What is Nightshade-free diet?

Category: Nutrition/Diets

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A nightshade-free diet is thought to help relieve arthritis pain and inflammation. The nightshade family includes the Datura or Jimson weed, mandrake, deadly nightshade or belladonna, capsicum (paprika, chili pepper), potato, tobacco, tomato, eggplant and petunia.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Pain 9 4
Irritable bowel syndrome 3 0
Fibromyalgia 2 0
Inflammation 2 0
Bowel irritability 1 1

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 0
None 5

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Nightshade-free diet

Side effect Patients Percentage
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 2
Usually 2
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 4
A little hard to take 1
Not at all hard to take 0
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 1
Not specified 4
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1 patient evaluation for Nightshade-free diet

May 8, 2012 (Started Sep 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for joint pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for systemic lupus erythematosus)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pleurisy)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: Daily
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