Cinnamon intolerance?

[carly-g]

Hi Ladies,

We are doing BLW, and DS is a BIG eater.  I have discovered that he gets red & irritated in the diaper area when I give him sweet potato with cinnamon (even though he loves it).  So I have eliminated that, and now he is getting sweet potato plain or with rosemary.  My question is does the cinnamon intolerance indicate that there is anything else he may be sensitive to?  Will he grow out of this?

thanks,
Carly

[marensmama]

My DD1 gets a red rash around her mouth when something with cinnamon sits there for a few minutes, even if it's just a little bit in her oatmeal, and a red looking bottom with associated loose bm when she eats pumpkin pie (I presume there's a lot of cinnamon in it - not that I've ever made one )  However, she is not bothered by it if it's wiped off her face right away or if it's just a bit in the food.  She has never had any other food intolerances or allergies, though, and she has quite a varied diet.

HTH!

[carly-g]

THanks!  I was talking to my mom last night, and she told me that my dad is sensitive to cinnamon, too.  Strange that I never knew that!

[Jimbob]

It is amazing what you find out when something like that happens. It was the same for us when my son started with eczema at 5 weeks old.

Kelly