Yet Another Possibility for Inflammation

  Along with eliminating carbs, processed foods, and sugars…   There are some people who are sensitive to what are called Nightshades. If you would happen to have sensitivity to these, it would help to stay away from them. I thought that was my problem last year before I figured out it was Lyme/co, and I stopped eating them for months. At first I felt better, but then over time I started back with the inflammation and pain. So now I know my issues aren’t from nightshades, but all from carbs, processed foods and sugars.   Nightshades:   Tomatoes and products like ketchup Tomatillos Potatoes (not sweet) and all products... even french fries. Eggplant Peppers (sweet and hot: This includes bell peppers, jalapenos, habaneros, cayenne peppers and paprika)      Peppercorns are NOT in this list . Goji Berries and Other Berries             Garden Huckleberries Ground Cherries Cape Gooseberries, but NOT Normal Gooseberries nor Blueberries   This can get tricky if you're going to try an elimination diet. There are so many items that have these in them, one really has to read ingredient lists if you eat processed foods. Be careful and check.   If this helps only one person feel better, that’s what matters most.   Post Edited (In_A_Cocoon_Now) : 2/13/2014 1:03:49 PM (GMT-7)

Very sorry to hear you have issues with these.

Knowing goes a long way, as you know.

Im fairly certain (uncooked) tomatoes are not inflammatory, but they do become acidic and flammatory when cooked. Ive been using a site that lists the inflammation factor of food. So far there havent been too many surprises:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-products/2682/2

There are a couple of autoimmune paleo protocols that mention these foods can be problematic.