Rhonda

I'm sure it can. Dax only ate breastmilk for the whole first year of his life, and he projectile vomited at least five times a day. Now he is off sulfites and no more vomiting. Rhonda

Tanya, You are right about the ketchup. I called Heinz today and they said that there is gluten in it. The guy I talked to said it was likely from the distilled vinegar but wouldn’t answer for sure because it is proprietary info. I thought all vinegar was now considered to be gluten free except for malt vinegar. Am I wrong? Maybe I should post this q...

Rachel -- Organic peanuts are sulfite free. The peanut butter we use is organic Kirkland Signature (Costco), and contains dry roasted organic peanuts, organic palm oil, and salt. It doesn't make Dax sick so we are pretty sure it is sulfite free. Tonya -- I just read this and will respond in a little bit. Rhonda

Hi Tanya, I am so happy that you are looking into this. Sulfites are as unknown now as celiac disease was when my mother diagnosed me. Doctors couldn’t help me because they just didn’t know (I went through 6 years of doctor appointments and misdiagnosis). My mother searched everywhere, reading everything she could (before we could learn so easily on ...

Robbin, You are amazing. I can’t imaging dealing with this for 13 years, I had a hard time with 2½ years. It was so much easier for me once I knew the cause. I can see why your son would be hesitant to try fruit again. How much does he have to eat to get the reaction? Is it one piece, or the whole fruit? Pineapples and pears are fruits that we do...

Tanya, I am so happy to hear that Megan’s Reglan is corn free. Isn’t it ironic when Prevacid, used to stop reflux, could actually cause more reflux? The doctor prescribed Nexium (contains gelatin) for Dax right after I had just explained the sulfite issues to him. It made me so mad. You are such a great mom. I know calling all the companies for...

Judy, I hope your doctor’s appointment went well. Have you heard of (MLD) manual lymphatic drainage? It is a massage technique to help the lymph drain out of swollen tissues. It is supposed to be very gentle. I hope you get completely better soon. Rhonda

Bethani, I just gave this link to a friend yesterday for testing for celiac. They also test for yeast, casin, eggs, and some other things. I haven't used them before, but what they do seems to make sense. I plan on using them in the future to get my son and daughter tested. The list of testimonials on the site is pretty impressive. Maybe someone here...

Lynne, I just wanted to clarify...Sulfites are NOT allowed on organic produce. Auxigro contains MSG (not sulfites) and is allowed on organic produce. Thanks for sharing about your mom and Brandon. It is so hard to help kids gain weight when they throw all their food up. Dax was so skinny that our doctor thought I had him on a diet, and he was...

Rachel, I just read up a little bit about Auxigro. I had no idea that would be fine to put MSG on organic produce. Where do you find your groceries? Do you have a farmer’s market where you can ask about what they spray? We usually buy our produce from the farmer’s market in the summer, that way we can ask about what they spray and then test it ...

Robbin, What are your son's symptoms? Can he eat apples when thay are peeled? We don't have the epi-pen, but I believe that there are sulfites in those. I just looked it up epi-pen contains Sodium Metabisulfite. Here is the link. Open Original Shared Link Benadryl and children's claratin work well for us though. Here is a link to other people...

I just posted about sulfites under “related disorders and research”. Rachel & Robbin - I am writing back to you under the new sulfite post. Judy – You did not miss anything about strawberries. Dax can not eat conventional strawberries because of sulfites in the sprays, but he can have the organic ones. Tanya – I am glad you are home, and ho...

Here is the new thread about sulfites. Sulfites usually cause swelling. The symptoms people get depend on where the swelling occurs. My son got asthma symptoms. Some people get increase heart rate, increased blood pressure, or sweating. Some people have increased breathing rate. A nice side affect for our family getting rid of sulfites, is my rosacea...

Julie, When I was trying to figure out what was causing the dark circles under my daughter’s eyes, I read that it takes 2 weeks for your body to get rid of the bad stuff and to heal enough that you notice. When I finally cut out dairy and chocolate out of her diet the dark circles went away in two weeks. When my son gets sulfites, it takes him t...

Andrea – Thanks for helping me get to Ursula’s link. I’m new to forums, and really appreciate the help. Robin – Thanks for making me feel so welcome. All of you are so friendy here. I just read the footnote to your message and saw that your son seems to be allergic to most fresh fruits and vegetables. If you try him on organic fruits and vegetables, please...