Can Someone Please Tell Me What Nightshades Are?

[utahlaura]

I've read the mention of nightshades several times already on this site and have no idea what this is...can someone enlighten me?

[Ursa Major]

The nightshade foods are potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and tobacco. If you get reactions to those, you probably shouldn't eat them.

Potatoes give me the same reaction as most other starches, diarrhea, gas, bloating and pains and aches in my back and my joints.

Tomatoes cause migraines for me. Peppers give me big, ugly, pus filled pimples all over my face. I don't know what eggplant would do, because I don't like it anyway. I am severely allergic to tobacco smoke (it gives me asthma especially).

[utahlaura]

The nightshade foods are potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and tobacco. If you get reactions to those, you probably shouldn't eat them.

Potatoes give me the same reaction as most other starches, diarrhea, gas, bloating and pains and aches in my back and my joints.

Tomatoes cause migraines for me. Peppers give me big, ugly, pus filled pimples all over my face. I don't know what eggplant would do, because I don't like it anyway. I am severely allergic to tobacco smoke (it gives me asthma especially).

Yeah! Potatoes and tomatoes both! Especially tomato juice. I was able to have tomato juice for a while till this whole gluten intolerance thing got so full blown. Now..NO tomato juice! I thought it was because it was made from "concentrate" A Celiac "bad foods" site I found listed tomato puree or tomato paste on the bad list. Could this be the tomato juice problem? Nothing from "concentate?" You know they never do list what is in the "concentrate" Those snakes!

Thanks so much for answering!!!! Huh..peppers too. Vinegar too maybe? My homemade gluten free salad dressing ( vinegar in it) may be my problem with salads?

[tom]

Vinegar too maybe? My homemade gluten free salad dressing ( vinegar in it) may be my problem with salads?

I don't do vinegar. Try fresh lemon juice (you cut the lemon yourself) in place of vinegar. I love my salad dressing this way.

I always thought "from concentrate" simply meant water was removed at some point to produce the "concentrate", then water was added back in.

[psawyer]

I always thought "from concentrate" simply meant water was removed at some point to produce the "concentrate", then water was added back in.

Me too.

The stuff about tomato paste and puree sounds like misinformation to me. Unfortunately, there is a lot out there.