London: A man burned a hole in his throat after trying to eat the world’s hottest chilli.
A 47-year-old American ate a burger smothered in a puree made of bhut jolokia — orange chillies that grow in India, also known as ghost peppers.
Within seconds, the man began to vomit. His vomiting continued so violently that he eventually tore a hole in his esophagus
It was not until he began reeling on the floor in pain that he was taken to the emergency room, according to the Daily Mail.
Doctors found an inch-wide hole in his oesophagus, and he underwent an emergency surgery, the Metro reported.
According to the Journal of Emergency Medicine, the man was given a tube to aid his breathing for 14 days as he recovered. He then spent another nine days in hospital before he was eventually discharged — with a feeding tube in place.
The rupture in his oesophagus is known as Boerhaave syndrome – caused by excessive retching or vomiting.
Few people survive a tear in the esophagus, a medical complication known as Boerhaave syndrome. It was first reported in 1724 by a Dutch doctor called Herman Boerhaave.
It wasn’t clear how the ghost pepper caused the man’s esophagus to rupture.
