Solanine poisoning

Posted by korallus @korallus, Dec 18, 2021

I suffer from solanine poisoning derived from night shade fruits / vegetables. Since age of 14. With joint swellings and aches. Keen to learn about this and eventual remedies other than abstinence

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@cailleach

I am curious I did ingest black nightshade ( thinking the green ones would ripen on the shelf like tomatoes) . They did seem bitter though and I got a mild stomach ache. Never do this I had been eating the black ripened naturally ones ;they tasted good lol no effect. ( I thought) Maybe ate over a few weeks several at a time maybe once or twice a week, like a few yrs.ago. So later… I have chronic anemia ( no cause as of yet known) . You with what you said probably don’t think this is connected, but I wonder.

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Welcome to Mayo a clinic Connect. I think you will find lots of folks willing to share their experiences with you.

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@cailleach

I am curious I did ingest black nightshade ( thinking the green ones would ripen on the shelf like tomatoes) . They did seem bitter though and I got a mild stomach ache. Never do this I had been eating the black ripened naturally ones ;they tasted good lol no effect. ( I thought) Maybe ate over a few weeks several at a time maybe once or twice a week, like a few yrs.ago. So later… I have chronic anemia ( no cause as of yet known) . You with what you said probably don’t think this is connected, but I wonder.

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I'm curious as well. Why are you eating nightshade berries when there are other sources of the same nutrients? And I would say nightshade, which contains iron, would be an unlikely cause of anemia.
If you are trying to follow a wild-food or forage form of eating, look and see if your diet is providing enough iron and other minerals to prevent anemia.
Sue

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@callalloo

When the wonderful Fairchild Tropical Gardens holds their annual Mango Festival, they have medical staff scattered around and an ambulance on standy. I was allergic to strawberries as a child but grew out of it. Kiwis are a new one on me but allergies and sensitivities can pop up anytime over just about anything. A friend's life was saved by an Epi-pen when a waiter in a restaurant failed to disclose cashews in an entree's sauce.

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@callaloo yes, my daughter has to carry two epi pens with her at all times. And if she has to use even one, she has to be rushed to ER by ambulance and put on an IV drip in hospital to bring down her heart rate which goes up to ver 250bpm., then kept under observation for a few hours.

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@nann18

I also experience joint pain from Solanine containing plants, which I was surprised to find out includes other plants including fruit like blueberries. Blueberries cause swelling and pain in my fingers. I found out that I have a gene variant for the gene MTHFR which is involved in processing vitamin B9. Sensitivity to solanine is one aspect of having the homozygous form of MTHFR C677T. This variant is also associated with other symptoms including depression, anxiety and high homocysteine levels which can increase the risk of heart problems. It can be tested for with a simple blood test. I tested this effect by eating a bowl of cherry tomatoes I grew organically at home, and they left me feeling stiff and with joint pain for three days. I avoid the solanine family and blueberries now.

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Did a doctor run tests to find out about your gene variant? I was just reading an article that hypothesized that people with EDS cannot process Vitamin B9. Do you have any traits of a connective tissue syndrome?

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@colely

Did a doctor run tests to find out about your gene variant? I was just reading an article that hypothesized that people with EDS cannot process Vitamin B9. Do you have any traits of a connective tissue syndrome?

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OMG! I lost my place! Too tired to find where the comment was regarding Vitamin B9. Oh well.

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