One way that Bananas tomatoes and eggs are similar is that they are all considered to be high-potassium foods.  High levels of potassium can also cause both stomach ache and nausea -- although, the information I found seems to indicate that such problems are associated with high intake of potassium supplements -- rather than potassium-rich foods.

Sometimes, foods eaten in the wrong combinations can cause stomach problems.  Here's a resource that talks about Food Combinations for Health.  It also talks about what foods not to combine -- for example:

"Combining fruit and vegetables

Everybody knows fruit and vegetables are healthy. Few people know they should not be combined with each other. Fruit requires other enzymes for digestion than vegetables do. By combining them, your are interfering with the enzymes. The large amounts of fibrous tissue in fruit and vegetables, produce fermentation and alcohol. Your intestines respond with stomach ache, severe flatulence or diarrhea. That is why one of the most important rules of a healthier way of living is to avoid combinations of fruit and vegetables. This advice could save you from a lot of discomfort!"

Finally, many natural digestive aides are available in health-food stores or on the Internet -- they contain enzymes to help break down different food components such as starches and sugars.  It is fairly common for our bodies to lack one or more of these enzymes.  This means that the food we eat is not completely broken down which leads to 'gas' and other kinds of gastrointestinal discomfort.

As I am not a health-care professional -- this information is not intended to be medical advice -- and should not be considered -- or acted upon -- as such.

Good Luck!

   

Edited by Oreport on July 11 2004 at 12:13 PM

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After much research, I believe I found the similarities - it is Manganese which stimulates the growth of Pheochromocytoma.

PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA

Pheochromocytoma is a disease, which seems to bear many similarities to hyperthyroidism, especially in that it seems to involve a copper deficiency. However, the key deficiency in pheochromocytoma appears to be chromium.

Pheochromocytoma (or pheo for short) involves the growth of pheo tumors, which can be located in the adrenals or anywhere in the body and which produce excessive amounts of catecholamine hormones, such as epinephrine (adrenalin) and norepinephrine (noradrenalin).

The effect is that the person with pheo tumors has high levels of these hormones circulating which puts the person in a constant state of extreme stress.

Pheochromocytoma is usually considered a hereditary disease since it runs in families, but random occurrences exist, pointing to other possible causes. One study below is suggestive in indicating that if the father is exposed to urethane or chromium (III) before conception, the offspring may get pheochromocytoma.

Besides the above theory that pheochromocytoma is the result of genetic or other damage to the father from chemical exposure, I’m also looking at the following possible disease etiology:

Some minerals seem to play a role in the generation of pheochromocytoma. Excessive manganese may stimulate the growth of pheo cells and this may be a result of a chromium deficiency in pheos. High manganese foods should probably be limited. These include: bananas, blueberries, pineapples, eggs, whole grains, green vegetables, legumes, nuts, rice, eggs, and ginger.

Also iron seems to be involved. Iron appears to be necessary in the formation of catecholamine hormones. Excessive manganese (or excessive cellular manganese caused by a chromium deficiency) may deplete iron, thus forcing the body to produce tumors as additional manufacturing sites for the production of catecholamine hormones. When iron is replenished, the tumors over-produce and pheo symptoms result.

Copper seems to be essential for forming monoamine oxidase and other enzymes which break down the catecholamines. Since manganese is a copper antagonist, the excessive manganese causes a copper deficiency which in turn causes a depletion of monoamine oxidase and a subsequent excess of catecholamines.

My interpretation of the first study below is this: Pheochromocytoma is a tumor of the chromaffin cells of the adrenal glands. Chromaffin tissue is named this from "chromium" and "affinis", which means having affinity for. The chromaffin tissue takes up and stains strongly with chromium salts. This means that these tissues normally need large amounts of chromium.  

In the study below, exposure of male mice to chromium before conception caused an adaptive genetic change in the offspring to prepare them for an environment where chromium levels and intake will be high. This adaptation probably increases the excretion of chromium in the offspring to prevent toxicity. However, if the offspring are then reared in a chromium-normal environment, the chromaffin cells become chromium-deficient and tumors then grow as an adaptation to increase chromium extraction from the blood supply. These tumors are pheochromocytomas and they result not from genetic "damage" but from genetic "adaptation." 

Other studies show  that manganese, which is a chromium antagonist, increases the growth of pheo tumors, which offers further support to the thesis that pheos result from a chromium deficiency. If this analysis is correct, then pheochromocytoma may be helped significantly by supplementing with high amounts of chromium, perhaps as high as 1000 mcg or more. Please be aware that this is just a theory based upon the present studies.

Pheochromocytoma

I find that only tomatoes and bananas are similar with the same level of potassium -

Other vitamins/minerals:

Eggs contain Vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Phosphorus, Selenium and Zinc.

Bananas contain Pyridoxine (B₆)

Tomatoes contain Vitamin C

Vitamins and minerals are the building blocks for the cells within our bodies. Each cell has a different requirement for the nutrients you feed yourself and any extra is either stored or disposed. Some can be toxic if you take too much while others are harmless.

Everyone has a different requirement as to their nutritional needs. Infants, toddlers and children under 12 have differing requirements. Even those over the age of 12 have different requirements depending on certain factors such as going through puberty, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, body building, menopause, illness and so forth. Men also have different needs from women.

The USDA has set up guidelines for requirements, but they are just something to set a general standard. The underlying idea is that the MDR, RDA, and RDI levels of intake should prevent gross nutritional deficiencies.

You need to factor in other things you are going through and the way you are feeling. Just as drugs and alcohol affect someone who weighs less than one who weighs more, vitamins and minerals also work the same way. Age is a factor. Sex is a factor. Consult a doctor for help in determining your requirements.

OTHER VITAMINS

Vitamin-like substances include a number of compounds that resemble vitamins in their activity but are normally synthesized in the human body in adequate amounts. They are often classified with the B vitamins because of similarities in function and distribution in foods. Their status as essential nutrients remains uncertain. Choline is found in all living cells and plays a role in nerve function and various metabolic processes. Myoinositol is a water-soluble compound; its significance in human nutrition is not established. Para-aminobenzoic acid is an integral part of folic acid but its role in human nutrition has not been documented.

MINERALS

The major minerals are calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium and chloride. These are the ones that are present in your body in the largest amounts. The trace minerals are iron, zinc, iodine, copper, manganese, fluoride, chromium, selenium and molybdenum. These are required in much smaller amounts.

Carnitine has an essential role in the transport of fatty substances. Lipoic acid seems to have a coenzyme function similar to that of thiamine; however, because it is synthesized in the human liver and kidneys, it is not considered a vitamin. Bioflavinoids are a group of substances that affect the permeability of capillaries but do not normally have to be added to human diets.

Vitamin and other nutritional supplements do work, but what you eat as a normal part of your diet should be where you get most of your nutrition. Sometimes, one or two vitamins can make a very big difference in your health. Most Americans do not eat sufficient quantities of fruits and vegetables and can be helped with additional vitamin A, B, C and K supplements. It would be better to take a supplement than to have none at all if fruits and vegetables are not in your diet, but it would be better still to have the fruits and vegetables as they include water and fiber as well. What's likely to happen when a person with bad dietary habits takes vitamins is they are going to get something their body has been lacking which is better than going without any supplement at all.

Even under ideal conditions, you may not get what you need out of a normal or balanced diet. The nutritional value of food has declined over the years, people have different stress factors that can deplete one body of vital resources faster than in others, and not everyone getting "quality" food can be assured the quality is as pure as advertised.

Are You Getting Enough? Vitamin And Mineral Chart

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