My doctor told me not to give it to my son because it is found that it causes some kind if disease in their legs. Anyone else know about this?
2006-09-22 18:08:17 · 5 answers · asked by ☼Earthbound Misfit☼ 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
In a 2000 article, you stated that 1 tsp of light Karo syrup mixed with 4 oz of water would assist your infant in having a softer bowel movement. Well I did that and I gave my infant some. Now I just read that corn syrup should not be given to an infant because it may contain spores of bacteria that cause botulism that can be fatal. Now I am very nervous for my baby's health. Is there a danger for my baby?
Anonymous
You can relax. In the past, Karo syrup did contain botulism spores, but hasn't for years now. They changed to a new manufacturing process because of just those concerns -- even though no botulism cases were ever proven to come from the spores in Karo syrup (unlike honey, which should not be used in babies). A lot of people heard the alerts about *Karo syrup in the 90's, but never heard the quieter, less flashy, changed recommendations that followed, so the warnings will still circulate around the net for years to come.
I applaud your reading a variety of sources and comparing to find the truth, and am sorry for the worry this caused. All the best to you and to your baby.
*Note: Children under age 1 should not eat honey because of the risk of infant botulism. Today, corn syrups are manufactured under sanitary conditions to prevent this, but the manufacturers do not make any guarantees. Of course, neither can I. The 2006 AAP Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases states, "Manufacturers of of light and dark corn syrups cannot ensure that any given product will be free of boutlism spores, but no case of infant botulism has proved to be be attributable to contaminated corn syrup".
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2006-09-23 21:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but I think it can't be too far fetched because if you look at the back of any honey bottle it warns you not to feed it to any child under 2 years of age, and Karo syrup is just as sweet.
I say listen to your doctor-better safe than sorry, right?
2006-09-23 01:16:01 · answer #2 · answered by mybootyisthatbig79 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of this but I do know that honey is a huge NO NO to give to babies. It is not pasturized and there are many bacteria in it
2006-09-23 01:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by pink9364 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard of that! My daughter ex-doctor actually told me to use it for my daughter if she's constipated. So I guess I'm going to have to investigate that!
2006-09-23 02:41:08 · answer #4 · answered by I smile because of them ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never heard that
2006-09-23 01:10:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋