Xantham Gum

[my little penguin]

So I was trying gluten free for DS. :ybatty:
He tests IgE positive to all of the gluten items but tolerates them from a food allergy perspective so I thought it was worth a shot at trying to help his stomach pain.

Here is the thing. All of the gluten free food I have been feeding him has some amount of xantham gum in it.

Xantham gum according to WEbMd is a laxative and can be used by diabetic since it "puffs" out in the intestines and pushes stuff through not to be used in people with narrowing. :yfaint:

Nausea, vomiting, appendicitis, hard stools that are difficult to expel (fecal impaction), narrowing or blockage of the intestine, or undiagnosed stomach pain: Do not use xanthan gum if you have any of these conditions. It is a bulk-forming laxative that could be harmful in these situations.

http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-suppl...edientId=340&activeIngredientName=XANTHAN GUM

dosing was 15 mg/kg per day

so
at 28 kg weight it is a laxative dose at about 0.42 grams.

Don't get me wrong he needs a laxative (hence miralax) but this cause cramping etc... not good.:thumbdown:

One loaf of bread has about 6g grams so divide by 14 slices = 0.42 grams per slice or
0.857g for a single sandwich

this doesn't count if he eats any cookies or other gluten free things during the day.

So back to gluten for us since this is potentially more evil:shifty-t:

Has anyone else had any stomach cramping from xantham gum????

 

[happy]

This link might be helpful: http://www.celiac.com/articles/2171...ating-your-Celiac-Disease-Recovery/Page1.html