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  FruityGirl :) November 15, 2014 at 11:48pm

  Everyone should research nightshades more fully.. Many more nightshades your missing on here.. & I think you have them in your recipes & comments here in this group.. Optimal heath for all :)
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  haribon August 28, 2013 at 3:02am

  I was picking cherry tomatoes for a CSA and every time the stem tip would break off the tomato we would have to either throw the tomato away or eat it.  After a couple hours of picking I had eaten an entire meal of fresh, raw, unwashed, organic and bright red cherry tomatoes on an empty stomach for my first meal of the day.  Later in the evening before eating anything else I had a nasty bowel movement that just looked like a bunch of curled up cherry tomato skins and probably a bunch of seeds, but I did not want to look that close.  It did not seem as if the skins were digested and they reminded me of the sticky film that was left on my gloves after picking so many of them.  It leads me to believe the toxicity of tomato skins and question the edibility of tomatoes, especially the cherry tomatoes that are not worth peeling to me.  Furthermore, I cannot count how many times I have seen tomatoes growing out of humanure.  That looks like evidence to me that the seeds are so indigestible that they can even remain viable throughout our entire digestive tract.
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  Blueberry Blue March 11, 2013 at 3:56am

  Im allergic to tomatoes :( NOOO I love the heirloom yellow ones the best :( but oh well
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  Honeydew Gonne January 27, 2012 at 3:53pm

  Have developed a persistent cough and wheezing lately and believe it is due to nightshades.  I am currently reading up on the subject, journal articles and such.  If glad to be finding answers, but am going to miss tomatoes and peppers!!
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  Gupta Benavari December 31, 2011 at 5:40pm

  Thank you for this information.
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  Godfada October 17, 2011 at 5:13pm

  I have been trying to figure out why I have been getting small hives once in awhile. I think it is from nightshades. I juiced a lot of tomatoes, with celery, carrots, red bell pepper and noticed my knee ached and I got really itchy.  Although when I got tested for allergies a year ago, they said I had no food allergies. I'll have to keep a journal on what I put into my body & the reaction I get from it. I really like tomatoes, bummer. I'll just eat more fruit.
  
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  Flynn September 29, 2011 at 7:33pm

  here is an interesting page:

  http://www.noarthritis.com/research.htm

  "An Apparent Relation of Nightshades (Solanaceae) to Arthritis"

  Also blueberries and gooseberries have Solanine in them, apparently

   

  

  An Apparent Relation of Nightshades (Solanaceae) to Arthritis
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  Frugivore Freelee August 28, 2011 at 5:06am

  great group Brian!
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  SarahMae August 8, 2011 at 2:09pm

  So i found out about 6 months ago that 8% of the worlds population has an allergic reaction to the nightshade family...and I happen to be one of them, so this group made me smile :)

  As far as I know, the main foods to avoid are tomatoes, potatoes, capsicum (bell pepper) and eggplant???

  I would love to hear from anyone who has a similar story :)