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Yes, and while many people can eat them just fine, many others experience health issues when eating tomatoes or other nightshades. The connection between eatin
by tomohawk 3y ago
Yes, and while many people can eat them just fine, many others experience health issues when eating tomatoes or other nightshades. The connection between eating the tomatoes and the health issues is not very obvious, and many people suffer for years before figuring it out. A family member had arthritic pain which got quite a bit better when they went gluten free, but it wasn't until they got off of certain plant families that things cleared up.
- Schinken_ 3y agoThis. I always had very bad skin and seemingly random outbreaks of my dermatitis. Also breathing issues (asthma related) would appear in tandem. I figured it out when peeling some potatoes and my skin started itching horribly. Turned red and all. Tried to avoid potatoes and it's a night and day difference for my overall health. Also: Sweetpotatoes are not potatoes :)
- CobaltFire 3y agoThis is me. I stopped gluten a few years ago, and about a year ago stopped eating nightshades and my autoimmune conditions massively eased. Based on a comment here I tried eliminating mammal products to see if Neu5gc was a possible culprit and that seems to have helped as well. Really wish I could eat normal food, but I’ll deal with the limited diet if it means I’m not miserable and in pain every day.
- genter 3y agoTomatoes and other nightshades have lectins in them, (along with wheat).
- hombre_fatal 3y agoLectins can also act as antioxidants. They are deactivated by cooking. And they are present in foods that improve health outcomes. Low doses are probably good for us. So far it seems the fear of lectins is an orthorexia related to those who use terms like toxins and antinutrients. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600777/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7600777/