Allergy diet - latex free
This document is part of the ACI Diet Specifications for Adult Inpatients. It is not to be used for patient education.
Aim
To provide a diet that excludes all foods that might cause reactions in individuals with latex allergy.
Characteristics
Avoids bananas, avocadoes, kiwifruit, tomatoes, passionfruit, plums and pineapple.
Indications
Latex allergy.
Nutritional adequacy
Nutritionally adequate.
Precautions
Cross-reactions to foods are not generally life-threatening, but can cause unpleasant tingling, itching and discomfort in the mouth and throat. It is important to ensure that food-handling processes prevent contamination from latex gloves.
Paediatrics
Suitable for use in paediatrics when combined with an age-appropriate diet.
Specific menu planning guidelines
| Allowed | Not allowed | |
|---|---|---|
| Hot main dishes | All others | Dishes made with pineapple or with fresh, tinned or dried tomato or tomato paste. Baked beans |
| Sauces, gravies | All others | Tomato or tomato based sauce |
| Starchy vegetables / pasta / rice | All others | Starch based dishes containing tomato |
| Vegetables | All others | Tomato or dishes with added tomato paste/powder |
| Soups | All others | Tomato soups or soups containing tomato ingredients |
| Sandwiches | All other ingredients on any bread | Tomatoes, avocadoes |
| Salads, dressings | All other ingredients | Avocadoes, tomatoes and pineapples Salad dressings with tomato ingredients |
| Breads, cereals | All others | Cereals with banana, kiwi fruit, passionfruit, plums and strawberry Tomato flavoured savoury breads |
| Spreads | All | - |
| Hot breakfast choices | All others | Grilled tomato or items containing tomato (baked beans, spaghetti, Spanish omelette) |
| Fruit | All others | Banana, avocado, kiwi fruit, passionfruit, plums, strawberry, tomato and pineapple |
| Yoghurt | All others | Yoghurt containing banana, avocado, kiwi fruit, passionfruit, plums, strawberry and pineapple |
| Desserts | All others | Desserts made with banana, avocado, kiwi fruit, passionfruit, plums and strawberry and pineapple |
| Milk and cheese | All | - |
| Beverages | All others | Tomato juice, or vegetable juice containing tomato |
| Biscuits | All others | Biscuits with tomato derivatives e.g. some flavoured crackers |
| Miscellaneous | Sugar, salt, pepper, sweetener, nuts and cream | - |
References
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Allergy Unit. Allergy information sheets. [accessed 25 April 2015];.
- Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA). Latex Allergy information Sheet (2010).