oh, ok, sorry!!!

I didn't realize that was a list of them. Learn something new everyday~

thanks

Mrs.D is right--eliminating the night shades will reduce the burning to almost nothing. My husband still wants a potato with almost everything we have for dinner, but I've even gotten used to watching him eat it without resentment!

I had a health book upNorth, which I had in my stash box, that I get onsale at our Library. It was about food intolerance, and the author who worked for an environmental physician, claimed that once people eliminate a food, that they are intolerant of, and their symptoms resolve for 3 months or more, then they MAY (and I mean may) be able to tolerate it once in a while. She mentioned a 5 day cycle, but perhaps a 7 day would be better. I haven't tried this yet. Although I do have some tomato sauce now and then and don't get burning.

I think it has to do with leaky gut. If you keep things to an absolute minimum when you eat...they may lose some of their ability to make you suffer.

What you have to remember is that you can't eat that food every day anymore. Even if you get some relief...because you will become intolerant again. I found that interesting...but I haven't tried it yet. My hubby gets his potato fix from frozen veggies with some potato in them. It is easy then for me to ignore as we wave them separately. Potatoes really were terrible for burning for me. The other nightshades cause burning in my intestines sometimes...a very bad feeling ...especially green peppers, red pepper or any chilis. WHEW...

Hmmm, I'm almost tempted to try to eat a potato again. And then, if that doesn't cause burning, maybe some Mexican food. That may be pushing it too much!

If you do it...... it has to be very infrequent.

How long have you been nightshade free?

I just ran across this link...explains and lists all the spices and
foods in the nightshade family...

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=george&dbid=62

VERY interesting article. I stopped eating the nightshades soon after you first talked about them causing the burning as I was eager to find relief. So I guess it's been 6 months to a year since I've been abstaining. It was very difficult at first because we always had potatoes with our evening meal--now I just microwave a potato for my husband and grin and bear it while he eats it. We did have Mexican probably once a week before I quit, and New England Clam Chowder was always one of my favorites (chucked full of potatoes).

Interestingly, when I was a kid growing up, both my parents smoked, and it always made me sneeze when they lit their cigarettes.

Ah, punctuation! (Colon vs. period)

Doc

BT--DT Don't do it.
Like the old alka-selzer ad, "I can't believe I ate the WHOOOLE thing!"
Even an antihistamine didn't help.

All the foods I used to love don't love me anymore...

Doc

Sometimes when you have food allergies, an H2 receptor blocker may help.
Zantac, Pepcid, Tagamet. Tagamet, has warnings of many drug interactions but is the most potent. If you don't take many RX drugs, you may
find it works best. 150mg-300mg of Zantac. 40mg Pepcid and
400-600mg Tagamet may help with food reaction/allergies. Take at least 1 hr before the offending food, to get it going.
I also find AlkaSeltzer original, also helps. The bicarb blocks the histamine receptor for a few hours.

I eat selected things at Baja Fresh. There is very little spice in some of them, and 2 times a month, I seem to tolerate them well. They keep the hot condiments in a free "salad bar" type thing for people to increase the "heat" as they want.

I had shrimp quesedillas, and there Tostada with shrimp with no
reactions. I find many things on their menu very fresh, and non reactive for me.