Instructions for a Dental Filling

This is what I brought in to my dentist and it is tailored for my needs/level of sensitivity. You will need to modify it, but it’s a good place to start. 

Allergy Info for ______________

 

Products to use/not use:

– Please use only powder-free gloves.

– No topical anesthetic please, it contains a corn derivative.

– I need to provide my own cup and water for rinsing. 

– I have brought my own unwaxed floss and toothpaste. Please only use those.

– Please, no mouthwash/mouth rinse, only water!

– Please don’t apply anything to my lips using q-tips. I have my own “safe” lip balm that I can apply myself, no q-tip,  if needed.

– Injected anesthetic: Please use only Carbocaine.

Additional Information

– I have reacted before to highly processed corn derivatives such as sorbitol and citric acid, as well as to plastic and waxed paper cups. My first point of reaction is always my mouth and throat: tongue swelling, difficulty swallowing, sometimes lip swelling. In extreme cases I will have an asthma attack.  Since my mouth will be numbed, I may need your help to watch out for swelling if we’ve missed anything about the ingredients or products used. (Beth has been very thorough, I hope we will be fine.)

 

– I have taken 25mg of Benadryl to head off any possible reactions. I will likely be a bit sleepy but not completely out of commision.  My boyfriend will pick me up when the appointment is over.


– If there is a swelling reaction, I have an additional 25mg benadryl pill that I can take- prefer not to take it though, as it *will* put me to sleep. If my airway  begins close off, I will need to use my epi-pen and then go to the emergency room.

Dental Cleaning Instructions

This is what I brought in to my dentist and it is tailored for my needs/level of sensitivity. You will need to modify it, but it’s a good place to start. 

Dental Cleaning Instructions for ________________

Products Okay To Use:

  • powder-free nitrile gloves

  • white cosmetic (kaolin) clay (provided by patient)

  • cup for rinsing provided by patient

  • Desert Essence Tea Tree Dental Tape

Avoid:

  • No paper/disposable cups.

  • No q-tips

  • No mouth rinses/mouth wash.

  • When I rinse, I need to use my own water from home. 

  • Topical anesthetics, disinfectants, or any other products in the mouth or on lips that were not discussed ahead of time.

X rays: I react to the plastic sheath you use for the digital receiver. I need to use my own sandwich bags for this.

Safety

-My first point of reaction is always my mouth:  tongue swelling, difficulty swallowing, sometimes lip swelling. In extreme cases I will have an asthma attack.  I may need your help to watch out for swelling if we’ve missed anything about the ingredients or products used.

 

– If there is a swelling reaction, I have a benadryl pill that I can take.

 

– If my airway  begins close off, I will need to use my epi-pen and then go to the emergency room.

Why you won’t find a corn-free commercial probiotic supplement.

Example ingredients list for a high-qulity probiotics:

Lactobacillus species
5.0+ billion CFUs*

Lactobacillus rhamnosus

Lactobacillus casei

Lactobacillus paracasei

Lactobacillus gasseri

Lactobacillus salivarius

Bifidobacterium species
5.0+ billion CFUs

Bifidobacterium bifidum

Bifidobacterium longum

Bifidobacterium breve

Bifidobacterium infantis

Bifidobacterium lactis

Other Ingredients: None.

All of those ingredients are microorganisms. That’s what probiotics *are*, by definition: beneficial bacteria. Organisms need to eat something, which means sugar, and that usually means glucose, either exclusively from corn or from mixed sources that could be corn. If there is a probiotic out there that is grown on a corn-free medium, I would LOVE to know about it.

 

Your best bet is to make your own probiotics, if you can tolerate the ingredients required. 

But to my understanding, if you for some reason need to take a probiotic supplement rather than making your own, the best you can do is no inactive ingredients, that way the only corn you’re getting is what the probiotics ate, and whatever wasn’t filtered out from the medium when they were being harvested. 

My thinking on it is that if you are going to be getting some corn exposure, you’d best pick the highest quality, most pure supplement out there, so you’re getting the most benefit in return.

Edited 2012-04-12: Apparently there are some probiotics that are grown on inulin, a sugar from chicory, that may be corn free. I have yet to contact any of these companies to be positive that they always uses only inulin and never add corn glucose, but that sounds hopeful.

Update 2013-05-09: I had my naturopath look into two products that seemed promising:
http://www.klaire.com/prod/proddetail.asp?id=V084-02

http://kirkmanlabs.com/ProductKirkman/702/1/Acidophilus%20Probiotic%20Powder%20-%20Hypoallergenic/

I am struggling to remember exactly what she told me, but it wasn’t promising. I think she said Klaire wouldn’t tell her what it was grown on, just said “no corn protein” over and over, which basically means corn. I think Kirkman said microrystalline cellulose, but that doesn’t sound right as does that really have enough sugar in it to feed a probiotic beastie? They also said it is not possible to grow probiotics only on inulin, something else is required.

Based on that I decided to stick with the Gutpro becuase I already have it, it is higher quality than the other options, and the other options don’t sound safer.

Corn Free Birth Control

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