And yes, the labels have changed dramatically, especially this year/2018 as the trans fat ban in the United States is now in effect. Doctor said to eat one handful of spinach each day to get my Vitamin A. We also don’t want to risk him eating something he can’t have, however, well-meaning the host is trying to be. It’s so important you emailed the companies to ask about palm oil in their products. Thank you for writing and helping everyone with your knowledge and experience. Best wishes. I will go back to butter thanks. Our son can tolerate coconut perfectly fine. These reactions occur to foods we think are safe. Has anyone else experienced a reaction like this? Perhaps you’re wondering if it might be palm oil or palm oil derivatives. Already it’s a huge environmental concern. I recently found a supplement company called Viridian for vitamins, and all their products are palm free. Are there ingredients listed on the MCT oil you have? However, we know for certain it adversely affects our child. Not to be Debbie Downer, but maybe keep an eye on your son’s coconut oil tolerance, too. It’s a very serious thing to us. Thank you. I then tried a Trader Joe’s pumpkin scone and had a similar reaction. It lasts for hours until it’s all out of my system. How terrible you have been experiencing migraines from palm oil for so long. A 26-year-old female asked: can you have coconut oil if you have a coconut allergy? This ingredient is less expensive than using “real” ingredients such as cream, milk, cocoa butter, etc. I identified Palm oil as an allergen many years ago. itchy lumps on my face and upper body. So, I started researching allergic reactions to MCT oil and came up empty-handed. I finally thought to look at the ingredients and saw there was propylene glycol in it. As soon as I could get to my dermatologist she diagnosed me with Dermatits Herpetiform. Companies that make new flavors and introduce new products often use palm oil derivatives. I apologize for the delay in replying. I don’t generally have food allergies but my family does. I thought it was just the food or candy I consumed that contained palm or palm kernel… and yes, those seem to be a heck of a lot worse for me!! Do you have reactions from palm oil? Do you think you have a palm oil intolerance or allergy? Thank you so much for writing this. Please speak with your doctor. Probably the cheapest oil out there. One benefit of developing a palm intolerance (that seemed to appear all of a sudden) Is that it has forced me to eat a much healthier diet. I usually read the labels but I guess I just wasn’t thinking. Draw a horizontal line to separate out each meal and snack time. 2) Almost every manufactured product pastry, bread cakes, biscuits, yogurts, stock cubes, pizzas, pies, savory biscuits and more contain it, 3) Fresh fruit (citrus in particular) are coated in wax which contains palm oil. Also, when the palm oil is in the spice, seasoning, or sauce and not clearly labeled, it make it very difficult. Kathy, Indiana My reaction to palm oil is individual red fluid filled blisters They can be very itchy. So many times, manufacturers change ingredients. Ritz Crackers didn’t use to contain palm oil ingredients but they do now. Thank you so much for this info!!! We wish you the best. He must report the incidence and also contact an allergist to take opinion. This will create awareness and alert the FDA that palm oil is causing health issues. Not Much processed food at all. My reaction to palm oil is a weird one — I feel like I want to jump out of my skin, and can’t sleep. Later that day my heart starting palpating fast again so my husband rushed me to the hospital. (10 years or more of this) What we know about Palm oil. Palm oil causes contact dermatitis in some people as well. These are the personal care products he uses. We are working to improve his gut microbiome. When I eat a package product & experience a problem, I read the ingredients and sure enough – palm oil. I was referred to a cardiologist after that and all tests showed normal. Like you Denise I struggle, most allergen free foods have another and my list of allergens are exhaustive and thus prepackaged foods are mainly expensive, I worked out a minimum £20 a day just to eat prepackaged all-allergen free foods. In addition, the doctor didn’t discuss the possibility of problems with digesting palm oil ingredients or that he could be sensitive to palm oil. Tocopherols aren’t usually labeled as to where they are derived from. In our case, some of the symptoms were delayed and others were immediate. Now, palm oil even more prevalent. I found the culprit as soon as I ingested palm oil for the first time. Also, please refer to our post, Halloween Candy Without Palm Oil, as a starting point for some candy we found to be palm oil free. It’s difficult reading labels all the time, even for products we purchase regularly, but you know how important it is. We’re not sure what to call it because doctors haven’t been able to label it… or even acknowledge it. Back to making cookies from scratch, I guess . Be sure to save all the ingredient labels and packages when you can. No wonder I was still getting some symptoms. It’s frustrating because we wanted a solution or a least an allergy test to confirm what we already know. Thank you so much for clarifying this for me. Following googling white chocolate, palm oil and the amount of convenience food which contain Palm oil I am completely convinced this is the culprit !!!