honey

[Guest guest]

Sheila and anyone else who can help,

You mentioned in an earlier post about making sure the honey

is " clear " as it could have pollen in it which is bad for the gut.

I think the honey in the electrolyte drink is what is causing the

problem. I know sal. content can be a problem as my son needs low

sal honey. Also most of the honey's I see locally that I know are

low salicylate are " raw " and " unprocessed " . One even said

unfiltered so that the bee pollen is still in the honey. Well,

seems that may be the problem. He seems to go back to die off

everytime I start giving him the electrolyte drink for

constipation. I'm trying to get off intro and into new foods, but

just can't until I see the die off symptoms start to improve.

So, do you know of any particular brand that is lower sal and has no

pollen in it still? This may be a dumb question, but how clear

should clear be? I really need to find a well tolerated honey. My

son has enough food issues already. I don't mind ordering it online

if I have to, but am tired of ordering things that should be okay

and he can't tolerate them.

Thanks for any help.

Bonita

[Guest guest]

Hi Bonita,

<<You mentioned in an earlier post about making sure the honey

> is " clear " as it could have pollen in it which is bad for the

gut.

> I think the honey in the electrolyte drink is what is causing the

> problem. I know sal. content can be a problem as my son needs low

> sal honey. Also most of the honey's I see locally that I know are

> low salicylate are " raw " and " unprocessed " . One even said

> unfiltered so that the bee pollen is still in the honey. Well,

> seems that may be the problem. He seems to go back to die off

> everytime I start giving him the electrolyte drink for

> constipation. I'm trying to get off intro and into new foods, but

> just can't until I see the die off symptoms start to improve.

>

> So, do you know of any particular brand that is lower sal and has

no

> pollen in it still? This may be a dumb question, but how clear

> should clear be? I really need to find a well tolerated honey.

My

> son has enough food issues already. I don't mind ordering it

online

> if I have to, but am tired of ordering things that should be okay

> and he can't tolerate them.>>

If you can find a good honey that is pure and low in salicylates you

can filter it yourself if it is unfiltered

" ...Kitchen strainers, nylon paint strainers, and women's nylon

stockings can serve as good honey filters. Clean ones, of course. "

from http://outdoorplace.org/beekeeping/extracting.htm .

Wildflower or alfalfa honey are supposed to be lower in salicylates

than other honeys.

If you find a good local honey (raw is okay) you may be able to ask

the beekeeper to filter it for you. Just explain that the pollen

hurts your sons stomach.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs,

mom of and