Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Do you suspect food dyes are causing problems?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 163588" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>It's important to realise that if your child has a problem with a food additive (or more than one) then banning it isn't necessarily the answer. What is still left available on the market may not cause any problems for a lot of people, but can still be an issue for you or your child.</p><p></p><p>Our problems, interestingly, have been triggered through food colourings used in medications. I kept my kids as additive-free as possible, although I wasn't fanatic about it. But medications use artificial colourings not only to disguise their true appearance but also as identification- it should always be possible to take unknown pills to a pharmacist and have them identified through a combination of shape, markings and colourings. This means that while foods can be more restricted, drug companies are much freer to use additives. I guess the Powers That Be feel we ingest a lot more food than medicines, so we can get away with sneaking in more suspect chemicals to the drugs. Trouble is, if you have an allergic reaction it really doesn't take much to trigger it - for difficult child 3, it was one dose of cough mixture. For easy child, it was one dose of anti-thrush medicine as a baby. For me, it was one painkiller that I had been taking for years, prescribed by my specialist, to which I suddenly developed an allergy.</p><p></p><p>We also must remember that a lot of chemical allergy and sensitivity triggers occur naturally. MSG is a case in point - although some Chinese restaurants put extra in their food (increasingly, restaurants are being responsible and not adding extra) a lot of foods naturally contain glutamate. Other natural chemicals causing problems are the amines and the salicylates. It turns out (sadly) that the most common natural triggers are the chemicals responsible for flavour. </p><p></p><p>Some natural colours can also trigger reactions.</p><p></p><p>There is no completely safe food. We can keep ourselves and our children as safe as possible by eating a wide variety of natural foods (in season) in our diet, prepared by ourselves and containing as little as possible manufactured ingredients, but it's still no guarantee.</p><p></p><p>If you suspect a food allergy or sensitivity issue, there are steps you can take. But never forget that the problem trigger doesn't have to be artificial, even though it does increase the chances.</p><p></p><p>Don't rule out ANYTHING.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 163588, member: 1991"] It's important to realise that if your child has a problem with a food additive (or more than one) then banning it isn't necessarily the answer. What is still left available on the market may not cause any problems for a lot of people, but can still be an issue for you or your child. Our problems, interestingly, have been triggered through food colourings used in medications. I kept my kids as additive-free as possible, although I wasn't fanatic about it. But medications use artificial colourings not only to disguise their true appearance but also as identification- it should always be possible to take unknown pills to a pharmacist and have them identified through a combination of shape, markings and colourings. This means that while foods can be more restricted, drug companies are much freer to use additives. I guess the Powers That Be feel we ingest a lot more food than medicines, so we can get away with sneaking in more suspect chemicals to the drugs. Trouble is, if you have an allergic reaction it really doesn't take much to trigger it - for difficult child 3, it was one dose of cough mixture. For easy child, it was one dose of anti-thrush medicine as a baby. For me, it was one painkiller that I had been taking for years, prescribed by my specialist, to which I suddenly developed an allergy. We also must remember that a lot of chemical allergy and sensitivity triggers occur naturally. MSG is a case in point - although some Chinese restaurants put extra in their food (increasingly, restaurants are being responsible and not adding extra) a lot of foods naturally contain glutamate. Other natural chemicals causing problems are the amines and the salicylates. It turns out (sadly) that the most common natural triggers are the chemicals responsible for flavour. Some natural colours can also trigger reactions. There is no completely safe food. We can keep ourselves and our children as safe as possible by eating a wide variety of natural foods (in season) in our diet, prepared by ourselves and containing as little as possible manufactured ingredients, but it's still no guarantee. If you suspect a food allergy or sensitivity issue, there are steps you can take. But never forget that the problem trigger doesn't have to be artificial, even though it does increase the chances. Don't rule out ANYTHING. Marg [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Parent Support Forums
General Parenting
Do you suspect food dyes are causing problems?
Top