Vegetables in the nightshade family include white potatoes, tomatoes, all peppers, cherries, tobacco, and eggplants. Research indicates that these fruits and vegetables produce pain and inflammation in arthritis patients  and aggravate Fibromyalgia according to the National Fibromyalgia Association (NFA).  However, not everyone will be sensitive to nightshade foods. The tricky part is that you may not feel the pain for up to a few days after eating a food in the nightshade family. The only way to know for sure is to avoid them for a period of weeks then reintroduce them into your diet.

Everyone should avoid tobacco, which is a toxic member of the nightshade family, permanently.

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