I'm allergic to potatoes. Can I eat sweet potatoes?

I was diagnosed with Celiac over 25 years ago meaning I can't eat gluten based foods.  Wheat, rye, barley are among the gluten grain family. 

Was now diagnosed with further issues with potato, teff and amaranth (gluten free protein rich grains), soy and why protein.  The response is a long term hyperactive immune issue and not an anaphylactic response.  I don't sneeze and wheeze but my immune system causes problems along the lines of autoimmune diseases including destruction of healthy nerve and digestive tissue.

Determining what proteins in what foods you have a certain type of response with is not something to be experimented with. The damage may not be immediately obvious.  Your doctor can test for many types of responses through blood and saliva tests.  I've found that more comprehensive testing is done through a complementary practitioner that understands and utilizes testing done by Cyrex Labs.  Many mainstream medical doctors (allergists) do not have knowledge or exposure to tools outside of what insurance companies will pay for and I've found those tests are very limited to the typical top 8 food allergens.  Gluten isn't among them.

In regards to vodka with potato, what I've learned over the years doing my safe gluten free eating, is that distillation of an offensive food removes the proteins that trigger the problem.  Fermentation does not.  I can't drink beer (except the gluten free beer made from sorghum) but I can drink any distilled spirits and not have a problem.    This has been confirmed by researchers on Celiac disease and diet.

 

I'm glad to know that sweet potatos can remain in my diet!

a very interesting question but not a very interesting or informative answer :(

I am allergic to potatoes along with 22 other foods. I do eat sweet potatoes without problems. I also enjoy the cauliflower mashed and even add gravy on occasion. I use yucca root in soup. Hope this helps.

I'm allergic to white potatoes. My allergist told me that sweet potatoes are OK. In fact: He said that when test fails, they start the patient on Sweet Potatoes and work out from there. He said "No one has been found to be allergic to Sweet Potatoes".

Hi. I also have a potato allergy and have started making my own bread in a bread maker. I buy Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Flour which they assure me is not contaminated in any way, and Red Star Yeast, which as well is made in a potato free facility. I found by making my own bread it takes a lot of worry out of eating every day.

"Yams are in the family Dioscoreacea (a monocot, like onion and grass).
Sweet potato is in the family Convolvulaceae (with morning glory).
Potato is in the family Solanaceae (with tomatoes and eggplants)." 

I am allergic to tomato and grass and afraid to have sweet potatoes. Yam is a little different and darker in color than a sweet potato and some health food stores have the different varieties.

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I have a similar problem - I have a potato allergy, and can not have sugar in combination with fruit. I make my own bread using bob's red mills whole wheat flour, honey, and Red Star Yeast, which is completely allergen free. Hope this helps!

I have just learned that my most severe allergy is white potatoes.  Sweet Potatoes are also an issue but not as severe.  You probably don't want to assume it's an easy substitute, so you should be tested or you may want to avoid them.  Inflammation is my main issue with food allergies. My reactions are due to the build up of these things in my system, so I get no immediate indication of eating something "bad".  I've been told it literally takes months for all the damaging materials to leave your body after consuming foods that cause allergic reactions - even if you can't feel them immediately.  

Sweet potatoes are not genetically related to potatoes. (They are both plants, of course.)

I am anaphylaxis to potatoes but I cN eat sweet potatoes just fine. I do read everything as I have had reactions to baked beans and flavored almond that I didn't think would have potato starch in it.

Hello. I am 43 years old. My daughter is now 17. As soon as I gave birth to her (seriously) something happened to by body and I became allergic to potatoes! It a server allergy (apoplectic shock). I have to read labels carefully because I have discovered potatoes in everything, even vitamins, most toothpastes, and a lot of other things. Yeast is a hard one to avoid. Some yeasts seem to bother me and others not so much (makes it difficult to eat out) so this has changed my life drastically and to the point that its really annoying! Main obvious thing is shredded bagged cheese. But then shredded cheese is added to so many things and its scary trying new things. I tend to eat safe foods, stuff I already have had. Just to avoid complications. As far as sweet potatoes go, I have to be honest, all these years its just been so scary that I have not even tempted to try them. I have discovered that I can eat this reddish colored potato with is in fact a sweet potato that Spanish people eat called Batata. I love these even though they are harder to find. I peel them and boil or fry them. I also can eat yucca root which is awesome if your in the mood for potato chips!!! Vitarroz makes some that I have to go to certain stores to find. They come in a yellow bag. Delicious!!

I have the question. I am interested to know about the red potato. I read somewhere that the white potato and latex allergies are common. Some type of similar protein. I'm also having difficulties with latex - hives, rash, burning, etc.

If my son is allergic to white potato, is it possible that he can eat the purple potato. Didn't know if it contains the same allergens

Hi kinny. Like you I have a potato allergy, or to be precise, an allergy to all of the related plants in the Solanacea group (also known as the Deadly Nightshade group) to which potato belongs. These include tomato, aubergine (bell peppers) eggplant, chilli and tobacco. Along with potatoes! But when I avoid these (sometimes difficult to do, they are added to so many foodstuffs) I'm fine. To get back to your question, sweet potato is not a member of the Solanacea group, so you should be fine to eat it. I can with no trouble.
Hope this helps!

Hey Dana, just read your message. If you're allergic to potatoes, then you're probably also allergic to it's genetic "cousin" tomato; and baked beans have tomato sauce added, so that could have been why you reacted to the baked beans, it may have been the tomato in it rather than the beans per se. Also, almonds are something that can affect people who are allergic to the solanacea plants (potatoes, tomatoes, chillis, eggplant, tobacco, etc.) Almonds, although unrelated to the solanacea group, do have a similar substance in them, glycoside amygdalin, that causes adverse reactions in sensitive people.