Soy lecithin? Soy Oil?

[tuscany123]

The paperwork that the allergist gave me re: soy allergies states that "most people allergic to soy may safely eat soybean oil and soy lecithin". I understand this is because the oil and lecithin are fat based, and those allergic to soy react to the protein in the soy, not the fat.

What are your thoughts on this statement? It's from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. If you or your loved ones have been diagnosed with a soy allergy, would you give them (or you) products that contain these ingredients if no other soy derivitives were present?

FTR, DS had a blood test which showed him a 3 for soy.

[Therese's Mommy]

I won't give my dd coconut oil, soy oil, or ghee because she is allergic to coconut, soy and dairy. There is always a chance of a trace amount of the protein being present. I won't risk it.

[gigismom]

my ds, who is IgE to soy (can't remember the number though right now), reacts to soy oil. I have never given him anything with soy lecithin (sp?) in it so am not sure on that one. I just did not want to risk it.

[Plummeting]

My DD outgrew her soy issues around age 3 or 4, but she never reacted to oil or lecithin. The only way to know is to try it and see what happens. Personally, I would (and obviously did) try it, because soy lecithin and oil are in so many products that I felt it was worth knowing. That's because eliminating those ingredients from our diets meant we'd pretty much NEVER be able to eat ANYTHING we didn't prepare ourselves, since DD is also dairy intolerant and we already can't eat most things we don't prepare ourselves. If you never eat anything you don't prepare yourself anyway, then it doesn't matter. If you do, then it would be really helpful to know if you can continue to do so or not. JMO

[balancedmama]

My son is allergic to soy, and still reacts to soy lecithin and SOME soybean oils (with a bleeding rash ) It is impossible to know if it's an okay oil (highly refined) or not, so of course we just avoid all sources. Oh, also vitamin E which is derived from soy, and sometimes not stated as such, will also cause a reaction.

[karika]

Originally Posted by balancedmama

Oh, also vitamin E which is derived from soy, and sometimes not stated as such, will also cause a reaction.

yes I learned this not long ago too... there is vitamin e added to some cooking oils, and it is in the CLO I have... next one I buy will not have it in there... I haven't done testing so I don't know what a '3' means, but I agree that you can just remove it completely, wait 2 wks then let the child have some and see if there is a reaction. Unless it is a serious possible reaction of course. I am committed to being GFCFSFCF but it is difficult to get there because of the hidden soy (vitamin E), and corn usage (citric acid can be made from it) in US I do cook everything and I love it. I do cook very simply also. We had been off processed mostly for years, so this was not a major transition, other than finding all the hidden sources. Do you have the list of names for soy? There is one here... http://gfcf-diet.talkaboutcuringauti...hat-is-soy.htm