Eliminating Foods for Neuropathy pain

I use my iPad because I can make it stand up and I don’t have to hold it. The best position for me is to lie on my side and put the iPad on an end table at eye level. My husband uses his smart phone a lot and I notice that his head and neck are in a forward position, not a more natural straight position like when you are standing up and looking straight ahead. He has been having neck and shoulder pain and I think that it is from looking at his phone for hours on end.

Last evening after one of the most pain free days I’ve had in several weeks we went out to dinner and I had a low country sautéed dish with shrimp and sausage and new potatoes in a broth. I didn’t eat the potatoes but did drink the broth. Last night I had one of the worst flair ups of neuropathic pain ever, so I’m up at 4:30 a.m. trying to figure out what happened. I think the “bad stuff” leached out of the potatoes and was in the broth. The last time I had such a bad night was after eating a meal of tomato sauce on spaghetti squash. Of course tomatoes and potatoes are both in the nightshade family (along with eggplants and peppers). They contain an alkaloid that can be very toxic to some people, and apparently you can develop a sensitivity to it over time as I have. Nightshades are one more thing I need to avoid eating along with gluten, bread, sugar, fake sugar and alcohol.

Last evening after one of the most pain free days I’ve had in several weeks we went out to dinner and I had a low country sautéed dish with shrimp and sausage and new potatoes in a broth. I didn’t eat the potatoes but did drink the broth. Last night I had one of the worst flair ups of neuropathic pain ever, so I’m up at 4:30 a.m. trying to figure out what happened. I think the “bad stuff” leached out of the potatoes and was in the broth. The last time I had such a bad night was after eating a meal of tomato sauce on spaghetti squash. Of course tomatoes and potatoes are both in the nightshade family (along with eggplants and peppers). They contain an alkaloid that can be very toxic to some people, and apparently you can develop a sensitivity to it over time as I have. Nightshades are one more thing I need to avoid eating along with gluten, bread, sugar, fake sugar and alcohol.

Oh, and I forgot to list avoiding eating anything with cassava or tapioca.

That's been my experience Peggy. The waxing and waning is something my doctors can't explain which means they don't know. I can't believe they told you your nervous system is dying when they don't know why. How depressing is that? I wonder if any other doctors has said this to their patients...and if it is true. So what happens when it's dead? Did they give you an end of the road scenario? You should ask if they've ever treated anyone who's died from SFN. From what I've read, people don't die from SFN.

No worries here as I have no clue what cassava even is!!! 😂

I have a very strong reaction to nightshades. Potatoes cause a severe flair up, as do tomatoes, and it doesn’t take more than a little bit. This has come on relatively recently as my PN has progressed. Has anyone else had this experience?