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Guess who learned that some brands of shredded cheese use cornstarch* as an anti-clumping ingredient? Instead of the usual potato starch? Guess who didn't think she had to check the ingredients of BAGGED CHEESE, but now knows what caused the other night's death migraine?
Yes, wacky food sensitivities means that the Stroppy One and I should always ALWAYS check ingredient lists. I didn't expect cheese to betray me! I mean, COME ON. Cheese.
*It turns out I can have gluten (omg breeaaaaaaad), but corn is an instant issue for me. In fact, I suspect it's a histamine reaction; my throat doesn't swell up and there's no tingling, but about 15 minutes after I eat something with corn, my joints and stomach become swollen and inflamed, and then the vertigo and migraine.
Yes, wacky food sensitivities means that the Stroppy One and I should always ALWAYS check ingredient lists. I didn't expect cheese to betray me! I mean, COME ON. Cheese.
*It turns out I can have gluten (omg breeaaaaaaad), but corn is an instant issue for me. In fact, I suspect it's a histamine reaction; my throat doesn't swell up and there's no tingling, but about 15 minutes after I eat something with corn, my joints and stomach become swollen and inflamed, and then the vertigo and migraine.
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If not, you might be sensitive to...*something* in the GMO process (large chunk of corn products are "Bt corn" or some such) OR they sprayed a pesticide that's affecting you.
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Which is to say, OMG ARGH!!! I am so sorry you were sucker punched in this way.
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At least when you know what to look for you know to look for it, but corn's a really bad one for USian food from what I can see, you have my sympathies