the vessels that supply blood to the brain, a condition known as reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCSV).

“雷劈般”的头痛是由于向大脑供应血液的血管突然收紧引起的，这种情况称为可逆性脑血管收缩综合征（RCSV）。

Immediately after eating at the contest, the man experienced dry heaves.

比赛后，男子立即出现干呕。

Severe neck pain developed over the next few days along with debilitating severe headaches, lasting just a few seconds at a time.

在接下来的几天内出现严重的颈部疼痛以及严重的头痛，每次只持续几秒钟。

The pain was so bad he went to the emergency room and was tested for various neurological conditions, but the results were negative.

疼痛严重得以至于他去了急诊室接受了各种神经疾病的检查，但结果呈阴性。

A CT scan showed that several arteries in his brain had constricted, leading doctors to diagnose him with RCVS.

CT扫描显示他的大脑中有几条动脉收缩，导致医生诊断他得了RCVS。

RCVS does not always have an obvious cause, but can occur as a reaction to some prescription medication, or after taking illegal drugs.

RCVS并不总是有明显的原因，但可能会在对某些处方药物作出反应，或服用非法药物后发生。

This is the first case to be associated with eating chilli peppers. Previously eating cayenne pepper has been linked to sudden constriction of the coronary artery and heart attacks.

这是与吃辣椒有关的第一个案例。之前吃辣椒的案例与冠状动脉的突然收缩和心脏病发作有关。

The man’s symptoms cleared up by themselves. And a CT scan five weeks later showed that his arteries had returned to their normal size.

该男子的症状自行消除。5周后的CT扫描显示他的动脉已恢复正常大小。