Kara was diagnosed with food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) in August of 2010. She has had many FPIES reactions and complications that have lead to numerous hospitalizations and specialist appointments. It was a huge sigh of relief to finally have some answers and a diagnosis, however we have to remind ourselves daily that this is a very serious disease and this is only the beginning of the long road we have in front of us.

Monday, March 28, 2011

French Fry

Yesterday we noticed that Kara had a sudden flare in her eczema. Patchy, almost hive-looking spots showed up all over her feet, legs, belly, and she looked puffy. Brian and I wondered what it could be from all day. We were at a family dinner last night commenting on this and found out that Kara got a hold of a DQ french fry the other night. Potatoes are safe for Kara so Brenna was asked if she could have french fries, to which Brenna said yes. Apparently Kara wasn't too fond of it so she didn't finish it. Brian and I looked at each other - question answered! No wonder she broke out. Now to figure out what is in the french fries that she was reacting to.

I did a search and found that they don't have dairy in them but do have soy oil in the coating as well as obviously being fried in soy oil What I couldn't find is a list of ingredients, as far as what the coating might be. I have a resource, a friend that owns the DQ in town, and she is always interested in how Kara is doing. I sent her a message today and the results were, I must say, a little worse than I thought they'd be. RICE FLOUR - this explains her reaction to two little bites of a french fry. THANK GOD she didn't have a full blown reaction to that small amount!
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