Potato Intolerance

[mikeyr01]

Hi all,

Does anyone have an intolerance to potatoes? Or does anybody know that if someone does, would they have to avoid things such as potato starch which is found in ALOT of foods and ingredients.

Thanks

[kaif]

Hi Mikey

Yes some people do have a low tolerance threshold to potatoes but its generally linked to a carbohydrate digestion problem.
In this case potato starch would have to be avoided.

Kaif

[ava]

Potatoes are a member of the deadly nightshade family. Google it. If you are intolerant to one member you generally have problems with the rest. Talk to your qualified nutritionist about this - they'll be able to give you advice on how to modify your diet so that you don't store up more problems by pulling out certain foods and not replacing them with suitable nutritional alternatives.

Ava x

Originally Posted by mikeyr01

...found in ALOT of foods and ingredients.

p.s. "a lot" is two words

[mikeyr01]

She isn't helping me so I need to try someone or something else.

So at the moment I am avoiding Milk, Potato and Potato starch, Tomato, Pepper, Soya and Nuts- This leaves me with a very limited diet!

[ava]

Originally Posted by mikeyr01

She isn't helping me so I need to try someone or something else. So at the moment I am avoiding Milk, Potato and Potato starch, Tomato, Pepper, Soya and Nuts- This leaves me with a very limited diet!

Find another qualified nutritionist then. With so many restrictions to your diet, and I keep repeating the same message to you: you are just storing up problems for yourself in the future.

You'll not find the answers here because none of us can assess your general health or medical history. I did exactly what you are doing - touted for solutions via books and internet, and devised my own shabby intolerance diet, which I followed for years. My health has suffered as a result. It's only in the last few years when I got proper advice (and gained qualifications myself) that my health has been restored.

Your health WILL deteriorate and continue to deteriorate until you properly address your restrictive diet. Nutrients from food are the basic building blocks for all your hormones and enzymes. If you are missing key nutrients (and it will be nutrientS, plural) then it sets off a domino effect of not having this enzyme, or that neurochemical, or the other hormone - and this will impact your health.

Caroline has posted on several occasions the link to BANT, where you can find another qualified therapist. You can take the results to the tests you've already had and show them to your new therapist.

I'm not getting the feeling that you are taking any of the advice given on the many threads you've started on your diet-related issues. So, I'm not entirely clear what you are trying to achieve by posting your questions on HP? It might be time to sit down and think about what you are wanting, and to find a therapist who can help you. It may be that you'd have more success with someone from one of the mind therapies.

Ava x

[CarolineN]

I echo what Ava has said Mikey. Please re-read all that has been posted on your various threads. I am embarassed that someone who professes to be a trained nutritionist/nutritional therapist is unable to help you - that is our job! OR, is it YOU that is not listening????

If you don't get on with the therapist then that is another matter (find another one), but food intolerances are bread and butter for NT. Getting the gut sorted is vital to sorting any intolerances out. YOU also have to play your part and follow the advice you have been given, and if you don't understand it, then ASK her.

She should also given you a list of suitable foods - and there are plenty out there. Have you tried buckwheat, quinoa and millet for example, as alternatives to wheat and potato?

What about eating lots of fruit and veg - 3 fruit and 5 veg portions - and a portion is 75-100gms (3-4oz) so a total of a pound and a half of fruit and veg would do you a world of good, alkalising your body, providing fibre and loads of phytonutrients to help heal your gut. Have a look at this list for some idea of what you can eat. There are plenty of other lists available - all you need to do is avoid tomatoes, bell pepper, potatoes, aubergine (egg plant), and chillies. There are lots of recipe books available - many are on special offer in discount high street book shops.

As for milk, ther are lots of alternatives out there: rice, oat, and quinoa milks to start off with. You'll get them at a healthfood shop on the high street. Use them as you would ordinary milk.

You'll need to avoid processed foods as they have all sorts of hidden ingredients, especially soya. As for nuts - you need to be rigorous about this as it can turn into a full blown nut allergy and THAT is problematic - I have a friend that has to carry an injection all the time to counteract any possible reaction.

You need to change how you think about food - that is the job of your therapist and if she fails at that job then find another one.

[Padureni]

hi - I had a client with this, she told me the condition is a 'latex' intolerance and the enzyme is also found in aubergines, hope this may help -

Kind Regards

Originally Posted by kaif

Hi Mikey

Yes some people do have a low tolerance threshold to potatoes but its generally linked to a carbohydrate digestion problem.
In this case potato starch would have to be avoided.

Kaif