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KEG123 09:59 AM 02-21-2011
Anyone have a kid with corn allergies? What are some things you have to avoid, or more specifically what CAN they have?

I asked the potential dcm to provide a list of excluded foods and to list some things she can eat....but I wanted to hear from you all too!
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Cat Herder 10:11 AM 02-21-2011
Would that be a corn gluten allergy??

IDK, in all my years I have not seen true food alllergies. They are just not that common around here, I guess??

Too weird....IMHO
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KEG123 10:16 AM 02-21-2011
Originally Posted by Catherder:
Would that be a corn gluten allergy??

IDK, in all my years I have not seen true food allergies. They are just not that common around here, I guess??

Too weird....IMHO
Yeah they said anything corn, corn meal, corn syrup, etc. They said she gets a rash, watery eyes, extra saliva, but does not require epi pen. They also said they've been lessening as she gets older... so hopefully it's something she'll outgrow.
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DCMomOf3 10:17 AM 02-21-2011
I found these sites which may be helpful. T

Cooking Allergy Free

Corn Allergens
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DCMomOf3 10:19 AM 02-21-2011
the list is long, and it seems like the things listed are in most processed foods. I wonder how extensive her allergy really is. I would find it very hard to avoid some of the allergens listed.
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SilverSabre25 10:20 AM 02-21-2011
label read, label read, label read. You'll have to avoid pretty much all processed foods as many, if not most, of them will be using corn-based ingredients.

Is there any possibility of the parents providing the child's food?

Ask for a list of ingredients to watch for--corn syrup, corn syrup solids, high fructose corn syrup, to name a few. I'm sure there are going to be plenty of others.
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KEG123 10:21 AM 02-21-2011
They said it wasn't a severe allergy... but I told her to get a list to me of things she definitely could not have. So I guess we'll see. I know they do a lot of organic, which we also do... so I don't know... I guess we'll see when/if she comes
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Cat Herder 10:24 AM 02-21-2011
Wow!!! The list is staggerring...

So maybe just do a simple diet of single ingredient whole foods like meats, veggies, legumes, potatoes and fruits and you should be in the clear....

Leave the breads for Mom to figure out....
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KEG123 10:29 AM 02-21-2011
mom looked at one of our "main" breads we used and said it was ok. She also said she has a reaction to bleached flour but is trying to figure out if it's just flour that aggrivates her, or if it's the bleaching process because I guess she's ok with whole wheat flour.
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