Comments on: If Your Baby Can’t Tolerate Milk, Soy, or Hypoallergenic Formula it may be a Corn Allergy

By: Caryn Talty

Caryn Talty — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:51:45 +0000

Hi Amy!
Corn-Free foods blogspot lists Pampers Diapers as corn-free (company claim). I suggest you call Pampers yourself to verify the info because it is old info. Huggies Extra Sensitive Wipes are also listed as corn free there too. If your baby is really super sensitive you may want to consider cloth diapers as another alternative.
Hope this helps!

By: Amy

Amy — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:47:31 +0000

Where can I find corn-product free diapers? Thanks!

By: Nickie

Nickie — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:26:41 +0000

Thanks to this website I’ve found the answer for my son who’s now been fed the homemade formula on the West A. Price website for almost 4 months. He has a confirmed corn, egg, soy & peanut allergy and I had the same experience with skin and vommitting. I would encourage any parent to consider homemade formula before commercial formula if you’re not able to nurse. He and his twin sister are so chubby now with the clearest skin ever. I never thought it would happen a few months ago! My doctor was also very apathetic about my concerns so I say go with your parental instincts!

By: Caryn Talty

Caryn Talty — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:24:11 +0000

Gina,
I am sorry for the delayed response–
If you haven’t already discovered them, the Weston Price Foundation is a good resourse for homemade formula. http://www.westonaprice.org/children/index.html#fd
You can also check out Dr. Sears. He has a recipe as well. If cow’s milk is a problem too, you may find luck with goat milk. It is closer than cow’s milk to breast milk and easier to digest. Goat milk is laking vital nutrients and is not recommended as a stand alone for formula replacement. I’ve never given formula to an infant so young so I can’t advise you from personal experience. Hopefully this will help you as you research more. Best of luck.

By: Gina Chapple

Gina Chapple — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:17:24 +0000

This info is very valuable to me. I have been thrown in so many different routes by doctors and they are all obviously just trying to give me a quick answer about my 4 month old son. I was told that he has acid reflux and allergy to cows milk because of trouble breathing and feeding, as well as eczema. They told me to switch him to soy. I switched him to soy and the eczema he produced is now severe. They told me to get all types of creams that aren’t doing anything but making his situation worse. Turns out there is no acid reflux (oh, I was also told to feed him Mylanta before every feeding and start him on cereal at only two months old). I did not listen to the doctors because I know my son best. His breathing problems was caused from a clavical fracture during birth where the doctor told me it happens all the time and is normal. Not so, it caused him to get torticollis and no doctor would agree so I took it upon myself to do research and strengthen his neck muscles myself through therapy. Since I have done so (2 months later) his breathing prblems have diminished and my new pediatrician says, hey! I think your son my have had a slight case of torticollis!Wow. Anyway, I switched him to soy but his eczema keeps getting worse. I don’t trust the doctors, these days there are only a few who are actually “caring” for their patients. I looked for some corn free formulas but there is really nothing organic that I can feed him until he is 1 years old. Is there something out there for a 4 month old? If not, should I go back to milk based formula and give him something organic and natural to strengthen his immune and digestive system like something with fennel seeds since eczema is actually a problem with the immune system?

By: Caryn Talty

Caryn Talty — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:39:12 +0000

Nickie,
It is my experience that you have to remove it all. I have talked to countless allergy sufferers and countless parents and they overwhelmingly agree. Until the child has been completely rid of the food for quite some time (at least 6 months) you really don’t know how much it affects them. For example, we had to remove even citric acid, yet over time we realized that vanilla was okay as long as we baked it. Fresh vanilla bothers him. I would avoid corn sugars like the plague. I have yet to meet a corn allergy sufferer who could tolerate them. Many have said their doctor’s advice was the same as yours. In our case our baby had issues with soy as well. Remember, the formula is given to your baby as a staple food, every day, multiple times. Any allergen in the ingredients is not a good idea. In our case our son was nearly a year old when we switched to organic whole milk. There are countless websites offering homemade formulas available to choose from. You will need the advice of a nutritionist to determine what would work best for your baby. If you have introduced solids then you are already in a good position to giving her a balanced nutritional diet without using commercial formula.

By: Nickie

Nickie — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:18:01 +0000

This information is invaluable to me, thank you! We just determined through a skin test that my 6 month old is allergic to corn as well as soy, eggs and peanuts. The allergy doctor is saying that corn syrup and corn maltodextrn are probably okay since it’s just the sugar extracted from the corn. I’m full of anxiety about changing his formula once again as Nutramigen is loaded with corn starch. Alimentum is corn free I gather? My story is the same… eczema, itchiness, sleepless nights all since I stopped nursing. I am accustomed to food avoidance since my 6 year old has a cows milk allergy… do I have to avoid every element of corn or is the sugar okay? And on that subject has it been concluded that is soy oil refined enough to permit as well for a soy allergy?

By: Caryn Talty

Caryn Talty — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 20:38:48 +0000

Is she also eating any solid foods? Have you recently begun formula after having nursed exclusively for five months? Red blotchy cheeks can be a sign of an allergy/intolerance (as increased histamine production is a sure sign). It could also be a cold, and if it is it will clear up in 7-10 days. Our son’s sensitivity to formula showed up within a week of introduction and escalated quite rapidly for the three weeks he was on regular formula. I also thought it was a cold at first, but our son developed such a bad form of eczema all over his thighs, too. All formulas also contain soy, as far as I know, but do check to be sure. Our son is also very sensitive to soy products. A rash that worsens, develops into bad diarrhea, a red, blotchy bum that easily cracks and oozes, these are some signs of a food intolerance/allergy. To determine whether or not corn is really the culprit, I suggest you switch back to the only corn-free formula on the market (cow’s milk based) that Christina suggests–Alimentum ready to feed, or talk with your doctor about making your own trial formula at home that is corn-free and soy-free.
Hope this helps.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:18:09 +0000

How did you determine that it was definitly a corn allergy? My 5-month old has been on Alimentum RTF for several months. We recently tried the powdered form, and after 2 days, she developed watery eyes, sneezing, nasal congestion, and occasional red blotches on her face. I was wondering if this is a corn allergy or just a cold with bad timing.

By: Renee Burich

Renee Burich — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:53:58 +0000

There is a family at our church with a 5 or 6 mo. old baby who is allergic to just about everything - milk, soy, and now testing for a corn allergy. Mom has been breastfeeding and can now eat only bananas pretty much, as that is all the baby will tolerate. Mom is losing weight - she can only eat bananas and maybe 1 other thing - that’s it. Any ideas? What is this baby going to eat? Apparently, they’ve checked out all the forumulas, and they all contain something the baby is allergic to. This is a dire situation. Thank you for any insight you might have.