(Updated 3/19/22)
I continue to read personal testimonies from members of our corn allergy support groups documenting that medical personnel continue to administer corn sugar (dextrose/D-glucose)-containing IV fluids to corn-allergic patients in direct violation of the contraindication warning on the package insert. It is also apparent that too many medical professionals do not understand that dextrose is the chemical name for corn sugar produced from cornstarch (D-glucose), 21CFR184.1857, which can prove fatal to anyone with an IgE-mediated allergy to corn.
Glucose: blood sugar (lifeblood of all living organisms)
D-Glucose: synthetic glucose (lab-created from cornstarch); analog/enantiomer of glucose (NOT identical)
L-Glucose: synthetic glucose (lab-created), analog/enantiomer of glucose (NOT identical)
The most heartbreaking testimonies are from parents of corn-allergic infants, many of whom have been diagnosed with "failure to thrive" due to the lack of corn-free infant formulas. Hospitals have NO alternative safe sources of corn-free nutrition to feed to these struggling babies, and their pediatricians/dietitians cannot offer any assistance to parents of corn-allergic infants.
In
summary, the corn allergy population can consume very few processed foods; and
no commercially-processed non-organic meat, poultry, seafood, produce, or fruit
due to government-authorized corn-derived acid washes. Many corn-allergic patients must have their
medications compounded to exclude corn; and since tap water may contain corn
due to corn-derived purification chemicals, many are forced to purchase other
sources of corn-free water. In addition,
it is difficult trying to find a water filtration system that is not
manufactured with corn-derived components.
Therefore,
the primary message I am sharing with these hospitals/health systems is that it
will now be their responsibility to provide corn-free foods, fluids, and
medications (compounded to exclude corn-derived ingredients) to corn-allergic
patients. Otherwise, it could be
interpreted that hospitals are discriminating against the corn allergy
community.
After
one of the state hospital associations informed me that it was not their
responsibility to contact their member hospitals with our corn allergy
awareness message/documentation, and instructed me to contact every hospital
within the United States; I have been contacting hospitals/health systems in
each state on behalf of the corn-allergic patients.
WASHINGTON, DC HOSPITALS/HEALTH SYSTEMS:
American Medical Association, @AmerMedicalAssn
American Red Cross, USA, @RedCross
Ascension, USA, @Ascensionorg
BridgePoint Hospital, @SpecialityHosp
Cancer Research Institute, USA, @CancerResearch
Children's Hospital Association, USA, @hospitals4kids
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, USA,
@cmnnj
Children's National Health System, @childrenshealth
Children's National Medical Center (see Children's National Health
System)
George Washington University Hospital, @GWHospital
Georgetown University Medical Center, @gumedcenter
Howard University Hospital, online contact
form
HSC Health Care System, online contact form
HSC Pediatric Center (see HSC Health Care System)
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital,
@MedStarGUH
MedStar National Rehabilitation Network,
@MedStarNRH
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, @MedStarWHC
National Rehabilitation Hospital (see MedStar National
Rehabilitation Network)
Providence Hospital, @ProvHosp
Shriners Hospitals for Children, USA, Canada, Mexico,
@shrinershosp
Sibley Memorial Hospital, @sibleyonline
Specialty Hospital of Washington (see Specialty Hospitals of
America)
Specialty Hospitals of America (see BridgePoint Hospital)
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Email: SaintElizabeths1855@gmail.com
United Medical Center, @UMC_DC
Universal Health Services, Inc. (multi-state), @UHS_Inc
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, @DCVAMC
Washington Hospital Center (see MedStar Washington Hospital
Center)
Published
Corn Allergy Studies/Statistics (“. . .
Maize major allergen . . .”)
Baxter
Labs specifically warns about administering dextrose IV fluids to corn-allergic
patients.
"Solutions containing dextrose should be
used with caution, if at all, in patients with known allergy to corn or corn
products." - Page 3
"Probable
anaphylactic reaction to corn-derived dextrose solution."
BCPharmacists,
"Warning: corn-related allergens . . ."
DEXTROSE
(CORN SUGAR): FDA FEDERAL REGULATION, GRAS - 184.1857
“Corn
Products and Derivatives List,” Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT),
6/6/17
Corn
Allergy Statistics (Monthly)
Corn:
It's Everything, Iowa Corn
https://www.iowacorn.org/education/corn-its-everything/
https://www.iowacorn.org/education/corn-its-everything/
Diane H., Corn Allergy Advocate
Corn Allergy Advocacy/Resources
@CornAllergy911
Source:
“List
of Hospitals in Washington, D.C.,” Wikipedia
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