Tolerate Soybean Oil or Soy Lecithin But Intolerant of Soy?

[DJ]

I thought I was good at label reading. I am not. I want to be free of my problem foods but my eyes jump right over some of the ingredients. I am most frequently missing soybean oil and soy lecithin. Are any of you intolerant of soy but able to tolerate soybean oil or soy lecithin?

If I could figure out how to do a poll I would do one


Thanks

[tex]

Hi DJ,

This is one issue where the experts are wrong. Theoretically (if processing were perfect) there should be no soya protein in soy oil, nor in soy lecithin. Unfortunately, in the real world, processes are not perfect, and separation is not complete. How do I know? Because virtually all of us who are sensitive to soy are also sensitive to soy oil and soy lecithin. The same problem applies to corn — any member here who is sensitive to the zein protein in maize (corn), tends to also react to corn oil. The correlation is extremely high.

Tex

[carolm]

My own experience completely validates what Tex is saying. Soybean oil always created problems for me--significant enough to set me back. Soy lecithin too, more so before I was in remission, but it's still something I avoid.

Carol

[Leah]

I also react to both... lecithin less though. If the word soy is in the ingredient list, best not to eat it. I also react to canola oil ( something I realized when my dose of Entocort was low). go figure.
Leah

[DJ]

I don't do well with soybean oil either but I'm in the land of wishful thinking, hoping that someday I will. It's everywhere. I saw Tex's recent post about eating what his great, great grandparents ate. Based on my long gut history, I know that's what will work for me in the end (after some healing and reintroduction to more plant food). In the meantime, it's so difficult to eat well on the road and I'm on trains and subways with just a suitcase a lot. It's difficult to get coffee with rice milk and millet toast on Times Square.

[MBombardier]

As I've mentioned before I am search-dyslexic, so someone else will have to give you some links, but there are lots and lots of ideas on here about traveling with MC, and not just on vacation. Hopefully there will be some ideas you can use.

Welcome to the forum, by the way. Glad you're here, sorry you have to be.

[Zizzle]

I seem to be mildly soy intolerant, because I can have soy oil, soy lecithin, and even soy sauce with no trouble. My daughter is mildly ALLERGIC to soy, and she can do the same, although we both try to avoid them.

[DebE13]

I've tried in the past in hopes I could squeak by with some chocolate covered Brazil nuts. The soy lecithin gave me an immediate stomach ache. I avoid canola oil too. May or may not have soy but it's not worth wondering what the ingredients are.

[DJ]

Welcome to the forum, by the way. Glad you're here, sorry you have to be.[/quote]

Thank you. We are all sorry that we have to be but it sure helps!!!

[Zizzle]

Thought I'd come back here and admit I seem to be much more sensitive to soy than I thought. I'm finishing a week of an extreme elimination diet (no grains, eggs, legumes, nightshades, nuts or seeds), but made a stir-fry for my family last night with chicken, buk choy, broccoli, carrots, and celery, and seasoned with garlic, ginger, fish sauce, sugar, OJ, and a heaping tablespoon of GF soy sauce (cheating, I know). Well, me and my soy allergic daughter got sick. I had tummy rumbles, D and gurgles all night. Daughter had D first thing this morning. My face felt swollen this morning too.

Goodbye soy sauce... Hello coconut aminos.

[bevfromwa]

I agree, soy in any form is a no-no. I've tried the coconut aminos that Polly mentioned, and it has been wonderful. I've been able to go to a sushi restaurant bringing my aminos to mix with the wasabi (I think Dave would take exception if I tried to use sake) and it works well. Also, recipes that call for soy, I just substitute the aminos and we've been pleased.

Beverly