Hi. I have a 3 month old and we recently found out he is allergic to corn. He is breast fed so I'm going through the process now of eliminating all corn products from my diet. I am going back to work next month and fear I may have to supplement at times with formula, so I need to find one that contains no corn products. Does anyone have a suggestion? I prefer non-soy formula as I don't want to introduce the extra estrogen to his system.
Thank you!
Good for you on the "no soy." Eliminating corn WILL be difficult. And to that end, if you read The Omnivore's Delimma by Michael Pollan you will be quite enlightened about what exactly corn is in. Hint: EVERYTHING. Best of luck to you!
you may have to make your own, but please visit the message boards at www.mothering.com and ask there. Its a 'crunchy' community but alot of the moms ther ehave had the same problems, and I know you will find alot of answers and encouragement there.
I don't have an alternative to soy I'm afraid, but I just wanted to say that on all the research I've read and according to my pediatrician the jury is still sort of out on the 'estrogen' issue and most favor on the side that it doesn't add a significant amount to the system to worry. My son just turned 1 today and has been on soy formula since he was about 2 months and he is very strong, healthy and growing like a weed. Talk to your pediatrician about it. If you are still not comfortable with soy, I hope you find something that will work! I'm sure corn allergy is one of the toughest ones!
Smart move on the non-soy and practically ALL corn products are GMO anyway, so never a good move.
You can make your own formula and it is REALLY easy...AND you know what's being put into it! Also, you can add or change the mixture depending on his needs.
I have a friend who is 40 and her mom made her formula - cow's milk and Karo's corn syrup. I was shocked she survived. We've come a LONG way from that.
The basic ones I have had friends use is goat's milk (WAY less allergenic - but most pediatricians freak, since they have no idea and think cow's milk is the only option - not so), molasses, whey and/or rice protein powder, fish oil, liquid B vitamins, PB8 for a probiotic, nutritional yeast and adding a liquid cal/mag is a good idea if the milk is not raw, etc. Also, if needing a sweetener, agave nectar is a lower glycemic index sweetener - literally less than 1/2 of what honey is and a fraction of what high fructose corn syrup is. Raw milk retains all of the nutrients, which is why pasteruized milk needs to be "fortified" with everything. Also, I ate raw eggs in protein drinks as a kid and lived...NOT saying that you have to do it, but there is SO much fear out there about food choices that go against the "food machine".
Here are some forumal recipes, but there are more out there:
http://www.westonaprice.org/childrens-health/319-recipes-...
I had a friend add spirulina and another add carrot juice. They would buy the goat's milk, put it ALL in a blender and add all of the indregients and then belnd it well. Next, they would fill the bottle back up and then any "left over" would be put in bottles. This usually lasted them 1-2 days....so they were only making formula every 1-2 days and they got really good and fast at doing it.
My niece with a corn allergy can drink rice milk. I don't know if there is a formula that is rice-based, though. This allergy is so hard. Corn is in everything - even paper plates are dusted with cornstarch to keep them from sticking together. Good luck!
Try making your own! The Nourishing Traditions recipe was great and my baby with a soy allergy thrived. I bought evertything online from Radiant Life.
Smart move on the non-soy. Check out www.neocate.com It is expensive but so worth it in finding something 'clean', a word that I use to refer to my daughter and foods as she is allergic to eggs, soy, wheat/gluten, dairy/casein, all yeast, and some minor others.
Go to http://gfcf-diet.talkaboutcuringautism.org/index.htm for help on diet, sources for shopping/recipes, hidden sources of the corn, etc.
The problem is he probably isn't allergic to just that and you really need to do the research on vaccines because that is one of your most dangerous places to find with ingredients that can create/cause a problem. My daughter use to be severely allergic to corn as well but over the years of healing her 'leaky gut' she has had the reaction to corn get healed.
Books I recommend:
Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders, by Dr. Kenneth Bock
The Vaccine Book, by Dr. Robert Sears
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Childhood Vaccinations, by Dr. Stephanie Cave
Evidence of Harm, by David Kirby
To anyone that says soy is fine, do some more research. First off the soy in the US that is used in baby formula is genetically modified, the last thing to put in a developing mind. It is too close to the same molecular structure as dairy so bad alternative if you are wanting to avoid dairy as well (important when you see corn allergy, there will be more to follow in most cases).
You might want to check over Dr. Mercola's website? I know he is an advocate of NOT giving soy formula because of the estrogen overload. I know he proposed goat's milk as the best milk source if they aren't getting breastmilk. But not sure whether goat's milk alone will be sufficient, you may have to supplement with vitamins and/or fish oil, that's why I would see if Dr. Mercola has anything about it on his website.
