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Posted by: PurpleCat
« on: February 26, 2013, 05:00:18 PM »

I don't know.  Allergies are unpredictable.  Why does my DD have them and her 2 brother's and parents and grandparents do not?

Why did she add more food allergies a couple years ago?

Why did she pass an open egg challenge and she is again allergic to eggs?

Why do some children outgrow and others don't?

It seems with allergies, there are no "rules".  Each individual has their own quirks.  We know other children with allergies and they have no similarities to DD as a matter of fact their differences pushed them away from each other in the lower grades....or maybe that was because they were always in the same class!
Posted by: brownie
« on: February 26, 2013, 03:34:34 PM »

OK but a drupe is a botanical definition of the fruiting body.  It does not seem to indicate any evolutionary proximity to other drupes.  Dates should be more similar to coconuts than Almonds are.  Of course that does not indicate the level of correlation between coconut and other "tree nut" allergies.  I wonder if there is a statistic available?  The correlation between treenut and peanut is very high, as is egg, but the correlation to legumes in general seems lower.  I've seen no reasonable explanation of this either.  Has anyone seen one?  I imagine it has some connection to protein content and prevalence in our diets, but one would think there must be some other contributing factor as well.

Sorry for raising this, but I am trying to figure out how likely it is that my 3rd kids with NKA suddenly has a coconut allergy and nothing else.
Posted by: GoingNuts
« on: February 06, 2013, 05:38:10 PM »

DS is allergic to all tree nuts except possibly almond (which technically is a drupe) and is not allergic to coconut.  He's been eating it since he was a baby, so we saw no reason to avoid when it's classification was changed.  We've used Goya coconut milk many times.

Oddly, I was allergic to coconut until my late teens (hives), but other than severe OAS have no other food allergies.  Woops, except possibly to cantaloupe, but I've never been tested.  ~)
Posted by: Jessica
« on: February 06, 2013, 12:56:41 PM »

We use Great Value, which has no nut warning (believe me, they would if there was a risk) and used to use Baker's, which also had no warning (made by Kraft so who knows if there's an actual risk).
Posted by: spacecanada
« on: February 06, 2013, 08:59:26 AM »

In Canada, coconut is not grouped with tree nuts.  I am anaphylactic to a long list of tree nuts (and drupes) and can eat coconut just fine.  Most processed coconut is cross contaminated with tree nuts though, so you may be hard pressed to find a safe brand, especially in America where coconut is considered a tree nut.  Also, most coconut milks (in cartons) are made on shared lines with soy, rice, dairy, and/or almond.  I've reacted to almost every brand of soy and rice milk, only to find out that it was made on shared lines with almond.  I've avoided coconut milk (in cartons) for this very reason.  Coconut milk from tins seems to be much safer, despite their international origins. 
Posted by: Mayashappyplace
« on: January 30, 2013, 01:25:02 AM »

I can't use So products...if I'm not mistaken, I've seen guar gum in their brand which is closely related to soy and also made from a legume.

 :-[
Posted by: twinturbo
« on: January 28, 2013, 12:18:24 PM »

For PA/TNA child I've used So Delicious products and Native Forest canned coconut but full disclosure nearly all coconut milk is going to be imported from Sri Lanka, Thailand, etc. It is then rebranded here.
Posted by: nonuteen
« on: January 28, 2013, 11:28:51 AM »

So, for those of you that are allergic to treenuts/peanuts/soy, what coconut milk do you feel comfortable with.  The SO brand looks like it is labeled well.
Posted by: Mayashappyplace
« on: January 28, 2013, 04:00:31 AM »

Yes, I have anaphylaxis to peanuts and soy and some tree nuts, but I'm not allergic to coconut.  :happydance:
Posted by: SweetandSour
« on: January 25, 2013, 10:37:19 AM »

I'm tna and not allergic to coconut. But I know a child that is allergic to it. I would get specific testing on it.
Posted by: nonuteen
« on: January 22, 2013, 09:45:09 PM »

I have never heard of sunflower milk!  I will check into that.  We used to use rice milk (my youngest was soy/milk protein intolerant as a baby/toddler) but the study about the amount of arsenic in rice has caused me to reconsider...
Posted by: lmw
« on: January 22, 2013, 06:55:46 PM »

DD is allergic to coconut - reactions and tests. She is also TNA (all) and PA. Two tree nuts, then PA, coconut and the rest of the tree nuts, pine nuts and safflower...

It took us a long time to figure the coconut allergy out. Coconut oil is in so many things.

For your milk options, I work in a store that sells sunflower milk. I think it's called SOL? I have not tried it, DD
has no dairy issues.

As well, there are a number of rice milks available too. Again, I have not tried any, I have heard various comments about them all, but if those are the options, you deal, right?
Posted by: nonuteen
« on: January 22, 2013, 04:04:47 PM »

Just thought I would add that she had her 1st anaphylactic reaction over 14 years ago so we have been avoiding a LONG time! I feel like you get in a certain comfort zone and it gets harder to add/change new ingredients!

My intolerance to milk has been in the last year so that is what is pushing us to consider coconut milk.
Posted by: nonuteen
« on: January 22, 2013, 04:02:24 PM »

Thanks for the links and information!

Ok, looking at her test results she actually tested positive to peanut, soybean,  almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, walnuts, and hazelnuts.  All of her blood tests are neg for coconut.  We have just avoided ALL tree nuts (or drupes:) including coconuts since she was allergic to most and I am always afraid to try new things!

Maybe once we go to allergist, I can discuss this and maybe get some options for her.  I cannot tolerate milk and she is allergic to soy so we were thinking maybe we could start baking with coconut milk?
Posted by: Jessica
« on: January 22, 2013, 02:46:05 PM »

My dd had coconut way before the fda decided it was a tree nut. The quaker chewy granola bars from Canada had coconut in them so that's where she originally had it from.