Re: What does Corn Starch do for mito kids?

[Guest guest]

rebecpeck wrote:

> Spencer is currently off all corn because of suspected corn allergy.

> I just read the thread on Corn Starch and how to get it down them.

> But it didn't mention what Corn Starch does beneficial?

My youngest was allergic to corn solids so we used tapioca (raw) instead of

the cornstarch. It worked just as well. You can mix the powder of either in

yogurt, pudding, ice cream or anything that is in their diet. We used only

low sugar products for this to avoid a reactive hypoglycemia.

Jeannine

[Guest guest]

Cornstarch is used as a long term sugar to help with night time fasts.

It is slowly metabolized and can maintain an adequate supply of

sugar/energy for up to 6 - 8 hours. For kids that have trouble going

that long in between feeds, it works well. It was first used in

kids/patients with glycogen storage disease. They don't have the

ability to store enough glycogen to maintain their blood sugars thru the

night time fast. In the early 90's some of the metabolic docs started

using it in kids with mito, that had similar difficulties.

For kids that are very responsive to frequent snacks, it may make a

difference in how they start out their day.

Jeannine

[Guest guest]

Cornstarch is used as a long term sugar to help with night time fasts.

It is slowly metabolized and can maintain an adequate supply of

sugar/energy for up to 6 - 8 hours. For kids that have trouble going

that long in between feeds, it works well. It was first used in

kids/patients with glycogen storage disease. They don't have the

ability to store enough glycogen to maintain their blood sugars thru the

night time fast. In the early 90's some of the metabolic docs started

using it in kids with mito, that had similar difficulties.

For kids that are very responsive to frequent snacks, it may make a

difference in how they start out their day.

Jeannine