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Corn Allergies
Naomi West
People who have an allergy to corn are most often allergic to other cereal grains as well. Yet, even if they are there are times that they will not experience any symptoms at all like they do when they come into contact with corn. A person can have an allergic reaction when eating raw or cooked corn.
Corn is a type of cereal grain that is made up of proteins. Research shows that very few people are actually allergic to corn. But those who are usually will suffer from sever allergic reactions. One of these most common and most deadly reactions is anaphylaxis. This is when your body goes into shock and will stop breathing.
Research shows that they may even have reactions when exposed to corn pollen, cornstarch, or grass pollen. Because of this it is important that they do what they can to avoid corn and corn related foods. This is the only way to prevent reactions from affecting them in the future.
In order to make sure that people will avoid corn in their diet means that they need to pay close attention to what foods are made with it. We have provided a list of foods that can contain corn. (Please keep in mind that this is a small list and there may be other foods that you need to research and watch out for.)
Corn tortillas
Corn syrup
Corn oil
Corn meal
Cornstarch
Vegetable oil
Popcorn
Grits
Corn sugars
Margarine
Corn chips (Tortilla chips, Fritos)
Corn fritters
Breakfast cereals (such as corn flakes)
Food is not the only thing that you will need to watch out for. There are different paper containers that may contain corn as well as the inner surface of plastic food wrappers that could be coated with cornstarch. These include cups plates, boxes, and milk cartons.
The most common symptoms that someone with corn allergy will suffer from include; stomach pain, asthma, difficulty swallowing, anaphylaxis, decrease in blood pressure, stomach cramps, discomfort, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rashes, migraines, swelling in the face or tongue.
Article submitted Saturday, October 11, 2008
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