Corn syrup

[InstantCoffee]

I've had to cut corn and high fructose corn syrup due to definite, almost immediate side effects after consumption.

Now I haven't had whole corn in ages but corn bread and corn chips which are typically also fried in corn oil give me gas, motility issues, diarrhea, cramping etc. with 12 hours.

HFCS gives me dehydration, cramps, and severe energy loss within an hour or so, my feet turn to lead bricks under me. Later I'll get severe liquid scoots.

Corn syrup, so far as I can tell, has no adverse reaction. I was reading about how it differs form other corn products and my understanding is that it's already been subject to enzymes and acid to turn it into glucose, so it's basically pre-digested.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_syrup

High fructose corn syrup is broken down differently and contains fructose instead of glucose, each was digested by different parts of the digestive tract (one was kidney one was liver I think?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-fructose_corn_syrup

Does anyone know if there's more to corn syrup that I should be aware of? I'm leaning towards calling it safe as I haven't noticed any kind of flare like activity related to consuming it but want to be sure.

 

[KWalker]

I just wanted to start by saying everytime I see your name I think there's a thread about coffee lol

What do you want to use the corn syrup for? I know you're not on SCD but corn syrup is a big no no for us on it. We all use honey for everything.

 

[InstantCoffee]

It's in my ice cream
It's hard to get a straight answer on what's unhealthy these days when everything gives you cancer.

 

[KWalker]

Oh god, I LOVE corn syrup in ice cream, and now I can't have either on the diet lol.

Corn syrup definitely has a different flavor to it than honey so I don't know how honey would taste on ice cream. I don't know though, others may be able to help you more, I just know I can't have it and I miss it lol.

 

[InstantCoffee]

Yeah I used to love HFCS, but after I had a bag of sour patch kids I realized that's what's giving me some really bad issues and had to cut it.

It has a very particular sweetness to it.

I do like honey though, I've been chugging warm milk with honey lately.

I usually only have about 3/4 cup of ice cream in a day's time.

 

[bangarang]

Depending on what your stance is on the GMO topic.
Corn syrup is most likely GMO that either means nothing to someone or can mean alot.

 

[ctrl z]

The only thing that pops out to me about corn syrup (other than that it is highly processed) is that most corn in this part of the world is GMO.

 

[InstantCoffee]

Hm I'm not too worried about GMOs.
I'm a bit worried about what I hear about grains in general having adverse effects on the intestines, but if it's already been exposed to enzymes and hydrochloric acid, it's basically no longer a grain, it's glucose made from corn.

 

[Ya noy]

There's a number of dangers associated with high fructose corn syrup. Not so sure about regular corn syrup. Liver damage, diabetes, mercury, hypertension, bad colesterol, etc. If you want to read up:

http://www.mercola.com/Downloads/bonus/danger-of-corn-syrup/report.aspx

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/high-fructose-corn-syrup-dangers/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/high-fructose-corn-syrup-dangers_b_861913.html


We try to avoid high fructose corn syrup, and use honey, blackstrap molasses, and raw sugar instead. In recipes, you can substitute mashed up apples for fats/oils and sugars.