Comments on: Tomato Allergy

By: Amy Howell

Amy Howell — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:36:17 +0000

Wow this is fantastic, I just found out today that my daughter is highly allergic to tomoatos, she has been coverd in hives and problems breathing after having anything with them in. I been worried all day about how to let her have the things she enjoys, and you just gave me the answer thank you

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:36:15 +0000

I tried to avoid tomatoes as a kid. Always hated them. Continued disliking and mostly avoiding them into adulthood. In my mid 20′s I started to force myself to eat them for health (all that lycopene!) I developed a tomato sauce recipe I – and everyone else – loved. (Still, could never eat them raw, just hated the taste). Started to develop allergy symptoms what seemed randomly. Sneezing, runny nose, awful headache, and then diarrhea the next day. Took me a long time, as my symptoms worsened, to figure out it was the tomatoes! (Had never heard of tomato allergy or intolerance. Thought it must have been the dairy, then the pasta, then I blamed my new shampoo… Slowly cut a lot out before I thought, “could it be the tomato sauce?”). Good thing I guessed it because my symptoms were getting worse (more severe) with each bout. Now, I have to avoid all tomato all the time. Even a little gives me a reaction. There are tomatoes in a lot of Indian dishes, and of course pizzas, pastas, Mexican/salsas, etc. Thank you for posting about this little known problem.

By: Christine Davis

Christine Davis — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:45:10 +0000

Thank you my Daughter suffers with Acid Reflux and Tomatoes are one of the things to avoid and she loves all the foods that contain them so to find this site and I have ordered the no tomatoe sause Hope she likes it and again thank you for this site from Christine Davis

By: Martin Dixon

Martin Dixon — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:43:47 +0000

Yes, I have it too although it is perhaps better described as an intolerance than an allergy. It is not life threatening, and usually only results in diarrea or vomiting if I intadvertently consume tomato. Unpleasant yes. Life threatening no.
I always have to carefully examine the ingredients list of any food product I buy, and my eyesight is somtimes not up to reading the minute print. There are those who cannot understand that I cannot eat things like pizza or chilli con carne. Tomato is in so many foods, baked beans for example. Ready meals in supermarkets seem to nearly always contain tomato. It is hard to find one that doesn’t. I love curries, but I have to make them myself, to ensure thay contain no tomato.
I don’t seem to have the same problem with other nightshades like potato and chilli.

By: Larisa

Larisa — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:36:51 +0000

thanks so much for this site. when i was 17 i got really sick had a high fever was really weak tired and had bruises all over me. i had been eating tomatoes sincei was born. i have looked in vain to find out what happened to me then and couldnt find any reason. the drs didnt even know what was wrong but told me to never take anything containing asprin again cause of how low my blood levels were. a few months later i got really sick again this time without the bruises and high fever and they still couldnt tell me the culprit. after i turned 18 i had made my killer speghetti and sat down to a nice bowl when my hands started itching and my lips and toungue started to tingle. i went to the dr and they finally told me tomatos was the culprit. i now have to check everything i eat. i cant even have tomato powder like you find in bbq chips. i have avoided them like the plague ever since. i cant touch them or eat them. if i go out to eat i have to specify the allergy and make sure they understand that if they touched tomato or ketchup with their hands they have to change gloves and unfortunantly i know immediatly if they didnt listen. this site has finally explined alot for me i never thought to look for an alternitive way to cook things like chili which i have done without for years. this site is amazing. and once again i thank you.

By: Karen Wicker

Karen Wicker — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:45:28 +0000

Thank you so much for this site.I have ate tomatoes all my life.I have had rashes,hives,sores from scratching.But did I ever think I was allergic to a tomato?No.Well we planted a garden this year and I got a sever case of hives and rashes.Had to go to Dr.Got epinepherine shot,steroid shot,and a couple of other pills.Left with prednisone,zantac and zyrtec.Now I have to avoid tomatoes and you really don’t pay attention to tomatoes in foods until you can’t have them.I love ketchup.Now I have to find substitutes for ketchup,pizza sauce and spaghetti sauce.This site is such a big help to me.Thank you again.

By: karen

karen — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:29:00 +0000

I am so glad to know that I am not alone in this.I have recently discovered I have a tomato allergy.Been eating them all my life.I have had hives and rashes and such,but never put it to tomatoes.Now I know after a trip to the dr.So glad to find some tomato alternatives.Thank you so much.

By: Alick Smith

Alick Smith — Fri, 27 May 2011 12:58:05 +0000

WOW never thought I would ever find a site that done (edit) No-Tomato sauce, probably cause I never looked.
it’s great to see im not alone as most people think im making a fuss over nothing. I wish all the major food retailers would look it up and help promote your products and maybe even stop adding tomato puree to everything that comes as convenient and fast food. keep up the good work.

By: Nic Redworth

Nic Redworth — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:06:05 +0000

Thank you for your helpful website, I have been unable to tolerate any of the nightshade family since the age of 13, with severe abdominal pain and memory loss/ delusions if I get caught out.. Strangely enough, my pupils refuse to dilate too, so I have to wear sunglasses. Yet it is amazing how many of my friends find it funny! It’s nice to realise I’m not the only sufferer!
Thanks, Nic

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:32:00 +0000

Yay, i’ve been allergic since 2000 and have been pulling my hair out trying to find a replacement fot the nomato that Soma have stopped producing. here’s to pizza again