Is there anyone who can't eat corn?

[janessal]

I just found out through the elimination diet that corn makes me pretty sick and I am wondering if anyone else is going through this too?

Also is consuming corn as bad gluten? If I get a tiny bit of gluten I am sick for a week, and I know after looking into it more I have eaten some hidden corn in things and I didn't get sick, will this change as I am off corn for longer?

I thought they put gluten in everything, it is nothing compared to corn!

[VeggieGrl]

Hmmm... I've read that corn is hard for the body to digest in general... did you ever see that Frontline special on corn?

[edgeyveggie]

I don't seem to have issues with it but my mother is sensitive to it. My sister recently told me about some documentary about corn in the american diet, ah, here it is:

King Corn

[Kim]

Jage also has issues with yellow corn; however, blue corn has proven to be safe. Whole Foods carries some organic blue corn chips that we enjoy with Mexican night. The brand is Que Pasa.

[Kitteh]

I was allergy tested last week and corn came up, tho I don't know if I ever really notice a reaction to it.

[starseed]

I crave corn and eat it a lot. I sure hope I'm not allergic. I don't notice any sort of reaction if I am.

[urmysunshine]

I realized I was having problems with corn before I found out that I had been diagnosed as a celiac as a child. Drinking a soda was my last oops with corn that resulted in an instantaneous headache. My brothers and dad all have intolerances to corn. My mom suggested that I might be able to eat corn again once I healed from a gluten free diet, and I personally found that to be true. I avoid corn syrup still, just because that was the worst offender for me. The corn intolerance in my family seems to be one that builds. The reaction could really crop up even two weeks after several incidents have combined together. I am still trying to figure out if my son has problems with corn. I initially thought that he did have problems because I was pregnant with him when I started having reactions to corn.

[starseed]

Have you guys noticed they have COMMERCIALS for high fructose corn syrup on tv now? Wtf. It boggles my mind.

[organically glutened]

oh yeah next thing you know its gonna cure some new disease that they invent...

[flowr2]

I too am allergic to corn. I actually blistered from the allergy test. I kind of knew all along though because it NEVER "sat well" with me. I was always glued to the toilet the next day. It is very hard to find foods that are gluten-free AND corn free. I've only been diagnosed for 2 months so I'm still learning and reading every label of everything I buy. Oh, and I can't have soy either so trying to find a product that doesn't have any of them in them is nearly impossible.