tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113278563816479725.post3461647565961152609..comments2023-12-29T10:30:29.552-07:00Comments on Corn Allergic: What I Reacted To Today: Even Whole Foods Can Be a MinefieldChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07256688968327986691noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113278563816479725.post-80011581394901603732008-08-21T23:34:00.000-06:002008-08-21T23:34:00.000-06:00Hi Anonymous,I hope you checked out the links on t...Hi Anonymous,<BR/>I hope you checked out the links on the www.cornallergy.org webpage. There is one place you can go to find other people like us, it is the Corn Avoiders Forum. There are people there with issues like yours and it is where I found the most help over the years. <BR/><BR/>http://forums.delphiforums.com/avoidingcorn/<BR/>Check out the links page for the corn free products list and the names of corn derivatives.<BR/><BR/>Good luck and be careful out there!<BR/>-cChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256688968327986691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113278563816479725.post-41767408140233032352008-08-21T20:58:00.000-06:002008-08-21T20:58:00.000-06:00I like the flask idea! I just found your blog and ...I like the flask idea! I just found your blog and am reading thru your posts. Finally someone like me!!! I have (dr. tested) soy, corn, peanut and egg allergies, so since being diagnosed 5 years ago, I have NO life. And other Dr.s I go to act like I'm crazy when I tell them this and say there is no such thing as a corn allergy. I think I've even developed additional allergies to chicken (GM corn fed) I get the same headache, itchy, throat closing in, can't breathe reaction just smelling it roasting that I get smelling corn oil cook. If I eat it, up it comes and I'm in bed for the rest of the day and next. I was prescribed Allegra and was on it since I was diagnosed but have had to stop taking as I developed an very bad side effects to that drug. I stopped taking, problems went away. Went on prednisone and those side effects left me unable to leave my house for 2 weeks. Have to deal with my Dr.'s telling me the side effects are all in my head. Thank you for blogging about this issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113278563816479725.post-17905924270583536252008-07-27T12:23:00.000-06:002008-07-27T12:23:00.000-06:00Well, I have temporal lobe epilepsy, with no known...Well, I have temporal lobe epilepsy, with no known cause. AKA no genetic pre-deposition and no head injuries. The only patterns I ever noticed with seizures were dish soap and my "time of the month". Both neurologists I have visited have been sure that I imagined the connection between soap and steam and seizures, because they have never heard of such a thing, but I am 100% sure that there is some sort of connection. I haven't had any seizures since I started my new diet, though, which isn't really any big thing in itself, because I have gone months at a time in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113278563816479725.post-63994143102445528982008-07-27T10:15:00.000-06:002008-07-27T10:15:00.000-06:00Liz, what else gives you seizures? Is it only the ...Liz, what else gives you seizures? Is it only the detergent? I get really sick in the detergent isle, from all the corn in the fragrances and detergents.<BR/><BR/>We had been using a 7th generation brand that has citric acid (made from corn) so I couldn't be in the house when the dishwasher was running or for an hour or 2 after or I would have a reaction. So my sweetie had to do dishes. But I've been having problems with residue on the plastic cups, so we are looking for an alternative.<BR/><BR/> Two weeks ago I walked into my neighbors when her dishwasher was finishing up and I didn't have a problem -- she uses the Electrosol 2-1 tabs fresh sent. We've tried those once so far, and no reaction. But we will trial a few more times before declaring them safe for me.<BR/><BR/>I have these reactions with 2 HEPA filters and the A/C running in the apartment. Have you tried an air filter near the dishwasher? Does it help at all?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07256688968327986691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3113278563816479725.post-84469115950291428972008-07-27T07:41:00.000-06:002008-07-27T07:41:00.000-06:00So, have I told you that dishwashing detergent giv...So, have I told you that dishwashing detergent gives me seizures?<BR/><BR/>I can't use a powder detergent, because often I have simple-partial seizures when pouring the detergent. I have to use the kind that comes in a little capsule. <BR/><BR/>Once the dishwasher is done running, I cover my mouth and open the dishwasher, then back away quickly because the steam has given me seizures.<BR/><BR/>I have even had seizures in the detergent aisle at Walmart.<BR/><BR/>My neurologist has absolutely no explanation for this, and thinks I am crazy.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/><BR/>Liz aka xlame/lizisallergic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com