True story:
about 2 years ago (christmas time) I started having a massive craving for hot foods - ridiculously spicey, like eating a pack of green thai birdseye chillies like grapes, and
following up with a couple of scotch bonnets.
Come easter time, (Monday) I suddenly start having *seriously* bad pain in my stomach.
Goes to hospital tuesday morning.
Booked in for immediate appendectomy.
Tuesday afternoon, big smash on motorway - all theatres in use.
Tues night/wednesday morning my appendix exploded.
Weds NIGHT finally goes for surgery - two hours cleaning out the remains of my appendix (with a shovel, judging by the size of the scar).
Thursday - post op visit from surgeon, only comment I remember "My eyes were stinging because of the amount of chillies in your bowel, but it probably saved your life by killing the infection".
The craving for chillies has gone, but I still can't taste much unless it's highly spiced.