Alyssa-Admin
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I have known about nightshades and their ability to increase pain in people with fibro as well as arthritis. I also know that when I have anything with tinned tomatoes then it is literally a few hours before the pain intensifies and I go into a flare for a few days.
I normally don't eat potatoes, but hubby and I were craving a good baked potato (the kind I make with olive oil and chili garlic salt and are so crispy and crunchy on the skins...sorry...I digress). So we had that Sunday and by the evening I was struggling with pain...I put it down to the overexertion in the garden on the Friday and Saturday.
Monday night I made ratatouille - so basically a roasted nightshade cocktail....and I have been in a flare up since.
Just mentioning this as I know how many of us watch our diets, and I find that the nightshades sometimes get ignored in regards to increasing pain.
Here is a link to have a looksee.
http://www.thenaturalrecoveryplan.com/articles/the-nightshades-and-fibromyalgia.html
I normally don't eat potatoes, but hubby and I were craving a good baked potato (the kind I make with olive oil and chili garlic salt and are so crispy and crunchy on the skins...sorry...I digress). So we had that Sunday and by the evening I was struggling with pain...I put it down to the overexertion in the garden on the Friday and Saturday.
Monday night I made ratatouille - so basically a roasted nightshade cocktail....and I have been in a flare up since.
Just mentioning this as I know how many of us watch our diets, and I find that the nightshades sometimes get ignored in regards to increasing pain.
Here is a link to have a looksee.
http://www.thenaturalrecoveryplan.com/articles/the-nightshades-and-fibromyalgia.html