Solanine poisoning

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

My daughter-in-law is also allergic to mango, she is unable to touch the fruit without an anaphylactic allergic reaction. Unfortunately their home in home In Florida has a huge and beautiful mango tree next to the driveway. 🤨

@sayremayo5 thankfully your daughter-in-law’s allergy is not airborne, eh! 😯

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