Are there types of "soy" that aren't likely to trigger allergies? - Page 2

[SweetSilver]

Originally Posted by scsigrl 

Actually it isn't all that common to be allergic to the PROCESSED (not the expensive cold pressed, high end stuff) oil of peanuts and I wouldn't say "many"  are allergic to all sources.  It's actually been my experience that while soy may be an issue, most people can do the oils and byproducts.  It's true that the proteins aren't *usually* present in the processed oils (soy or peanut)

Also, peanut free flights don't truly exist.  I haven't found any airline that will ask other customers to NOT bring/eat nuts on a flight.  So while they may not SERVE nuts on the flight, they aren't truly "free" flights :(

Thanks for keeping me on my toes with the facts, scsgirl.  But "many" is not as many as "most", and I have met "many" who have allergies to peanuts and tuna, etc. to feel like I can use the word with confidence.  I'm glad to hear that it's not all that common.  The OP seemed to think so as well.  Maybe the only people with peanut allergies I know are allergic to all products, and my knowledge on the subject is skewed?  Is peanut oil (like they use at Chinese restaurants) highly refined?  Is soy always highly refined?  I commented because my experience just didn't jibe with the others, often enough that I felt I wanted to say something.  Sort of like in another thread that described symptoms of oat allergies as hives and bloating and, well, that just doesn't happen to me.  

     This sounds like a testy post, but it's not, it's a genuine curiosity.  Where do people learn the "right" facts about allergies?  Why does my experience differ so much from "most"?  I risk getting off-topic, but the OP was curious about the various soy products and hoping they might not affect her child.  And I know that reactions are so individual, all one can do is try.  So, this is hopefully just veering off onto individual reactions and how commonly they differ from what's "normal", what is "normal" and how you can find out definitely.
 

[scsigrl]

Gggrrrrrr, long post lost :(

Basically, like all things allergy, nothing is clear :)

Most places aren't going to use $50/gallon cold processed peanut oil for everything.  That said, I wouldn't ever take me PA kid into an Asian restaurant for any reason.  Not worth the risk to me.  Soy oil?  I have/do do with my soy allergic kid.  Peanut oil with my peanut allergic kid?  NO WAY.  It's all about comfort zones.

As for information, again, clear as mud.  There are trends (ie most soy allergic people are fine with oil/lethicin BUT not all!) and there are people who can't (as you have said you can't!)

I am kind of a stickler for calling things as they are though.  It isn't an allergy if it isn't IgE.  I am bothered by calling things they are not.  But that is TOTALLY MY thing.  

[SweetSilver]

Originally Posted by scsigrl 

I am kind of a stickler for calling things as they are though.  It isn't an allergy if it isn't IgE.  I am bothered by calling things they are not.  But that is TOTALLY MY thing.  

I am genuinely glad you like to call it like it is. I am notorious for playing the devil's advocate, and regularly refer to myself as a "raging skeptic".  I like it when people don't take "facts" for granted.  It shows me that they are critical thinkers and are willing to admit it if they don't really know for sure.
 

Allergies truly are weird.  Only peanuts and peanut oil make my eyelids feel fat!  Soy tingles my jaw.  Corn makes my tongue fat.  That's why I find waiting until kids are more verbal to test some things is a good idea.  For my daughter, corn was never much of a problem, so we never eliminated it entirely.  But in general, if she has a reaction, it is out.  Completely.  Now she is more verbal.  She *tells* me when her tongue tingles (carrots--cause her tummy aches as well) so now, finally, we are challenging some of the foods that have given her problems in the past.  We are encouraged because her odd reaction to corn seems to have disappeared.  So while we limit it still and watch we have relaxed substantially.  Plain turkey passed, and tonight she had her first bowl of 100% buckwheat noodles since last year when it became clear that they gave her headaches (every time).  Her severe allergies I am so not ready to challenge at all, not for a long time.

So my advice to the OP would be, as troublesome as it is,  to try her best to eliminate it entirely until child is older and better able to talk about her body's reactions.  Unless, like my dd's experience with corn, it is clear that the trouble isn't all that severe.  Also, she can progressively cut out more and more minor soy ingredients while she gets used to not having those foods around anymore.  

    I know that allergies can become a weight if ignored or undiagnosed.  I thought I was having trouble with depression until I discovered I had one severe and many many many milder food allergies.  I wasn't depressed, I was being crushed by the cumulative weight of all those allergens.