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Nightshades, Fibromyalgia, Weight Loss, OH My!

FibroDiva

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Since I'm starting the elimination diet phase of post surgery and will now have to live on a restrictive diet for the rest of my life, I decided to talk about food and Fibromyalgia. Before deciding to go through with the verticle sleeve surgery, I began developing food allergies to items I have been eating since a baby. My allergist and Fibro specialist both agreed that Fibro may be related to this frustrating phenomenum.

 

Not much research has been conducted on the connection between food and Fibro but many years ago I attended a support group lead by a leader named Neava. Neava studied this connection because she personally suffered many food allergies and sensitivities. One topic she discussed was Nightshades.

 

The nightshade family encompasses some common fruits and vegetables, including:

 

*Potatoes (but not sweet potatoes)

*Tomatoes

*Eggplant

*Sweet & hot peppers

*Ground cherries (a small orange fruit somewhat similar to a tomato)

*Goji berries

 

Like many people and some researchers, Neava strongly believed that nightshades aggravate the symptoms of conditions such as arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue CFS/ME. There is a chemical in these foods, glycoalkaloids, that some people with FM (pwf) may be sensitive to - like some people are sensitive to gluten.

 

he only way to know for sure how foods impact your symptoms is to experiment and pay close attention. One great tool for that is the elimination diet, and it also helps if you keep a detailed food/symptom diary.



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I thought this might be interesting as an addendum to the nightshade post from yesterday. As I come out of the elimination diet and start adding foods again, I will post how these items make me feel.

Thanks to Simone of Behind Fibromyalgia.

Foods to avoid that may help alleviate some of your fibro symptoms.

Dairy products

Caffeine in any form

Alcohol

Soda

Chocolate

Sugar and aspartame (NutraSweet)

Wheat, oats, barley and anything containing gluten

Eggs

Bacon, sausage, hot dogs and lunch meats

Peanuts

Peas, beans and corn

Citrus fruit

All processed foods

Anything containing monosodium glutamate (MSG)

Food colors and dyes.

Have you eliminated any of these things ? Does it help? Simone

* I'm not a Dr. Please speak to your Dr first. Sick or not a healthy diet is important. *

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What I find interesting, is that many of these items on Simone's list, doctors have told me I have an allergy or sensitivity to such as:

Chocolate

Wheat, oats, barley and anything containing gluten

Peanuts

Peas, beans and corn

Anything containing monosodium glutamate (MSG)

and even some of the nightshades:

Potatoes

Tomatoes

Sweet & hot peppers

My allergic reactions range from dangerous anaphylactic shock to mild itching and/or rashes. Sometimes I might eat something containing one of these items and have no reactions at all.

One doctor said I have inflamation as an allergic reaction and thus am always experiencing some type of reaction even if there are no outwardly visible reactions.

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