I wanted to share the thank you e-mail I received from my sister whose
husband has allergic reactions to nightshades.

"Thank you sooo much 4 checking with your cooking club re Dons allergy
to nightshades. They had wonderful suggestions.

Actually he found out himself by doing a lot of reading and comparing
his symptoms with foods listed. He also found out that he is allergic
to sorbitol. Anything with that in it gives him the D word. ( I hate
to say diarrhea when talking about food.) Even the sorbitol in Wasabi
paste will do it so I use the powdered.

Your group's suggestions are wonderful. The Barefoot Contessa does a
mushroom lasagna with bechamel sauce..maybe Ill try that with meat
too, also the suiza and carbonara. sauces [Thanks marcella] The idea
of using only fully ripened peppers is also worth trying (thanks
Wayne). I'm thrilled to hear that peppercorns are not paart of the
nightshade family( thank you Michael) because i have eliminated black
pepper entirely. I have made the tomato sauce with beets and its
really very good but BLAND. (thanks Lia)Maybe if I use pepper and
experiment with herbs and spices I can find a solution.

Thanks again sweetie for your help. I love you,
fran"


Thanks guys. I appreciate your help also.

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> wrote in message
...
>I wanted to share the thank you e-mail I received from my sister whose
> husband has allergic reactions to nightshades.
>
> "Thank you sooo much 4 checking with your cooking club re Dons allergy
> to nightshades. They had wonderful suggestions.
>
> Actually he found out himself by doing a lot of reading and comparing
> his symptoms with foods listed.


I'm just curious: When he eats his favorite Italian foods containing tomato
sauce, what other things tend to accompany the meal? Think hard.

wrote:
>
> Anything with that in it gives him the D word. ( I hate
> to say diarrhea when talking about food.)

It's a #3, a.k.a. a #2 with the consistency of a #1.

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:57:55 GMT, "Pete C." >
wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> Anything with that in it gives him the D word. ( I hate
>> to say diarrhea when talking about food.)
>
>It's a #3, a.k.a. a #2 with the consistency of a #1.

Thanks for the laugh Pete, that's great. I'll pass that on to her.

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wrote:
> I have made the tomato sauce with beets and its
> really very good but BLAND. (thanks Lia)Maybe if I use pepper and
> experiment with herbs and spices I can find a solution.


I don't like it either. (But I'm not allergic to tomatoes so I don't
have to eat it.) If it is bland, in addition to adding herbs and
spices, add small amounts of wine vinegar. (Or any sort of vinegar.)
In this case, the blandness is likely to be a matter of beets not being
as tart as tomatoes.


--Lia

wrote:
>
> Actually he found out himself by doing a lot of reading and comparing
> his symptoms with foods listed. He also found out that he is allergic
> to sorbitol. Anything with that in it gives him the D word. ( I hate
> to say diarrhea when talking about food.) Even the sorbitol in Wasabi
> paste will do it so I use the powdered.


Without getting more indelicate, let's just say that digestive upsets
run in my family too. So this interests me. I've never heard of
sorbitol. I've never paid any attention to it as an ingredient. Is it
found naturally? What's it used in? Like your brother-in-law, I often
have to get sick first, then backtrack to think of what I've eaten and
what might be causing the trouble.


--Lia

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote

> Without getting more indelicate, let's just say that digestive upsets run
> in my family too. So this interests me. I've never heard of sorbitol.
> I've never paid any attention to it as an ingredient. Is it found
> naturally? What's it used in? Like your brother-in-law, I often have to
> get sick first, then backtrack to think of what I've eaten and what might
> be causing the trouble.

Isn't that the stuff in sugar free gum that give people ... fits?

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
> Isn't that the stuff in sugar free gum that give people ... fits?


I should have wikied in the first place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbitol


I'm taking sorbitol off my list of things to worry about. I never touch
sugar substitutes (since I have no trouble with ordinary sugar). And
I've never had trouble with the foods it occurs in naturally, the stone
fruits and berries. (That is, I don't eat nothing but prunes day and
night. A nice apricot tart is fine.)


--Lia

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:45:48 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> Actually he found out himself by doing a lot of reading and comparing
>> his symptoms with foods listed. He also found out that he is allergic
>> to sorbitol. Anything with that in it gives him the D word. ( I hate
>> to say diarrhea when talking about food.) Even the sorbitol in Wasabi
>> paste will do it so I use the powdered.
>
>
>Without getting more indelicate, let's just say that digestive upsets
>run in my family too. So this interests me. I've never heard of
>sorbitol. I've never paid any attention to it as an ingredient. Is it
>found naturally? What's it used in?
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorbitol
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/sorbitol.html

>
>Like your brother-in-law, I often
>have to get sick first, then backtrack to think of what I've eaten and
>what might be causing the trouble.

http://www.foodintol.com/food_intolerance/hot_ibs.htm

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wrote:
He also found out that he is allergic
> to sorbitol. Anything with that in it gives him the D word. ( I hate
> to say diarrhea when talking about food.) Even the sorbitol in Wasabi
> paste will do it so I use the powdered.

That is a known side effect of sorbitol though, which is NOT the same
thing as an allergy. Especially if someone takes in too much at one
time. Ugh.

In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> wrote:
> >
> > Actually he found out himself by doing a lot of reading and comparing
> > his symptoms with foods listed. He also found out that he is allergic
> > to sorbitol. Anything with that in it gives him the D word. ( I hate
> > to say diarrhea when talking about food.) Even the sorbitol in Wasabi
> > paste will do it so I use the powdered.
>
>
> Without getting more indelicate, let's just say that digestive upsets
> run in my family too. So this interests me. I've never heard of
> sorbitol. I've never paid any attention to it as an ingredient. Is it
> found naturally? What's it used in?

It's an artificial sweetener.

Miche

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sf wrote:
>
> http://www.foodintol.com/food_intolerance/hot_ibs.htm


Thanks. That's an informative webpage. I'm guessing that sorbitol is
one of those things that my family should keep away from.


--Lia

"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
. ..
> sf wrote:
>>
>> http://www.foodintol.com/food_intolerance/hot_ibs.htm
>
>
> Thanks. That's an informative webpage. I'm guessing that sorbitol is one
> of those things that my family should keep away from.
>
>
> --Lia
>


If your family's making "sugar free" products a regular part of its eating
plan to begin with, you have some problems with your food choices as a
whole.

On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:42:34 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> wrote:

wrote:
>> I have made the tomato sauce with beets and its
>> really very good but BLAND. (thanks Lia)Maybe if I use pepper and
>> experiment with herbs and spices I can find a solution.
>
>
>I don't like it either. (But I'm not allergic to tomatoes so I don't
>have to eat it.) If it is bland, in addition to adding herbs and
>spices, add small amounts of wine vinegar. (Or any sort of vinegar.)
>In this case, the blandness is likely to be a matter of beets not being
>as tart as tomatoes.
>
>
>--Lia

Thanks Lia. I'll pass this on. They are very grateful for the help.

koko
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On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:45:48 GMT, blake murphy >
wrote:

>On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:18:50 -0800, wrote:
>
>>I wanted to share the thank you e-mail I received from my sister whose
>>husband has allergic reactions to nightshades.

snippage

>i think it's very sweet of your sister to thank individual people.
>your family must be nice folks.
>
>your pal,
>blake

Thank you blake, they are. Even though I could tell you some mean
things they did to me when we were little kids. <insert innocent smile
here>

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On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:18:59 -0800, wrote:

>On Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:45:48 GMT, blake murphy >
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:18:50 -0800, wrote:
>>
>>>I wanted to share the thank you e-mail I received from my sister whose
>>>husband has allergic reactions to nightshades.
>
>snippage
>
>>i think it's very sweet of your sister to thank individual people.
>>your family must be nice folks.
>>
>>your pal,
>>blake
>
>Thank you blake, they are. Even though I could tell you some mean
>things they did to me when we were little kids. <insert innocent smile
>here>
>
>koko
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i bet you got your own back, though.

your pal,
blake