How can vegans alleviate the effects of spicy food?
I have done no testing of this at all but I was surprised to find on this site that they recommend trying a spoon full (or cube of) sugar.


  Perhaps the easiest way of calming down a flaming mouth is by sucking on a sugar cube or holding a teaspoon of sugar in your mouth. This helps by absorbing the spicy oil that is coating your mouth, as well as giving you a different, strong taste to concentrate on. A bit of mind-trickery and science combined!


Other things I've eaten in the past include starches, like bread or rice.

Here's a fun infographic and most of the items on it are vegan:


from here