How likely is it that dd2 is reacting to rice?!

[silverfrog]

And just how complicated wiil life be if she is (dd1 is gluten/dairy free, so cooking already restricted).

Weaned dd2 at 6 months, and went straight to "real" food, so no babyrice. she loves her food, and doing really well (now eight months).

she had a bit of a dodgy tummy a few weeks back, but I put it down to cheese (first time she'd had some) and continued to hold off dairy (there had also been rice in that meal, also first time of having, but had dismissed that - I mean, who's intolerant to rice?!)

She had rice again a couple of days ago, and has been being sick since. She is fine and happy in herself, but every so often vomits (usually silently) and is bringing up undigested rice. She had rice for tea on Friday, and was still vomiting undigested rice last night.

I am now wondering about a rice intolerance, but surely this is highly unlikely? after all, rice is what you're told to give babies as its so easily digestible...

I know what you mean - rice is what you're supposed to eat when you've got an upset tummy as it's so bland...

The rice must have been fairly well cooked ( bad mummy not to actually know) as was cooking it at teatime which is always fraught (dd1 is ASD) so I'd assume it was boiled for at least 15 mins by the time I got around to doing anyhting with it...

'tis a comforting thought though....

It is possible to be allergic/intolerant to any food. What sort of rice was it - could it have been contaminated with gluten either at the growing or packing stage? How well cooked was it - the Chinese are appalled at how Western Culture likes it's rice, as they cook it much softer (when indeed it is one of the most easy foods to digest - we always eat very well cooked white rice - i.e. cooked twice the recommended time - when anyone in the house has had a dodgy tummy as that is an old Chinese remedy). My FIL spent a lot of time in the Far East and he always said that rice which is not cooked properly (i.e. soft like the Chinese) is one of the hardest things to digest. Hope your DD is feeling better soon and that it is simply her digestive system would ilke the rice to be softer - I know all about cooking for multiple allergies!

It was just normal, long grain rice. I suppose it's possible that it could be contaminated with gluten, but tbh that's something that never ocurred to me - dd1 (the definitely gluten intolerant one) didn't react to it, so I suppose not, but you've got me thinking now. I suppose there are companies that guarantee gluten-free rice? Must check more packets...

Dd2 feeling better, thanks, and has been fairly chirpy all the way through, so here's hoping that it was just a bit hard to digest (mind boggles, really, as have been feeding her all sorts and then she gets stuck on rice)

Have consulted further with DH, and he thinks it may be melon? I know that dd2 has had melon to eat both times she's been ill, but I thought she had had it in between as well (DH thinks not).

Is melon any liklier to be causing this? (surely melon is mostly just water?!)

Was the rice left to cool for a long time after cooking? Because it is a high risk food in the sense that it can contain bacteria that can cause food poisoning, that don't die when you cook the rice so can then multiply if the rice is left cooling for a long time, or not re-heated properly id yo are using left-overs.

Recommendation is to either eat the rice just after it is cooked - which is what most people do most of the time- or if it is going to be eaten cold (e.g. in rice salad) to cool it quickly under cold running water.

It could be melon - there's a lot about melon allergy on the internet. Have a look here:

allallergy.net/fapaidfind.cfm?cdeoc=995

and there's a bit about the link with pollen on this page as well:

www.allergy-clinic.co.uk/food_allergy_for_doctors.htm

Does she react to grass pollen because that would increase the chance that it is melon she is reacting to?