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==Sulphite sensitivity == People with sulfite sensitivity do not need to avoid sulfates or sulfur.<ref name="allergy-au">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/other-allergy/sulfite-sensitivity-faq | title = Sulfite Sensitivity Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)|last = | first = | authorlink = | date = | website = Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)|language=en-gb|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-10-21}}</ref> Sulphite sensitivity does not normally cause an allergic reaction, asthma symptoms are the most common response in people with sulfite sensitivity.<ref name="diet" /> Medications containing ''sulfates'' e.g., morphine sulfate, and soaps or shampoos containing sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) do not need to be avoided. Some people experience [[allergic reaction]]s to sulfonamide medications, but this is a separate allergy and not caused by sulfite sensitivity.<ref name="allergy-au" /> ===High sulfur foods and drinks=== *Processed meats, mince, although other meats may have sulfite used as a preservative *Crustaceans, e.g. crab or shrimp *As an additive or preservative, e.g., in soup mixes, pickles, commercially prepared baked goods including bread and biscuits, dried fruits, canned vegetables, gravy, condiments e.g. ketchup, relishes, or tomato puree, bottled lemon or lime juice, grapes, pizza dough, pies *Foods containing gelatine or pectin, e.g., jams or marmalade and jellies *Coconut *Wine, cider, beer, apple juice, cordials, instant teas, drinks with added sulphites or sulphates *Foods labeled as containing sodium sulphite or sulphate, sodium thiosulphate, sulphurous acid, sulphur dioxide, sodium or potassium metabisulphite, sodium or potassium bisulphite, or sodium dithionate *European additives including E220, and E221 to E228<ref name="nhs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/food-allergy/causes/ | title = Food allergy - Causes|last = National Health Service | first = | authorlink = National Health Service | date = 2018-10-03 | website = |language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2020-10-13}}</ref> *Supplements or medications may contain sulfur, including [[Methylsulfonylmethane|MSM]] or those containing gelatine.<ref name="badgut" /><ref name="webmd" /><ref name="allergy-au" /><ref name="diet">{{Cite web|last = Nutrition Department {{!}} Department of Health|first = | title = Low sulphite diet β Fact sheet | date = 2017 | url=https://cdn.wchn.sa.gov.au/downloads/WCH/hospital-services/nutrition/children/conditions/low-sulphite-diet-fact-sheet.pdf?mtime=20210325120731&focal=none|pages=|publisher=Women's and Children's Health Network {{!}} Government of South Australia|access-date=2021-10-20}}</ref> ===Low sulfur diet=== *Most [[Vegan diet|plant-based or vegan foods]] except coconut, soy and foods with added sulphites.<ref name="nhs" />
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