Intolerance reaction??

[Anonymous]

So, this weekend (Saturday) Claire had her final dance class of the season where they show all that they have learned and do a sort of recital… hilarious, to say the least. Anyway, afterward, to make the day more special for her, we went to McDonalds. She was thrilled, but I was at a loss for what to eat. I ended up eating a grilled chicken sandwich and fries. No obvious milk/soy, but I’m sure that there was some in there.

Anyway, that night, no problems… we were thrilled! But yesterday afternoon, he wouldn’t take a nap… seriously, he was SO tired, but he just rolled around and talked in his room for over an hour!!! He ended up being awake for over 8 hours! And then, last evening he had yucky diarrhea and again this morning. The no nap and diarrhea occured over 24 hours after I had eaten the food, so is it possible this is an intolerance reaction?? It seems like it would be too long after he and I ingested it, but maybe not???

He finished antibiotics for his ears last Sunday, and he has had on again/off again diarrhea from that, so I’m not totally sure it was the McD’s.

Any thoughts? Is there any conclusive way to test for these types of intolerances? I know there is a stool test, but does that have to be done on the affected stool, or could I take in any old dirty diaper?

[Anonymous]

I would guess it was the McD’s. There is milk in the fries and in the bun. And soy in the chicken and bun. This is from the McD’s website:

French Fries

French Fries: Potatoes, vegetable oil (partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor (wheat and milk derivatives)*, citric acid (preservative), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (maintain color), dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming agent)), salt. Prepared in vegetable oil ((may contain one of the following: Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness), dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent). *CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK (Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.)

Honey Wheat Roll:
Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, whole wheat flour, dry honey blend (honey, high fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, corn syrup, wheat starch), sugar, yeast, contains 2% or less of the following: soybean oil, canola oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, wheat gluten, calcium sulfate, potassium iodate, L. cysteine, monocalcium phosphate, dough conditioners (may contain one or more of the following: DATEM, ascorbic acid, calcium peroxide, enzymes, azodicarbonamide, distilled monoglycerides, mono- and diglycerides), calcium propionate (preservative), soy lecithin. CONTAINS: WHEAT AND SOY LECITHIN

Grilled Chicken Breast Filet:
Chicken breast filets with rib meat, water, seasoning (salt, sugar, food starch-modified, maltodextrin, spices, dextrose, autolyzed yeast extract, hydrolyzed [corn gluten, soy, wheat gluten] proteins, garlic powder, paprika, chicken fat, chicken broth, natural flavors (plant and animal source), caramel color, polysorbate 80, xanthan gum, onion powder, extractives of paprika), modified potato starch, and sodium phosphates. CONTAINS: SOY AND WHEAT. Prepared with liquid margarine: Liquid soybean oil, water, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, soy lecithin, mono- and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservative), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color). CONTAINS: SOY LECITHIN

There is milk and soy hidden everywhere…its so hard to figure it all out.

addysmommy2007-6-11 16:9:5

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