“They Knew It Was Serious, Now She’s Unconscious”: 40 Careless Humans That Purposely Ignored Someone Else’s Food Allergies

I disagree. I'm not the food police. If you say you're allergic or you simply do not want an ingredient, that is enough for me to not feed it to you. It's not my job to determine if you're lying or exaggerating. I don't care how many people faked an allergy, if you say not to feed you something, I will not do it.

Part of the problem here is that it's become increasingly socially unacceptable to simply tell people they don't like that sort of food, encouraging lying and saying "I'm allergic" to avoid that confrontation. People seem to take it very personally when you just don't like their food. People should be able to not like things without it becoming a personal insult to someone else. Myself, I just don't give a d**n what people think and just say I don't want it, but a lot of people would rather lie than have a confrontation. And for the food offerers? Get over yourselves. So some people don't like what you like. It happens. It's not personal, and they're not rejecting YOU, just your food.

Exactly! I hate nuts and ask for no nuts on my food but I would never say I'm allergic I just have a strong dislike of them

THIS! I’ve commented on this very thing, regarding my mom’s ex years ago (maybe 14 years). He kept making fun of my mom to the servers during dinners out (it’d be a group outing: myself, my mom, a**hat ex, his mom, his son, sometimes the sons friend, sometimes the son’s girlfriend, sometimes my aunt and uncle from a different province - I’m Canadian) and it would really aggravate me. He’d say “She’s got allergies” in a way that he thought was supposed to be funny and that the server would join in on the “joke”. Like, jackass, do you want to try feeding my mom a peanut and see if she’s “making it up”? She’s fu**ing not!! Nobody would pay $100 for an EpiPen they didn’t actually need!! Especially when they expire after a year. I’m super elated that my mom is no longer dating this moron (this was one of many things that I did not like about him)! They broke up a while ago and that was a really good decision! She has said this herself, it isn’t just me that did not like this aspect of his behaviour.

I recall a lot of people resorted to telling people they're allergic to a food because people would consistently lie about what's in their food, and try to "hide" non-kosher/non-vegan ingredients in it. So telling people that they're allergic was the only way they had to be taken seriously.

The problem is the people who decide they don’t have to take allergies seriously, not people who are making food choices or allergy and sensitivity claims you disagree with. Different preparations can impact what kind of reaction a person will have to an ingredient, making them willing to eat something one way that they may not be able to in another context. I’m allergic to tomatoes, but react far less to processed, cooked ones than I do to raw. So sometimes if it feels like my immune system is mostly under control, I’ll still have a slice of pizza with sauce, and I’ll get hives if the sauce is ~fresher~ than I expected, but mostly I will be fine. That doesn’t make me a liar about my allergies, it means I know my body and symptoms better than you know me and I am gambling with my comfort and safety for my own pleasure, which is none of your business.

And sometimes they may be allergic but the amount in it wasn't enough or the process by which it was cooked denatured the protein rendering it essentially inert and so to the uneducated it seemed they are lying about having an allergy. We need to stop second guessing people and just accept what they say.

I used to work at a restaurant that served breakfast sandwiches in which the pre-made scrambled egg mixture was seasoned with cheese. So often people would ask for "NO CHEESE, because I'm allergic!!!" And then I would say "So no egg either, since it's seasoned with cheese?" and then suddenly they weren't allergic anymore. Infuriating.

I totally agree. I had a friend who always said she was allergic to milk (which she wasn't, she just didn't like dairy), but then chomped down on halloumi. It was especially unpleasant in restaurants, she would literally BULLY the waiters to make sure there was no dairy...

We had a friend who claimed he was allergic to gluten and would order gluten free things in restaurants all the time, insisting he could not eat things with gluten in it (would get argumentative with staff) and then wolf down the free bread/buns that came to the table. A lot of eyerolls to go around.

Like those who insist on gluten free food, whilst not even knowing what gluten actually is, & don’t have celiac disease.

Older generation did that, my dad, his father my aunt would say allergic to lobster, strawberries, grape jelly... All no they just didn't like them.

I have a client who insists he's allergic to any food he dislikes. He's apparently totally allergic to bananas, but it's okay if it's banana bread. Same thing with fruit in general. He's allergic unless it's exactly the right level of ripe lol

My sister does this and doesn't understand why I (a person who has a serious food allergy) am upset at her.

thats why when I say I cant drink cows milk and they say oh you're lactose intolerant, I say, no just sensitive to the proteins in Cows Milk, I can drink Goats Milk fine and it has no reaction. Its only Cow based Milk. Cheese just makes me fart for daaaaaaaaays.

Thank you for your honesty. If I were ever organising food for you, I absolutely promise I would respect that. And you'd respect shellfish giving me the heebie-jeebies too, right?

I've never met anyone else that hates cheese too!

I can't understand why, as a food service worker, anyone would lie about it. Thanks for making my job harder.

That co-worker should have had his a*s beat first and then fired

You'll need to ask on Twitter for them to see your reply.

Me, too.

I blame people ignoring what is told to them for this. It absolutely doesn't matter if there are people faking it out there. If you're willing to risk a persons life and health because other, completely unrelated people are fakers, you are an A$$hole. If you treat someone bad, just because someone else would deserve it, yep, also an a$$hole. Two wrongs don't make one right

No. Gluten free trend is a reason why people now have so many gluten free options. I'm not celiac but my doctor said that with my health problems I should avoid gluten. That means that you wont see me dying or vomiting after eating gluten, I don't even need to be completly gluten free. But eating to much gluten in a long run will not be good for me. So maybe let people eat what they want even if you don't understand it and don't be a D*? Even if someone doesn't have medical reason why do you care?

Gluten free is why there are now so many options for celiacs. Prior to that there was nothing. My mom had a severe wheat, not gluten, allergy for nearly 20 years. When it started there was nothing. Now there's gluten free options literally everywhere, every sort of item.

Exactly. I know a LOT of people who claimed they "couldn't eat gluten" but then would have a roll and butter because it looked so yummy. I also have a friend who is deathly allergic to gluten and has had that diagnosis verified by multiple physicians. She can't even eat out because the "trendy" people have ruined the trust of kitchen staff.

So many people crying wolf when it isn’t that big of a problem. So many people don’t understand that there can be differing degrees of intolerance down to outright life threatening allergy.

Gluten intolerance comes in different levels. When I was younger I could have the occasional slice of cake and not react too badly. Now if I use regular soy sauce instead of tamari my body aches for 3 days and I have fuzzy brain. A slice of bread makes me seriously ill.

110% agree. Celiac disease is serious business and any gluten can damage the GI tract and make the person desperately ill. It’s too bad, because there are healthy foods like whole grains that contain gluten. People jump on celiac/gluten intolerance like it’s a fad. It’s actually a really crummy disease and eliminating gluten is irrelevant if you don’t have these issues.

Especially since gluten free really has no benefits for people going on the diet for the trend

It's not much of a trend. For most people I've seen and interacted with, its' a medical recommendation. Gluten can aggravate arthritis, thyroid issues, PCOS, diabetes, acid reflux, and many other existing common ailments. Going gluten free or having controlled gluten in your diet will just make your life so much easier and make your medicines work better. I have my own issues and I go gluten-free on weekdays mostly and allow myself to cheat on the weekends. If someone in the service industry gets annoyed because people claim medical reasons for certain foods, maybe they should switch careers.

No one is spending twice the money to eat food that tastes two times worse. People are blamed for their illnesses. People are not allergic to inconvenience others. Oc, you didnt say these things but i had to vent. I appreciate your comment.

As if they were taken seriously before the trend

Blame it on the jerks who can't take no for an answer. Stop with the scapegoating. The person who intentionally gave someone gluten is to blame. The end.

Honestly, it doesn’t matter why someone has a certain diet. Whether allergy, sensitivity, or preference please respect what people eat. It’s not a big deal to you, but it is to them.

No, it's not the fault of people just harmlessly trying a diet for themselves that other people are being malicious to allergen sufferers about it.

Exactly!

Yes on the con side however the pro side of this has made the companies realise there is money to be made and have now released so many amazing things giving us so much more choice now.

I have a bunch of allergies too, including cogarette smoke. Some people literally don't comprehend (in spite of countless explanations) that it makes my lungs constrict if I even accidentally walk through a poof of someone's second-hand smoke. It was worse in the late 70's (I was like 10 yrs old) & people would smoke in cars with me trapped inside. I have skin allergies too, which many people mistake for "sensitive skin." It's not the same. Hypoallergenic (so-to-speak) isn't always good enough. I have to read the ingredients or just skip the potential product altogether, to be safe. I truly wish that people would understand I'm not a drama queen & really do have weird allergies. Like, who would even want to make this **** up?

I know what you mean by „collecting all the allergies“. My husband has „everything“ too. Thankfully none of them are severe and waaay better, then they were when we first met, but he always jokes that he said „give me everything“ when he was born.

My mom is allergic to pepper (in all forms) and sunflower seeds/lecithin. It's pretty hard for her to find things she can eat unless it's made at home!

Look up Jain food. It’s a religion and where Jains don’t eat onion and garlic especially along with other food restrictions. It’s inherently vegetarian as well. Such delicious food