Absolutely. There are some, including the renowned Dr. Gundry, who consider tomatoes, a member of the nightshade family, seriously bad for you.
Potatoes and eggplants are also nightshades. Try a grilled tomato half on your breakfast plate. Yummy.
My problem is gout is supposedly worse when consuming tomatoes. My off and on gout attacks don’t seem to be triggered by anything but big storms coming through.
A shame because I love tomatoes in all forms. Many times the gout isn’t triggered so I get to have some.
I think some people are sensitive to something in nightshade, but not all people. Several years ago I read nightshade can cause leg pain and stiffness in people, so I stopped eating them and within three weeks, my pain had ended.
There are times when by mistake I eat something that turns out to have nightshade (usually paprika or red pepper flakes) and the pain comes right back.
However, most people I know do not have this problem, so I think it is an individual thing.
And it is **** such **** a problem! So many foods have nightshade, and I really love potatoes and peppers!