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Originally Posted by pjb1967
It would be interesting to do a survey and see if any of our Guatemala kids do in-fact have a peanut allergy.
I might be wrong but I think this is more of an american problem, I mean have you ever heard of anyone in a 3rd world country having a peanut allergy or being lactose intolerant or any of the other weird food issues we here in America have developed over the years?
I did wait until my daughter was 2 and she was fine. So far I have not met any adopted parent with a child from a 3rd world country, nor has anyone on this tread mentioned their Guatemalan child having a peanut allergy.
Just a thought. Of course it's better to be save then sorry.
Pam
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Just to touch on the lactose intolerance part....
My bio son is lactose intolerant, as is my DH and a lot of his family. They are Mexican. From my research, I learned that around 50% of the hispanic population, 70% of African Americans and 80% of Asians are lactose intolerant! That seems like so much, but then I thought about what all my Mexican relatives eat. Not a lot of dairy. It is not really even a part of their diet. Marco mostly has issues with straight milk, he can handle cheese and yogurt ok. So for them, the reason it is not a big deal is because they, as a group, don't drink much milk!