Re:Re: Honey issues

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I

have pancreas issues in the mix (have Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, meaning

upper GI works very marginally) and honey can trigger all kinds of symptoms,

not just digestive. Fruit does the same, which is why I have to sneak fruit

into my menu once or twice a day at the most [grin]. I didn’t touch

honey for the first four years on SCD. Instead, I used applesauce or

peachsauce, or diluted fruit juice, to add some sweetness to my nut flour

muffins. I just increased the amount of nut flour I used in the batter.

Now,

at six years on SCD with a more stable upper GI, I can tolerate a small amount

of honey in my nut flour muffins – but I can’t have honey plain,

all by itself. I can’t lick the spoon I use to put honey into my

nut flour muffin batters, for example. Triggers a cascade of symptoms that I

want to avoid. It’s just the way my body works.

I

eat well on those foods my body does tolerate. So I don’t miss

using honey.

Kim M.

SCD 6 years

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction 6+ years

neurological & spinal deterioration 3+ years

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It

makes my tongue hurt and then I get sick to my stomach and just feel

yucky. Does anyone else here have problems like this? I was

thinking that I might start making my sweets with dates instead of honey.

Are there drawbacks to doing this? I don't hear much about using dates

for sweetener instead of honey. Why not?

Could it be the honey I use? I can see through it, but it does have

color. I try to use local and raw as much as possible to acclimate myself

to possible allergens that are local.

Thanks!