I’m having the same problem – trying to call recent posts on a single post page imports all of their comments as well. Really having a tough time figuring this one out!
Here is the code responsible – in my single.php
<ul>
<?php global $post; $myposts = get_posts('numberposts=5&offset=1');
foreach($myposts as $post) :
?>
<?php if (in_category('3')) continue; ?>
<li><lid><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></lid></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
I really hope someone can help!