Sunday, August 31, 2008
Salicylate Intolerance (Aspirin Allergy)
Well after a couple of weeks of spots we know know that Xander (and Maia to a lesser extent) has a salicylate intolerance / sensitivity. So basically if he eats anything coloured or flavoured he breaks out in hives!! As a result Brian and I have decided to spurn processed foods and I will become the quintessential 1940s housewife. This weekend I have made yoghurt, baked bread, made biscuits and crumble for pudding. Next on my list is making custard without using custard powder and pear jam!!! And i may even try to teach myself how to make lollies so that the babies can have an additive free treat at Joshua's birthday in December. We hope that by eliminating salicylate rich processed foods it will allow Xander to enjoy a small amount of salicylate rich fruit when it is in season!!! It would be a shame if he couldn't enjoy strawberries at Christmas!!
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Hi Maryann, Bugger! Food intolerance is a real pain. It's sounds like you are pretty onto it but just in case you don't know these books are great: 'Fed Up'and 'The Failsafe Cookbook' both by Sue Dengate. Find details here: http://www.fedupwithfoodadditives.info/
Cheers, Gypsy
I happened to type salicylate and allergy into google and your blog popped up. I see that someone in your family has an intolerance to it. I just came back from the allergist today ( there to be tested for fruit/ veggie allergy) and they're pretty sure i have the aspirin allergy b/c apparently a whole slew of fruits have salicylate in them? Just curious, do your family members have any other reactions? I get swelling/ itchyness of the lips, and trouble breathing. Is there any way to be able to eat these foods without a reaction that you've come across?
Hi Vanessa,
We get a range of reactions from icky nappies to hives and wheezing. The other day i challenged them on Nashi Pear and we got rosy red cheeks and a small rash on their bodies. The main thing to remember if it is an aspirin allergy is that this chemical is in a variety of processed foods. Because it is essentially an intolerance and dosage based we have limited our intake of processed foods so that the babies do not have any colours or flavours apart from vanilla. This means that their everyday diet is very low in salicylates and allows us to use some moderate level vegetables and to trial fruits. They had half a grape each yesterday with no issues LOL. Since it is summer here I really have to try Strawberries but am a bit chicken LOL. Basically if you can remove the junk salicylates from your diet you may be able to start eating some fruits again in moderation - but discuss with Doc first. For some really helpful info have a look at the following website.
http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rpa/Allergy/default.htm
(Click on "food intolerance" and read the first section of their book "Friendly Food" We have the book and it explains it all so well.)
Just as an aside since we started the low salicylate diet with my family we have had the added benefit of my irritable bowel symptoms resolving (apart from when i pig out on high salicyalte foods ;o) And my eldest son's behaviour is much better - he was good to start with but you can see the difference if he eats high salicyalte foods. So I guess it is a family problem!!!
Good luck on your diagnostic journey!!
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