![]() While there can be no “allergy” to Elemental Iodine, we observe various adverse reactions from elemental iodine in iodine deficient people starting high doses. When a population is severly iodine deficient, then there is increased incidence of goiter (thyroid enlargement), cretinism, mental retardation, decreased fertility rate, increased perinatal death, and infant mortality.(11) For example, if a developing embryo is iodine deficient, it exhibits growth and mental retardation, a condition known as cretinism. Such a person could not take in Iodine, would get sick and die. As a result, there can be no such thing as allergy to elemental iodine. ![]() If we don’t get them, we get sick and/or die. We have a long list of essential nutrients such as water, oxygen, iron, vitamin C etc., which are all examples of things that we need to live. Iodine is an essential nutrient, which means we need it to live. No Allergy to Elemental Iodine -It’s an Essential NutrientĮlemental Iodine is present in iodized salt and in other foods. And, in addition, there can be no such thing as allergy to elemental iodine. The molecular structures of the two are quite different. ![]() However, (and this is the really important part), iodine contrast is not the same as elemental iodine. So yes, there is such a thing as “iodine allergy” to iodine X-Ray contrast. As a precaution, we always asked the patient if they had a pre-existing “iodine allergy”. And yes, we had some allergic reactions to the injections, and even some deaths from it. (3)Ĭan I Have An Allergic Reaction to Iodine?įor thirty years as a radiologist in the hospital, a large part of my job was to inject iodine contrast into people every day, so they could have their X-Ray test. ![]() One televised doctor, a toxicologist, appeared on television to warn viewers about possible allergic reactions to Iodine.(3) After viewing television news reports on Iodine tablets, calling them unsafe and dangerous, some patients have called into the office asking questions about the safety of Iodine tablets. ![]()
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