Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site druri.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!druri!clive From: clive@druri.UUCP (StewardCN) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: re: Re: Colic : corn syrup may be pretty dangerous Message-ID: <1132@druri.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16-Jul-85 16:16:47 EDT Article-I.D.: druri.1132 Posted: Tue Jul 16 16:16:47 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jul-85 04:36:25 EDT References: <1306@cbosgd.UUCP> <1090@ihuxb.UUCP> <1740@bmcg.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 16 [] >>>>> Corn syrup is good ( we used it on two of three kiddies but I would >>>>> think twice before giving a baby caffine and tanic acid (tea) I'd think more than twice about giving a baby corn syrup. Not being knowledgeable, I don't want to scare anyone, but have been told that giving honey to infants may cause intestinal botulism: apparently babies are sterile and hermetic enough in the gi tract that given (unmetabolized I guess) nutrient, this flora may take over. Understand that many survive it anyway, but it's a very serious thing. Someone with medical background please comment.