Real disapointed as gp is taking her off movicol which has changed our lives. He believes giving her apricots as sweats will do the same. I tried to explain she is on limited diet with all the allergies and eats briliant foods. No packet meals! He reckons to add oats to her breakfast which I said she only eats weetabix anyway. I am devistated things were going so well and now I can see the upset of constipation happening all over again on top of everything else. Being highly allergic to most things the subject of dried fruit is worrying with whats added to them. Can you help, any sujestions? When I have baked with raisons she has had hives but may have been the nutmeg not sure. In past she has also reacted to fruit school bars which she no longer has. Allergic to maize and maize deriatives, life threatening to nuts, avoids seeds and sesame, no kiwi or peppers or green beans aloud for 2 years, pollen allergies,dust allergies,minor allergies to onion, lettice,cucumber,carrots,tomatoes,banana. Now I have gone blank but you can see why I feel slightly stressed with disturbed nights and eczema to add in as well. I suppose all I can do is as he says and when it all fails go back but shame she is going to have to suffer again. He also mentioned prunes. I cant see her eating them but any help apreciated please

Hi I have just received the latest Sainsburys Free From Nuts booklet - you probably have it already? Apologies if so.

Anyway it lists dried blueberries and dried cranberries as being "free from" (with the relevant product code) - don't know if these would be any good? I can't see apricots or prunes listed unfortunately.

Oh thanks, yes I do have it but in my panic I have not studied it yet. Have dd home from school so not so organised! Thats how I spoke to gp on phone but now worried I should have seen him in person. Unfortunately she has had hives to blueberries also, not a medically confirmed allergy but pretty sure myself.

Just re-read your post, boy you do have a lot to contend with. One idea I have heard about is buying one of those de-hydrating things and drying your own apricots, apple or whatever. Haven't tried it myself (and no idea how much they cost) but I think they are fairly easy to use.

Really! Never heard of such a thing. Ok thats an idea. Yes, I think things never let up but curing that one problem has changed things so much. Now petrified of going back to it again. She has missed so much school too its embarassing and currently have her home with abbrasion to the cornea. Like if anythings going to happen it happens to her! She also catches everything going. Not a good imunity I suppose. Thanks for that idea though

Dried apricots are lovely. You can get organic ones which look brown because they havent been sprayed with sulphur dioxide to preserve their orange colour.

Try crazy jacks.. available in most supermarkets.

You sound like you have such a lot to contend with. It must be tough sometimes.

Oh right thats interesting. With everything I have always tried to get her to just eat ordinary fruit rather than dried so have not studied it. Ok so atleast they have none of that stuff on them then. Is crazy jacks nut trace free then? Will look them up. Yeah gets a bit much really and medically I dont think theres much help from specialists. I call the person an allergist who we have for the tests but I'm not sure that he really is a proper one, not many in the country is there. Then they discharge us once the tests are done and we're on our own.

Just emailed crazy jacks but noticed lots of nuts on their site. Will have to wait and see what they say

Long shot as they're an Oz company, but you could also try www.solarfruit.com - their products are nut free according to their website.

You could try & contact them to see if they supply any stores in the UK?

oh thanks muttonbird, will try

Just done it. They seem really good,reading their site. Nothing is added,not even thickeners,which would suit her maize allergy too. Just got to hope they can be brought somewhere here now.

Amner, your right about crazy jacks. They have emailed me and supplied me with a nut free list. They do them in separated packing rooms and colour coded clothing ect. Reminded me similar to what kinerton do. Great help!

Crazy Jacks are normally pretty easy to find

sainsburys usually stock them

here

Wonderful, we quite often shop in there anyway. Saves me hunting around for nothing then mingmingthewonderpet

Great news

Hope she likes them !

I am glad I stumbled across this thread, since my son is nut allergic and loves dried mango, but of course it's so hard to get hold of a "safe" brand.

I have to concur with muttonbird about the food dryer. I bought one a while back and do my own dried mango, apple, pears, etc... and they taste great!

Good luck in finding what you're looking for chloesmumtoo - hope your dd enjoys her fruits.