tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429708874762600243.post3023857949170262883..comments2023-10-11T08:44:22.678-04:00Comments on Good Works Wellness: Corn in my Veins: Dextrose in IV SolutionsDr. Pamela Reillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18121525319528556572noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429708874762600243.post-47646443550876103332011-10-26T09:27:18.517-04:002011-10-26T09:27:18.517-04:00Hi, Anonymous. I am SO sorry to hear about your fr...Hi, Anonymous. I am SO sorry to hear about your friend. There are nutritional IVs that are very different from the parenteral nutrition IVs administered in the hospital. See if the doctors are willing to custom blend a blend of vitamins and minerals using IV fluids (magnesium, B12, Vitamin C, amino acids, etc.) that can be administered in saline solution. That is the type of nutritional IVs we use in my office. They work well and contain zero corn. The use of corn dextrose in IV solutions borders on criminal, in my opinion. It is only used to provide calories, but these calories are nutritionally void and can create other problems with long-term use. There are alternatives that do not have the same allergen danger.<br /><br />I wish you and your friend well. My dad is currently hospitalized and I know that it is a very emotional and sometimes frustrating situation.Dr. Pamela Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121525319528556572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429708874762600243.post-71359464013745433112011-10-25T21:16:58.533-04:002011-10-25T21:16:58.533-04:00My friend is critically ill and is very weak after...My friend is critically ill and is very weak after 6 days of no nutrition since the hospital didn't have any iv's without corn in them and she has corn allergies. Does anyone know of an iv that can provide nutrition for someone with a corn allery?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429708874762600243.post-3732512319689959572011-09-28T16:09:19.837-04:002011-09-28T16:09:19.837-04:00Wow. So glad this was helpful. I need to do more r...Wow. So glad this was helpful. I need to do more research about the meds and carriers used in IV solutions. I'm now very curious how many contain gluten and soy derivatives. Scary!Dr. Pamela Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18121525319528556572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429708874762600243.post-15196089342674442372011-09-28T15:44:06.570-04:002011-09-28T15:44:06.570-04:00Thank you so much for posting this! I had no idea ...Thank you so much for posting this! I had no idea and my son does have a corn allergy (though his does not result in the "typical" symptoms of a food allergy - now I can be more careful to hopefully never find out what would happen if it were injected into his bloodstream)! <br /><br />Glad you are doing okay!punkinmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189203032782891549noreply@blogger.com