Tomatoes etc! Do you avoid them? Have you noticed any difference?

Knock on wood, especially since it's St. Patrick's Day, but I've only had two of the kinds of episodes you are talking about and I literally couldn't even walk to the bathroom. I ended up on prednisone both times until the flare-up was over, but I NEVER want to experience it again. That said, the only way you may be able to prove or disprove a theory about tomatoes for your body is to eat a lot of cherry tomatoes again and see what happens. I have also heard that nightshades are to be eaten in moderation and I've been gluten free for 6 years. I feel the way about green chilis as you do about tomatoes and cannot imagine life without them. I still eat them, but not as much. It seems that if I pay close attention, my body will tell me pretty quickly when something doesn't agree with my joints, like too much popcorn Popcorn is another favorite of mine. Hope this helps and good luck.

Hi. Sandy.....I have read and heard all about Night shade fruit and vegetables, but there are also other foods that should be avoided.  It is actually better to know what you can eat rather than what you can't.   You can have , chickem, turkey, duck and fresh fish but only shrimp and lobster  and salmon for ocean.   Sweet potatoes, no regular, no night shade vegetables like tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, corn .No wheat products , brown not white rice.  Quinoa is good. The only bread I eat is a bread in USA called Eziekel Bread which is a flat bread.  If I have to eat wheat it is multi grain or whole wheat. Never, never, never white flour.   Also read all processed foods to see if they contain any of the no no ingredients, because it doesn't take much to throw you off.   I have so many issues indont stay on it, which is terrible.  You know practice what you preach.....but I know a few people who swear by it and are off All meds.   My son also keeps to this diet as he has Celiac Disease and as long as he sticks to this diet he is in great shape.  This spring I am going to try to go on itas I have had it with prescribed meds. And living on pain pills and still feeling miserable.   For five years I have been miserable and have changed meds so much as I have a high tolerance to them and they stop working or else the side effects are horrendous.  But see how it works.....I haven't had tomatoes in so long I can't remember when and I am so hungry for pizza.   But I am in enough pain I don't want to chance it.     Good luck....

Hi Sandy, like you, eating tomatoes, and especially tomato sauces such as cooked down tomatoes in spaghetti sauce, have me in so much pain in body joints, I can barely stand it. It throws me inta systemic inflammatory flare that takes me many wks to get past, with the help of prednisone. Im so glad you have shared your like experience.