A New Puzzlement

[wyld_dandelyon]

As I've mentioned, I'm allergic to corn.

Now they're making "cornplastic" glasses, plates, forks, and the like.

Is it safe for me to eat with/out of them?

Comments

[whitecrow0.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. I peeked over here as miintikwa pimped you.

I AM ALLERGIC TO CORN TOO. I have anaphylactic reactions eating and breathing it.

[whitecrow0.livejournal.com]

Oh. I got all excited and forgot to answer your question.

My mouth tingles and my throat can swell (painfully, though not - yet - dangerously) when I eat from or drink out of a corn-made or corn-coated cup/dish/utensil. I prefer to avoid it.

[rowyn]

One of my friends said the corn-made utensils at his workplace start to dissolve after a while and taste odd, so I would tend not to trust them either.

[whitecrow0.livejournal.com]

I think they're supposed to be biodegradable, so I'd expect the dissolving.
It sucks that so much "green" stuff is made from corn.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Biodegradeable should let you eat one meal in peace!

IMHO, of course.

Welcome!

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

I get the double-whammy of no-corn and no-wheat/gluten too! If you want to see some of the things I've found to eat, using my gluten-free tag will get you there.

There's not a lot yet, but I'm sure there will be more.

Thank goodness I don't get the anaphylactic reactions; the gastrointestinal symptoms and generalized inflammation-related and allergy-exacerbation stuff is quite bad enough!

Re: Welcome!

[whitecrow0.livejournal.com]

ARGH MY PHONE HAS MESSED THIS UP TWICE NOW THIS IS WHY I DON'T USE IT.
*Deep breath!*

I've the severe corn allergy, an allergy to all tree nuts except almonds (peanuts are OK as they're actually legumes), and an awful intolerance to chives /garlic /all onions.

I don't know what I'd do with all of the time & energy required to keep me safe & fed if I didn't have these conditions! :)

Edited because my phone messed up and I'm anal-retentive about punctuation & spelling!

Re: Welcome!

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Yeah--I started this gig of having to read all ingredients while I was unemployed and putting a lot of time into writing, and it took out about one short-story's worth of time a week!

I feel better and have more energy and focus--but if you're standing around the grocery store squinting at packaging, you're not at the computer writing.

[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

Hey--if you're here because Miintikwa pimped me, do you want a reading? If so, please hop over to the other post and let me know!

P.S. I'm @Wyld_Dandelyon on Twitter.

[whitecrow0.livejournal.com]

No, that's OK. I've had two readings from two different people this past week and I feel like I've taken enough advantage of services and haven't paid enough attention to what I've already been told. I was just curious about you!

I don't have home internet and it's hard to type on my phone (which is also slow) so I'm really slow & spotty, but I'll try to be around!