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Now that is interesting. Ten day ago or so I developed a mysterious rash that was a bunch of raised bumps on my forearms to just above my elbows, a little bit on my thighs, across my lower back. They itched like crazy but eventually shrunk with dark little crusts. I initially thought it was just another form of psoriasis and used my meds for that to treat it and it pretty much went away. But I also didn't discount the possibility of a food allergy and did some research and developd some suspicions about sucralose (Splenda) that we use a LOT in lieu of. I did cut out the Splenda just in case that was the problem.
So a few days ago I gradually started reintroducing the Splenda, and wham the rash is back. Immediately stopped it and the rash is subsiding. I have to believe it is a problem.
i highly suggest you see your doctor ff.
If I don't figure out what's causing it, I will. But so far, so good. If the fix is simply stopping consumption of sucralose, that's pretty easy to do.
Sending a ((hugs)) to Mom. I've been dealing with skin allergies and conditions most of my adult life, and I honestly know more than most of the doctors do. By the time I could get in to see a specialist around here, however, I won't have any symptoms to show him. I do know to watch for other symptoms that are more serous than a rash though, and so far there have been none of those. (My aunt is an RN with excellent diagnostic skills and the gal we've been praying for in the Coffee Shop is an M.D. They keep a pretty close watch on me.
The Justice Department said in a recent settlement with a Massachusetts college that severe food allergies can be considered a disability under the law. That gives those who suffer from such allergies a new avenue in seeking menus that fit their diet. But some say it goes too far. The decision leaves schools, restaurants and other places that serve food more exposed to legal challenges if they fail to honor requests for accommodations by people with food allergies.
Colleges and universities are especially vulnerable because they know their students and often require them to eat on campus, Eve Hill of the Justice Department's civil rights division says. But a restaurant also could be liable if it blatantly ignored a customer's request for certain foods and that person became ill, though that case might be harder to argue if the customer had just walked in off the street and was unknown to the restaurant, Hill says.
The settlement with Lesley University, reached last month but drawing little attention, will require the Cambridge institution to serve gluten-free foods and make other accommodations for students who have celiac disease. At least one student had complained to the federal government after the school would not exempt that student from a meal plan even though the student couldn't eat the food. "All colleges should heed this settlement and take steps to make accommodations," says Alice Bast, president and founder of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. "To our community this is definitely a precedent."
Under the agreement, Lesley University says it will not only provide gluten-free options in its dining hall but also allow students to pre-order, provide a dedicated space for storage and preparation to avoid contamination, train staff about food allergies and pay a $50,000 cash settlement to affected students. "We are not saying what the general meal plan has to serve or not," Hill says. "We are saying that when a college has a mandatory meal plan they have to be prepared to make reasonable modifications to that meal plan to accommodate students with disabilities."
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Gov't: Food allergies may be disability under law
Jan 18,`13 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Allergic to gluten? What about peanuts? Federal disabilities law may be able to help.
The Justice Department said in a recent settlement with a Massachusetts college that severe food allergies can be considered a disability under the law. That gives those who suffer from such allergies a new avenue in seeking menus that fit their diet. But some say it goes too far. The decision leaves schools, restaurants and other places that serve food more exposed to legal challenges if they fail to honor requests for accommodations by people with food allergies.
Colleges and universities are especially vulnerable because they know their students and often require them to eat on campus, Eve Hill of the Justice Department's civil rights division says. But a restaurant also could be liable if it blatantly ignored a customer's request for certain foods and that person became ill, though that case might be harder to argue if the customer had just walked in off the street and was unknown to the restaurant, Hill says.
The settlement with Lesley University, reached last month but drawing little attention, will require the Cambridge institution to serve gluten-free foods and make other accommodations for students who have celiac disease. At least one student had complained to the federal government after the school would not exempt that student from a meal plan even though the student couldn't eat the food. "All colleges should heed this settlement and take steps to make accommodations," says Alice Bast, president and founder of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness. "To our community this is definitely a precedent."
Under the agreement, Lesley University says it will not only provide gluten-free options in its dining hall but also allow students to pre-order, provide a dedicated space for storage and preparation to avoid contamination, train staff about food allergies and pay a $50,000 cash settlement to affected students. "We are not saying what the general meal plan has to serve or not," Hill says. "We are saying that when a college has a mandatory meal plan they have to be prepared to make reasonable modifications to that meal plan to accommodate students with disabilities."
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