Antibiotics

[rightxhere]

I seem to recall a few of you mentioning having had problems with corn the same as I do..... and I was wondering, for any of you that do, what antibiotics can you safely take?  I can't seem to tolerate anything with even traces of corn in it, and sadly all but one antibiotic I've ever taken been prescribed have corn in them!  It's crazy

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[br0ken_dolly]

I don't have a corn allergy but I've worked for big Pharma. You are wise to do this research now before you need to take antibiotics.

One option is to look into liquid (children's versions) of antibiotics, because the fillers used in those are often not cornstarch and the like. You'd be swallowing a lot of liquid but it's an option.

I know there's a gluten free drugs website but I don't think there's a corn free drugs site yet. It'd be nice if the gfd webmaster made one :)

You may want to call the manufacturers of antibiotics (google the ones you've taken, or look up generics manufacturers) and ask, but tbh I think they'll be as helpful as the pharmacists. At least you'll be raising awareness. Corn is a sickeningly popular filler in drugs.

Sadly the safest option may be injectable and IV antibiotics. They will be pure active ingredient dissolved in saline (sometimes buffered) and ultra pure.

You definitely want to make your doctors aware too. While they may not be knowledgable off the bat, they are constantly being distracted by drug reps and getting the word to drug reps may result in helpful suggestions AND be a direct line to big Pharma that this need is very real.

Best of luck.