How do you deal with a wheat, dairy, and corn allergy?
May 1st, 2007 by admin
Jenny asked:
I have a child who tested positive to a wheat, dairy, and corn allergy. What do I do to help her? She is six years old.
I have a child who tested positive to a wheat, dairy, and corn allergy. What do I do to help her? She is six years old.
- Posted in Allergies
May 2nd, 2007 at 8:38 am
dont give her any food products that either contain or are made in machines that have been contaminated with wheat (or wheat proteins most commonly gluten) dairy or corn LOL
the dairy is easy you can give her soy or rice milk and that sould be fine if you dont do milk make sure she takes supplements b/c she needs vit D to absorb calcium for bones… The wheat - you can give her gluten free wheat products - the problem is many products if they do not contain the wheat they are contaminated with wheat proteins (gluten)… thats because those products are manufactured from the same company and they cant completely eliminate gluten from the machines…
Secondly medications like antihistamines (BENEDRYL) will reduce symptoms- great to always have in the house in case she is accidently exposed and always have handy an epi pen for acute attacks, if they compromise her airway… you can keep analgesic creams around for the itchy hives, but the self resolve. try to have her not scratch the rashes to aviod bleeding/scarring or infection…
I dont know how serious her allergy is but if you really want more info see a nutritionist at your primary care providers office or just see your PCP or call the advice nurse…
Im also not sure if your question is how do you treat an allergy or what to do to prevent it but i tried to answer both just in case… Good luck its a hard allergy to prevent because of wheats prevalance and especially contamination in foods- be wary of products, always have her try it in small amounts and watch her for reaction- you never know studies have shown even in gluten free products there is still trace gluten present– its a hard thing to clean out of machines…
lots of vegies, potatoes, greens, fruits– you dont need wheat to get carbs…
May 3rd, 2007 at 3:17 pm
This is probably a question best asked to a nutritionist. Avoiding dairy isn’t hard, since there are all sorts of vegan substitutes out there. There is also some sort of pill to help with dairy allergies, but it might just be easiest to go with the vegan alternatives in that area. My aunt is allergic to wheat, and she makes her own bread that is wheat free. I’m sure there are recipes online. The corn is a harder one, since corn is used in a lot of things. The best thing to do is to read labels, and avoid processed foods as much as possible. Fresh fruits and veggies will be great. And ignore what the person who answered first said about supplements for Vitamin D. As long as you take your daughter outside for a little bit every day and let her get some sunshine, her body will make that itself.
But I still suggest seeing a nutritionist for advice. Since she’s six, it’s very important that she gets proper nutrition despite her allergies.
May 4th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Be very careful with the corn allergy, I think that’s the hardest food of the 3 to avoid. My cousin was allergic to corn for a little while. Things you wouldn’t think of contain corn, like lots of children’s’ medications (corn syrup for flavoring). The other two are easier to avoid. Anything you can think of that’s made from milk is made with rice or soy substitutes, and there’s a growing number of wheat-free products. It takes a bit of creativity, but it can be done.
Good luck to you! I sympathize and empathize with you completely.
May 7th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Don’t get freaked out I am allergic to wheat, dairy, barley sugar, herbs, spices, yeast, aspirin and so on.
If I can help further do not hesitate to email.
Anyway here goes
First write a list out of what she can’t have.
2 Remember that most tablets have lactose on the outside and that she can’t have medication unless it is made specially. if in the UK this is eeasy but if not then you will have to ifind otu NOW befoer she is ill what to do.
If in the UK you will have to email me to find out what to do.
3 Now write down meals that don’t contin any no nos
I have a list of meals for nine weeks and it is a bonus as I started off having the same things oevr and oevr gain.
4 Dairy the dairy substitutes are soya and oat milk rice milk tastes fo almonds and is horrid in anything.
Oat milk can be bought at a lot of places in the UK but ? wher you are.
Soya cream is a delight and icecream is lovely, but she will not be able to drink milk as it is too horrible.
5 wheat is more of a problem, if she is in the UK ask the doctor if he would give you a prescription for non wheat goods, that is ones for coeliacs, he might as it is a child but does nto have to unless she is coeliac. Otherwise you can make scones using rice flour, Barket bread mix and oat bran for fibre. again difficult unless i know where you live.
Please email me as I am running out of space.
May 10th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Here are two websites that have recipes that should help you get started. They also have links to other sites. Don’t worry about the autism being linked– they just have some good recipes for wheat and dairy allergies. Good luck
May 11th, 2007 at 3:57 am
First, don’t panic.
Second, find a good corn allergy forum where you can get together with others with similar allergies and talk about this.
The best corn-allergy forum is:
Corn is by far the worst allergy to try to avoid. The following links should give you good info to help you avoid it.
Avoiding wheat and dairy, while difficult, will seem easy in comparison to corn. If you read the above links you’ll understand why.
I really cannot emphasis enough the benefits of joining a corn allergy support forum like the one I recommended above.
Most who have a corn allergy also have other food allergies, and its not uncommon to be allergic to milk and wheat with a corn allergy.
Right off hand, Chebe bread mixes (some contain milk, so watch labels) and Tinkyada pasta are going to help you out a lot.
Good Luck and Hope to see you on Delphi soon.