Re: Beta Carotene/Carrots...

[Guest guest]

I checked - it is called the lutein free diet, also Sara'a diet - google it, you may find it interesting reading, maybe it applies to ! S-M

Thanks, Steph, that's the sort of lead I was hoping for. Diving in...wish me luck....!!!

Darla

[Guest guest]

I have heard of this. I think it is something called Sara's diet?

Can anyone help me here?

>

> I finally worked out that one of 's biggest offenders as far as

causing

> his nappie rash are carrots and apricots both of which contain beta

carotene -

> is there any other reason that he might be so awfully allergic to

both of

> these? He breaks out within about 20 minutes of eating either of

these - he

> ate 4 dried apricot halves last week and the rash was so bad he

couldn't walk

> because of the chaffing! (He is also reactive to peaches in the

same way but

> they don't cause as severe a rash as carrots and apricots.)

>

> They are two of his favourite foods and if I take them away we are

left with

> just about 7 or 8 solids that he will eat...his tolerance to

supplements is

> so low that I have had to take him off of every yeast fighting

item...this is

> getting really hard as he can tolerate so few things!

>

> Darla

>

[Guest guest]

I checked - it is called the lutein free diet, also Sara'a diet -

google it, you may find it interesting reading, maybe it applies to

!

S-M

>

> I finally worked out that one of 's biggest offenders as far as

causing

> his nappie rash are carrots and apricots both of which contain beta

carotene -

> is there any other reason that he might be so awfully allergic to

both of

> these? He breaks out within about 20 minutes of eating either of

these - he

> ate 4 dried apricot halves last week and the rash was so bad he

couldn't walk

> because of the chaffing! (He is also reactive to peaches in the

same way but

> they don't cause as severe a rash as carrots and apricots.)

>

> They are two of his favourite foods and if I take them away we are

left with

> just about 7 or 8 solids that he will eat...his tolerance to

supplements is

> so low that I have had to take him off of every yeast fighting

item...this is

> getting really hard as he can tolerate so few things!

>

> Darla

>

[Guest guest]

Some ideas that might be useful.

I've just been reading " Thyroid hormone increases the conversion of

carotene into vitamin A and possibly aids its absorption. "

(from http://www.smj.org.uk/0804/carot.htm but I'm not recommending

the article).

Eddie had a big big preference for yellow food - he really loved

butternut puree as a baby. He went VERY yellow when he was poorly.

He just didn't convert carotene at all to vitamin A. I've read many

children don't do this conversion and the article above suggests it's

OK (I'm not sure I can agree) - but both Eddie and I have benefitted

from supporting our thyroid.

I still don't give Eddie carrot. He also reacted badly to brocolli**

and peach when he was at his worst and I am still cautious about

yellow foods. He does have swede now and there are carotenes in

Brainchild I think.

I did read somewhere that avoiding yellow foods was a good idea for

ADHD

.... found it see " Avoid Yellow foods, especially corn and squash.

(bear in mid that bananas are white, not yellow!). " in

http://www.healthviews.co.uk/csp/hv/site2/articleview.csp?

a=295 & title=ADHD-Treatments-For-Children

** " If it weren't for chlorophyll, broccoli would be yellow "

http://www.dietitian.com/vitamina.html

Best wishes,

Sandy

>

> I finally worked out that one of 's biggest offenders as far as

causing

> his nappie rash are carrots and apricots both of which contain beta

carotene -

> is there any other reason that he might be so awfully allergic to

both of

> these? He breaks out within about 20 minutes of eating either of

these - he

> ate 4 dried apricot halves last week and the rash was so bad he

couldn't walk

> because of the chaffing! (He is also reactive to peaches in the

same way but

> they don't cause as severe a rash as carrots and apricots.)

>

> They are two of his favourite foods and if I take them away we are

left with

> just about 7 or 8 solids that he will eat...his tolerance to

supplements is

> so low that I have had to take him off of every yeast fighting

item...this is

> getting really hard as he can tolerate so few things!

>

> Darla

>

[Guest guest]

We had quite an orange/yellow kiddo when he was little.

Supplementing thyroid (armour) and/or chelation has made him

perfectly able to eat beta-carotene foods without turning funny

colors. I suspect a large part of this is the thyroid

supplementation.

Anne

> >

> > I finally worked out that one of 's biggest offenders as far

as

> causing

> > his nappie rash are carrots and apricots both of which contain

beta

> carotene -

> > is there any other reason that he might be so awfully allergic

to

> both of

> > these? He breaks out within about 20 minutes of eating either of

> these - he

> > ate 4 dried apricot halves last week and the rash was so bad he

> couldn't walk

> > because of the chaffing! (He is also reactive to peaches in the

> same way but

> > they don't cause as severe a rash as carrots and apricots.)

> >

> > They are two of his favourite foods and if I take them away we

are

> left with

> > just about 7 or 8 solids that he will eat...his tolerance to

> supplements is

> > so low that I have had to take him off of every yeast fighting

> item...this is

> > getting really hard as he can tolerate so few things!

> >

> > Darla

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Oh Blimey

Darla,

Horrible to lose a major part of his diet

but, trying to look on the bright side, nice to know sometimes what’s wrong

specifically with our kids. Are you coping?

Lots of kind thoughts across cyber space, Sara

x

Beta Carotene/Carrots...

I

finally worked out that one of 's biggest offenders as far as causing his

nappie rash are carrots and apricots both of which contain beta carotene - is

there any other reason that he might be so awfully allergic to both of

these? He breaks out within about 20 minutes of eating either of these -

he ate 4 dried apricot halves last week and the rash was so bad he couldn't

walk because of the chaffing! (He is also reactive to peaches in the same

way but they don't cause as severe a rash as carrots and apricots.)

They

are two of his favourite foods and if I take them away we are left with just

about 7 or 8 solids that he will eat...his tolerance to supplements is so low

that I have had to take him off of every yeast fighting item...this is getting

really hard as he can tolerate so few things!

Darla

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[Guest guest]

Hi Darla ,

Carrots are high in oxalates,I'm not sure but I think apricots are

aswell.

Sharon.xx

>

> I finally worked out that one of 's biggest offenders as far

as causing

> his nappie rash are carrots and apricots both of which contain

beta carotene -

> is there any other reason that he might be so awfully allergic to

both of

> these? He breaks out within about 20 minutes of eating either of

these - he

> ate 4 dried apricot halves last week and the rash was so bad he

couldn't walk

> because of the chaffing! (He is also reactive to peaches in the

same way but

> they don't cause as severe a rash as carrots and apricots.)

>

> They are two of his favourite foods and if I take them away we are

left with

> just about 7 or 8 solids that he will eat...his tolerance to

supplements is

> so low that I have had to take him off of every yeast fighting

item...this is

> getting really hard as he can tolerate so few things!

>

> Darla

>

[Guest guest]

just had a look at my food lists and apricots are Medium and carrots

are high.

My hubby has problems eating raw carrots, they make his throat sore,

and i had sort of assumed it might have been something to do with the

high oxalates, now i am going to have to rethink that, maybe its the

beta carotene?

Nikki

>

> Hi Darla ,

>

> Carrots are high in oxalates,I'm not sure but I think apricots are

> aswell.

>

> Sharon.xx

>

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