Guide

Yes, capsaicin in hot peppers can irritate the gut and the skin around the anus, so bowel movements may sting after a spicy meal.

No, spicy meals don’t usually cause bleeding, but they can sting hemorrhoids or fissures and make blood show up after a bowel movement.

No, hot peppers don’t usually make healthy tissue bleed, but they can sting, loosen stools, and aggravate hemorrhoids or a fissure.

Yes, spicy foods can loosen stools by irritating the gut and speeding bowel activity in some people.

No, plain seasonings rarely trigger constipation by themselves; low-fiber meals, low fluid intake, and some medicines are likelier causes.

Semen on fabric dries fast, and dried sperm are not likely to stay motile long enough to cause pregnancy.

Yes, sperm lose moisture fast in open air, so on dry surfaces they usually die within minutes, not hours.

Semen on clothes may stay wet briefly, but once it dries, sperm lose the moisture they need and pregnancy from fabric is unlikely.

No, semen dries fast outside the body, and sperm lose motility within minutes to an hour on most open surfaces.

No, seasonal influenza spreads through the air, and there’s no clear proof that semen is a usual route of spread.