This past week I ate a lot of corn or corn products. I ate yellow corn for supper, plus ate a whole box of fruity peebles which have corn in them and a few other things like popcorn. And today my bones hurt so bad, I'm to the point of not being able to do anything, it is mainly in my legs and hips which are weak areas already, I suffer from an ataxia.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone with a corn intolerance had any symptoms like this?
Thank you in advance.
BamBam
Bernadette
I worked with a woman who had this problem too. She avoided corn as it gave her MS-like symptoms. She and I went to dinner once and she was telling me about it as she was ordering her dinner. I was surprised to learn it was corn that was the problem.
Best wishes,
Debbie
I worked with a woman who had this problem too. She avoided corn as it gave her MS-like symptoms. She and I went to dinner once and she was telling me about it as she was ordering her dinner. I was surprised to learn it was corn that was the problem.
Best wishes,
Debbie
I have a corn intolerance too - it sucks. Corn is in everything, esp. mainstream stuff as they tend to substitute quality sweeteners with corn syrup. *Sigh* I noticed my intolerance b/c I was gluten-free a(nd had been for 7+ months) and, all of a sudden, I began to get sick again (D, headaches, fatigue, fever, sweats). Went through the whole thing again where I checked soaps, shampoos, cross-contam sources, but came up with nothing. I then realized my symptoms were most intense in the mid-morning and all of my cereals were corn based. Decided to cut out the corn and have felt much better since. The muscle weakness doesn't suprise me either. Though I never noticed it directly, I have noticed that after I have been glutened, I am weaker at the gym - can't do as many reps or workout as long. People also tend to get joint pain from nightshade allergies, so you may want to consider that if cutting out corn doesn't work. Hope you feel better soon.
Is your cereal special gluten-free cereal? If it is a main brand name, I can almost guarantee is it not gluten-free because of malt flavoring.
I had joint problems before I eliminated all the foods in my signature below. I am not sure which one was the culprit because I did a lot over a few months. However, I do know that one of them was causing my joint pain.
I am not sure which is harder to avoid, corn or soy but both are harder than gluten. Corn is a cheap sweatner that is in everything. I found one spaghetti sauce without corn syrup. Corn syrup is in gum, corn starch is in many pills, etc.
I can tolerate some corn starch as long as I don't overdo it. I don't eat anything with corn syrup or corn. That way, I seem to be able to continue to handle the minimal amount I do have to have for my meds.
I am not sure which is harder to avoid, corn or soy but both are harder than gluten. Corn is a cheap sweatner that is in everything. I found one spaghetti sauce without corn syrup. Corn syrup is in gum, corn starch is in many pills, etc.
I can tolerate some corn starch as long as I don't overdo it. I don't eat anything with corn syrup or corn. That way, I seem to be able to continue to handle the minimal amount I do have to have for my meds.
Hello!
I found your reply through a google search. I am a dabbler in celiac.com because I have a 25 month old daughter who seems to be having the same reactions to corn as you have mentioned with the MS symptoms.
It is very bizarre and all of the doctors which we have seen do not understand the symptoms as being a result of my daughter ingesting corn. It has been a heart wreching journey with many ups and downs as my daughter is quite delayed developmentally as a result of our delay in discovering that corn was the problem.
We have not met anyone who suffers from this problem and haven't been able to find any helpful research online.
Do you think it would be possible for you to reach out to the woman you mentioned and ask if she would be willing to share some information with our family?
Any information or even just hearing from someone who is dealing with the same problems would be so helpful.
Thank you so much!!!
Heather
Our email:
dhbenson@verizon.net
I found your reply through a google search. I am a dabbler in celiac.com because I have a 25 month old daughter who seems to be having the same reactions to corn as you have mentioned with the MS symptoms.
It is very bizarre and all of the doctors which we have seen do not understand the symptoms as being a result of my daughter ingesting corn. It has been a heart wreching journey with many ups and downs as my daughter is quite delayed developmentally as a result of our delay in discovering that corn was the problem.
We have not met anyone who suffers from this problem and haven't been able to find any helpful research online.
Do you think it would be possible for you to reach out to the woman you mentioned and ask if she would be willing to share some information with our family?
Any information or even just hearing from someone who is dealing with the same problems would be so helpful.
Thank you so much!!!
Heather
Our email:
dhbenson@verizon.net
QUOTE (debmidge @ Oct 9 2005, 07:17 PM) 
Bernadette
I worked with a woman who had this problem too. She avoided corn as it gave her MS-like symptoms. She and I went to dinner once and she was telling me about it as she was ordering her dinner. I was surprised to learn it was corn that was the problem.
Best wishes,
Debbie
I worked with a woman who had this problem too. She avoided corn as it gave her MS-like symptoms. She and I went to dinner once and she was telling me about it as she was ordering her dinner. I was surprised to learn it was corn that was the problem.
Best wishes,
Debbie
Hello everyone,
I've been off corn for 10 years now. Back in the 80s it was a problem that farmers were having with corn being universally contaminated with mold and mycotoxins. People that already have immune system problems will get worse when eating any kind of corn.
In the 90s I found out about the gene splicing to corn to kill off the pests that were eating it in the fields. It was originally called Starlink corn and was supposed to be for the animals only but the pollen blew throughout the corn belt and within 3 years all the corn was contaminated with this Bt gene that kills insects that eat any part of the plant.
I have a link here where you can read my posts and some discussion about it. Some believe and some do not. Unfortunately, those that do not believe and keep eating it, will suffer the consequences in the long run.
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/ki...post?id=2111803
Once you have found the site, there is also a thread on corn 101 that describes in detail the mold and mycotoxin evidence.
To your health,
ML
I've been off corn for 10 years now. Back in the 80s it was a problem that farmers were having with corn being universally contaminated with mold and mycotoxins. People that already have immune system problems will get worse when eating any kind of corn.
In the 90s I found out about the gene splicing to corn to kill off the pests that were eating it in the fields. It was originally called Starlink corn and was supposed to be for the animals only but the pollen blew throughout the corn belt and within 3 years all the corn was contaminated with this Bt gene that kills insects that eat any part of the plant.
I have a link here where you can read my posts and some discussion about it. Some believe and some do not. Unfortunately, those that do not believe and keep eating it, will suffer the consequences in the long run.
http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/ki...post?id=2111803
Once you have found the site, there is also a thread on corn 101 that describes in detail the mold and mycotoxin evidence.
To your health,
ML
[size="5"][/size]Hello,
I and both of my children have problems with corn. All corn products are off limits for us. When I eat corn my right knee hurts so badly I have a difficult time getting to sleep. I have to take motrin to get a little relief. I compare it to arthritis. It takes a couple of weeks for the pain to go away. I also have other food sensitivities which cause my pain.
I once heard a presentation by a chiropractor who said the gut and the knees are linked somehow by their innervation. This makes sense. For the longest time my ds would limp whenever he ate gluten.
Trust your gut. Do what you think is best for you and ignore the tests. They are not perfect. If you take a test and it comes back negative but you know that a certain food causes pain avoid that food.
I and both of my children have problems with corn. All corn products are off limits for us. When I eat corn my right knee hurts so badly I have a difficult time getting to sleep. I have to take motrin to get a little relief. I compare it to arthritis. It takes a couple of weeks for the pain to go away. I also have other food sensitivities which cause my pain.
I once heard a presentation by a chiropractor who said the gut and the knees are linked somehow by their innervation. This makes sense. For the longest time my ds would limp whenever he ate gluten.
Trust your gut. Do what you think is best for you and ignore the tests. They are not perfect. If you take a test and it comes back negative but you know that a certain food causes pain avoid that food.
QUOTE (BamBam @ Oct 9 2005, 05:33 PM)
This past week I ate a lot of corn or corn products. I ate yellow corn for supper, plus ate a whole box of fruity peebles which have corn in them and a few other things like popcorn. And today my bones hurt so bad, I'm to the point of not being able to do anything, it is mainly in my legs and hips which are weak areas already, I suffer from an ataxia.
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone with a corn intolerance had any symptoms like this?
Thank you in advance.
BamBam
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone with a corn intolerance had any symptoms like this?
Thank you in advance.
BamBam
I'm interested to know what other symptoms people have from corn. My daughter (8) and I have both been GFCF for 3 months now, and i'm starting to think we still have some sensitivities like corn. I noticed today after having two corn tortillas with lunch that my stomach just felt tight all day. And last week after my daughter had popcorn in addition to corn with dinner, she wet the bed. (bedwetting is another symptom of food sensitivities) She used to wet the bed on occasion if I didn't make sure she went pee before bed and make sure she doens't drink fluids after 8 pm, but I thought it was just cuz she's such a deep sleeper. But since being GFCF, I think this was the first time in 3-6 months she had an accident.
She'll cry like crazy if I tell her no corn though...she's already so sad with no gluten and no dairy, and supposed to be no soy or eggs as well, but I haven't really instituted that very strictly yet!
I get joint pain from dairy. I did have one incident where I ate a baked potato and had immediate knee pain that made me cry out for an evening...was gone by noon the next day. So could be nightshade issue, but I think it was from the potato skin since I don't usually react to potatoes, but I never eat the skin and did that one time.
good luck!
Liz