Food Allergies Treatment

Question by : Is it safe to travel to Mexico with peanut allergies?
I am planning to travel to Mexico with my family, and my child has severe peanut allergies. We still want to go to Mexico, but we don’t know if its safe for my child.
Any one have any insight?
Thanks!
This is pertaining to restaurants. Any one with peanut allergies that went to Mexico have a good and safe restaurant recommendation?
Thanks!
We’re talking Los Cabos here… Just so it makes it easier.

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Answer by Roque
In general Mexico is not very aware of the peanut allergy so you must be very careful when you ask if something has peanuts or has been in contact with peanuts. Actually there are no peanut free schools or things like that. I think that depends on the allergy grade you kid has.
Anyway, if you are going to a Hotel you probably can talk to the chef and make sure the food he is taking is peanuts free but again, if a chefs mistake can be a life risk I would think it twice. Pretty much like in the states.

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Question by Chris: I have an allergy to iodine and I’m about to take a kelp (iodine rich) pill. Is it safe?
I was diagnosed with severe allergy to idonine many years ago. I’m about to take a kelp pill which is loaded with iodine and I want to know if it’s safe. I’m not trying to kill myself, quite the opposite read on:

BACKGROUND INFO: I am not allergic to shellfish (I can eat lobster, crab, sushi etc without problems). To the best of my recollection I never had an allergy to iodine (iodide?) ointment on the skin as a kid.

I was diagnosed with allergy to iodine following severe reaction after x-rays with contrast (iodine [iodide?] solution they made me drink)

At this point I bought kelp because I believe I have severe hypothyroidism due to my symptoms (even been in a coma recently) Doctors are no help because my tests for hypothyroidism come back normal. However if you google this seriously you’ll read that many people are critically ill with hypothyroidism but tests return false negative and then they die of a heart attack. (I found that over and over, different patient’s accounts, google it)

I believe that kelp might save me but I’m also kind of afraid. Your input appreciated if you’re an herbalist, N.D, decent doctor or a patient with the same predicaments as above. Please let me know from what experience you speak of.

PS: If I try it and don’t croak I’ll come back to post how it went, if anyone is interested that is
Ok. Y’all don’t have to be rude. They say that iodine is as essential to life as iron. BASICALLY: my guess is that the xray iodine must have been synthetic or chemically altered (hence the allergy) and no one can be allergic to pure element iodine just like you can’t be allergic to oxygen. Just a guess though, I might cut it in 8th and take a bit and see how it goes?

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Answer by Jacob F
do not take the pill, unless you want a tube down your throat go ahead….

p.s. i hope you dont live in nj

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Question by ChipperOneHalf: Is hydrolyzed wheat protein, when used to mimic soy sauce, a safe alternative for someone with soy allergies?
This is probably a silly question, or quite obvious; but I am trying to find an alternative to soy sauce so I can make teriyaki sauce, barbecue sauce, etc. without using soy product, due to an EXTREME allergy to soy.

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Answer by yazyazminee
Yes i would say it is. Its purpose was to be an alternative for soy allergy sufferers after all =)

so I would say go for it =) it will do no harm =) and its good =)

hopefully I have helped =) x

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Question by Rose: Is there an allergy safe imitation peanut butter?
I am allergic to nuts is there any Imitation peanut butter that will taste good and not kill me? Any suggestions?

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Answer by Drumbum
Try IMHealthy soynut butter. It isn’t made with any nuts…just the name says it! If you mix it with stuff(Chocolate, cookie mix, sandwiches) , it tastes like peanut butter. It looks and smells like it too!

There is also a sunbutter made from sunflower seeds, but I’ve never had it.

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Question by brownys-girl: My son has a milk protein allergy is it safe to give him soy formula?
My newborns stomach bleeds when he eats milk based formula, he’s curently on Nutrimegen would it be safe to try Prosobbe( soy based) if money gets tight.I don’t want to hurt him but Nutrimagen is .00 for a 16oz can where as Prosobee is .00.We already have an older child who by the way is autistic so we use alot of money on him.we have to live on a budget anyone with any help or ideas would be appreciated.My baby is only 2months old so he has a while untill he can be off formula.

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Answer by Brenda b
yes, you can get help in your community to pay for these things for special needs. You should look into that. Im not sure where you live, but in CA they have a program called WIC.

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