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Posted 11/13/2012 4:36 AM (GMT 0)
Trying to decide if I should eliminate them. Any thoughts?
Posted 11/13/2012 4:44 AM (GMT 0)
When I was in massage school that was one of the first things we were told was to eliminate nightshade foods from our diet for arthritic conditions. I guess that would work for other conditions that cause inflamation .
Posted 11/13/2012 7:05 AM (GMT 0)
I like my potatoes. If youre flaring then give it a try. Otherwise my opinion is if its not harming you eliminating may not be a good idea, maybe lowering but not eliminating. You could be missing other nutrients.
Posted 11/13/2012 8:08 AM (GMT 0)
What's the reason you want to eliminate them?

q
Posted 11/13/2012 12:45 PM (GMT 0)
They are suppose to cause inflamation in joints. Maybe in other parts of the body?
Posted 11/13/2012 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
It doesn't hurt to try and see what happens but I am against eliminating foods just to eliminate foods. Unfortunately, in most cases, we didn't get this disease because of our diets and we aren't going to get rid of it by just eliminating foods. I know several will disagree with me on this and I also know that doing diets and eliminating foods has been very beneficial to some but that is just some. It all depends on if you are one of the some or not. Try it and see what happens. Give it a few weeks. If you see no difference then go back to eating them.
Posted 11/13/2012 3:44 PM (GMT 0)
madpotter...what nightshade foods DO you eat?

q
Posted 11/13/2012 3:47 PM (GMT 0)
i'm trying a no nightshades diet right now. it was hard for me because i ate tomatoes every day- my favorite non sweet fruit! now it's no big deal, but i still miss them.
Posted 11/13/2012 6:25 PM (GMT 0)
Quincy, I eat potatoes, tomatoes, and lots of peppers. I'm in Houston, TX, so, everything is Tex-Mex (peppers, paprika, tomatoes, tomatillos,etc), Mexican (tomatillos, lots of peppers) or Louisiana Cajun food (cayenne, peppers). I was just noticing the regional food for me is heavy on nightshades.

I was thinking of eliminating because of the connection with inflammation plus I was allergic to tomatoes as a child growing up in New Mexico and Texas. Don't know if that has any connection, but I was also allergic to wheat and I think I feel better not eating it now.
Posted 11/13/2012 6:47 PM (GMT 0)
I just cringe when people talk about peppers, especially hot peppers. Although I must confess to using more black pepper than the average person, it terrifies me to think about eating hot peppers. Can anyone here eat really hot spices and it doesn't bother them? I can't even imagine putting my sensitive colon through that. I would most surely die.
Posted 11/13/2012 7:43 PM (GMT 0)
gary, let me rephrase. I'm not currently eating lots of peppers, but my normal diet for years consisted of peppers. I love poblanos, jalapeños, all kinds except I don't do habeneros. Well, sometimes. I'm really only eating lots of potatoes, occasional tomatoes, butter/bib lettuce and cooked carrots. I guess I'm thinking long term for my nightshades question as well as the potatoes and tomatoes currently.
Posted 11/13/2012 7:56 PM (GMT 0)
I can eat pretty spicy stuff with no issues -- this is hot peppers, not black pepper, as I really don't like the flavor of black pepper. I mean, what's hot to me might not be hot to you, but I think I can handle a fair amount of spice. For instance, I make a buffalo chicken sauce that has both Frank's Hot Sauce and Tabasco that makes my nose run a bit, but I love it!

Pregnancy-related heartburn is starting to kick in, though, so I'm watching spicy stuff due to that.

Madpotter, I definitely think it's worth trying. I'd be pretty sad to give up nightshades, though, because I'm a huge tomato fan!
Posted 11/13/2012 8:48 PM (GMT 0)
I wouldnt take massage school for medical advice.
Posted 11/13/2012 10:29 PM (GMT 0)
if i want to be nice to my colon, i can't have hot peppers! i want to stomp my feet and deny that fact though, so it's hard to be compliant...
Posted 11/13/2012 11:19 PM (GMT 0)
not sure that i would recommend giving them all up. most seem to be fine for me except for tomatoes & red peppers.
Posted 11/14/2012 10:20 AM (GMT 0)
I dont see a purpose giving up potatoes and tomatoes but the hot peppers! Well I havent really had any myself but I am scared to try out anything spicy.
Posted 11/14/2012 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
Madpotter,
if you were allergic to tomatoes, remove them from your diet and see how you feel in 1 week.
For me tomatoes were very irritating to my gut (acid and the skin in them).
I can eat them now (I am in remission) but I still peel them. I would definitely stay away from hot peppers.
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