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#RareDiseaseDay 2018, Part 3: Corn Allergy
Food allergies are not rare. However what IS rare is being so allergic to corn that you can have anaphylaxis from just smelling popcorn or corn chips and from cross contamination with traces of corn.
Food allergies are not rare. However what IS rare is being so allergic to corn that you can have anaphylaxis from just smelling popcorn or corn chips and from cross contamination with traces of corn.
Even though I have over 30 triggers besides corn that cause me severe reactions, corn is STILL the reason for most of my food and activity restrictions. I have severe or even life-threatening reactions to the following things:
- Citric acid used as a preservative in food such as jams and jellies, or soaps such as Dr. Bronners. People think that citric acid is from citrus fruit, but actually it's produced by fermentation of aspergillus on a corn dextrose medium.
