All summer long I have been eating and enjoying organic white potatoes. All summer long it has been unusually humid here. And all summer long my hands and back hurt like crazy when I get up in the morning.
I had been blaming it on the humidity, but a couple of days ago the pain and stiffness stayed with me all day instead of fading away as the day went on. And a couple of days ago I ran out of the potatoes. Yesterday I didn't hurt as badly as usual. Today the pain and stiffness were almost non-existant.
It's still just as humid, so I'm pretty sure it was the potatoes.
My question is, can those of you who get joint pain from nightshades eat a LITTLE bit on occasion? Are nightshades cumulative the way salicylates are? I ask because I bought three big bags of Kettle Brand chips the other day when they were on sale. Do you think a handful of chips will hurt me if I don't overdo it? And do you think I might be able to eat a small potato once or twice a week without harm?
It seems like I take a step forward and then take a step back. Potatoes used to make my psoriasis flare so I gave them up. After a few months I tried again and they didn't bother my psoriasis at all. I thought I had gotten them back for good, and now THIS! SO frustrating!
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gluten-free since June, 2011
Can't eat soy, corn, or foods high in salicylates.
Nightshades now seem to bother me too.
BUT I CAN STILL PLAY MY GUITAR AND THAT"S ALL THAT MATTERS!
i am looking suspiciously at nightshades, too. i have been o.d.'ing on tomatoes from the garden - one day i just happened to not eat any and i felt 'better' - wierdddd....
yah - i'm still gonna eat the tomatoes till there ain't no more, so it's not *that* bad. i'll do some experimenting after the garden dies lolz
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arlene
misdiagnosed for 25 years!
just as i was getting my affairs in order to die of malnutrition...
gluten free 7/2010
blood test negative
celiac confirmed by endoscopy 9/2010
i'm down here in the well, looking back up at the hill
well, thank heavens i fell, i must look more like myself.
everyone is so kind, everyone looks like
a long lost friend of mine....- 'up from under' - the wallflowers
For me it seems like the nightshades get worse over time Bartfull. I can have some once in a while though. I used to react more strongly to them than I do now. It seems my digestion is quite a bit better than it was a few years ago. You'll need to experiment to see how your body reacts. Probably best to stay away from them for a month or so and then test them a little at a time. I don't eat regular potato chips anymore myself. But I can eat corn so I get the Mission brand tortilla chips instead, or peanuts. They are both crunchy, salty type snacks. Food Should Taste Good makes some non-potato chips also and there are other veggie type chips and even pork rinds. I tried some plaintain chips a couple times but they didn't work out real well for me.
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Proverbs 25:16 "Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it." Job 30:27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of affliction prevented me. Thyroid cyst and nodules, Lactose / casein intolerant. Diet positive, gene test pos, symptoms confirmed by Dr-head. My current bad list is: gluten, dairy, sulfites, coffee (the devil's brew), tea, Bug's Bunnies carrots, garbanzo beans of pain, soy- no joy, terrible turnips, tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, and hard work. have a good day! :-) Paul
As much as I hate to think it, I, too am beginning to think I need to give up all night shades. (I can almost hear Shroomie chuckling at me
as she often said..are you sure you don't need to dump them all, IH?) I refused to believe it.
I have come so far with less pain from osteoarthritis, *( and of course, off gluten,)
but also going low histamine, no this, no that...blah blah blah...ack..
but I have been reluctant to give up peppers and potatoes too (HUH? lose more foods besides eggs, soy,. chocolate, shellfish, etc etc...?... geesh and %$#@!
but I am going to do it. Tomorrow, out they all go.
Barty, I'll let you know if I notice a difference.
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Misdiagnosed for 25+ years; finally DXed on 11/01/10. I figured it out myself. Double DQ2 genes. This thing tried to kill me. I view Celiac as a fire breathing dragon --and I have run my sword right through his throat.
I cut out potatoes for the last 6 months. I confidently tried them a week, or so ago. All other foods which I have tried have now been okay. Well, aches and swelling have been with me 8 days. They are intense enough to make me think I can do without potatoes for a good long time. I believe the most recent new supplement I got on may be made with potatoes. If it is, that would explain why I am still aching 1 week later.
I had been going with the tomatoes l time per week theory before cutting those out completely. All I knew it caused was a tendency to use the restroom frequently.
For me joint pain from nightshades does seem to be cumulative, but I don't know if this is typical. My diet is mostly paleo, but I am not really a fan of low carb, so I use white potatoes and some rice, and even orange juice to get enough carbs to feel good. But a few weeks ago I was getting massive hip pains and I realized I'd been eating potatoes every morning for several days. So, now I think I'll just eat occasional spaghetti sauce (tomatoes) and continue to eat potatoes when I travel, as a steak and plain baked potato seems to be the fail safe for the gluten intolerance.
Yesterday I did have spaghetti sauce and was even waking in the night with joint pain...so it's a bummer. I just don't know if I'm willing to entirely give up another food.
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