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human
ELI5: How come continuing to eat a spicy food keeps the spice at bay until I stop eating it?

It seems many spicy foods have a delay between my bite and the heat, but if I continue to eat, it doesn't get hot until after I stop.
gpt
Your saliva and the movement of your mouth is keeping the capsaicin  (spicy stuff) from staying anywhere for more than a second. Once you stop eating, it has a chance to stimulate your nerves and start making your mucous membranes cry.