tomatoes cause wierd dreams...

[maya62 7]

My husband has had strange dreams the past couple of nights after eating chili, which had tomatoes from our garden in it I sometimes have strange dreams after eating food with tomatoes in it. But with him, he interprets the dreams as meaning something significant... like a sign that something bad might happen. I'm fairly agnostic about stuff like that, but I tend to prefer scientific explanations.

I know tomatoes (and potatoes and eggplants) are in the nightshade family. I'm trying to find more info about how they impact dreams, though. I've googled it and did not come up with much. Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks!

Maya

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

I had the craziest nightmares after taking malaria prophylactics.

Never from food though.

[Mags 112]

To dream of eating them is a good omen, but I don't know anything about what eating them causes, dreamwise. I know that they say cheese can cause nightmares, but that was discounted a while back.

[LoriLawless 0]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

[Mags 112]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

There was a test done a few years back where they had loads of people eat various cheeses and none of them reported bad dreams or nightmares.

Edited November 28, 2007 by Mags

[Ban Hammer 13,645]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

so that explains things when i have a pepperoni and jalapena pizza

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

so that explains things when i have a pepperoni and jalapena pizza

Do your nightmares involve a monster in a sombrero?

[Ban Hammer 13,645]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

so that explains things when i have a pepperoni and jalapena pizza

Do your nightmares involve a monster in a sombrero?

usually i'm being chased by cows. maybe mad cows from canada, i dunno.

[LoriLawless 0]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

so that explains things when i have a pepperoni and jalapena pizza

Do your nightmares involve a monster in a sombrero?

usually i'm being chased by cows. maybe mad cows from canada, i dunno.

Well that's better than Zombies, or aliens that transform from a mother ship to human form with acid all over it.

Yeah, I should just stay away from pizza.

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

There was a test done a few years back where they had loads of people eat various cheeses and none of them reported bad dreams or nightmares.

Did they include mozzerella?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

so that explains things when i have a pepperoni and jalapena pizza

Do your nightmares involve a monster in a sombrero?

usually i'm being chased by cows. maybe mad cows from canada, i dunno.

You may not realize it, but the mad cow is Hillary and 'from Canada' refers to socialized medicine.

[djcess 0]

i think your husband was very full and slept right away... nothing to do with tomatoes i guess.

Edited November 28, 2007 by djcess

[Sinergy 3]

i have nightmares after eating oranges

[Sister Fracas 5]

[Ban Hammer 13,645]

Cheese DOES cause nightmares! Then again, maybe it was the tomatoes?

so that explains things when i have a pepperoni and jalapena pizza

Do your nightmares involve a monster in a sombrero?

usually i'm being chased by cows. maybe mad cows from canada, i dunno.

You may not realize it, but the mad cow is Hillary and 'from Canada' refers to socialized medicine.

maybe fortunately i always outrun/dodge the cows.

[Marilyn. 340]

Dietary and Lifestyle Causes of Sleep Disorders

The following foods are known to contain tyramine, a chemical created in the breakdown of tyrosine, an amino acid protein. Tyramine acts as a brain chemical stimulant. The following foods and drinks are known to contribute to the formation of tyramine: all forms of alcohol, bacon, caffeine, cheese, chocolate, eggplant, ham, potatoes, sauerkraut, sausage, spinach, sugar, tobacco, tomatoes, and wine. People with sleep disorders should avoid these foods, especially at bedtime.

http://www.unitedmedicalnetwork.com/umnhea...tions_sleep.asp

Can Certain Foods Cause Nightmares?

With children, nightmares often occur after eating sugar, spicy, or exotic foods before bedtime. Eating sugar before bed often results in high blood sugar (hyperglycemic) for a short while, then, often after the person goes to sleep the body becomes low in blood sugar (hypoglycemic) and this is thought to contribute to nightmares. In adults, eating sugary, spicy or exotic foods, drinking alcohol or taking drugs before bedtime often precipitates nightmares.