Serial Food Thief Ends Up In ER With A Peanut Allergy, Blames Roommate For Using Nuts In His Dinner

Allergies are no fun, there’s no denying it. What do you mean, someone cannot eat a certain food, even if they really like it, because it might cost them their lives? Sounds a tad ridiculous when you think about it — shouldn’t the food be something that keeps us alive, not end us?

Well, in today’s story, a woman’s life, or at least her well-being, was in jeopardy due to her peanut allergy. Only if she had kept her hands on her food — it all could have been avoided. But alas, she couldn’t.

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Allergies are no fun — they put your life in danger simply because you eat food, something that’s supposed to keep you alive

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In this story, a woman put her health in danger after she ate a meal that was full of peanuts, which she was allergic to

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The thing is that technically she wasn’t supposed to eat that meal — it wasn’t even hers

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It was her roommate’s, whose food she kept stealing ever since they moved in together

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This made the man beyond annoyed, but no matter what he did, nothing worked, and she kept stealing it

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The woman learned her lesson when she tasted a meal with peanuts, which weren’t even put in there with the intention to hurt her, as the man wasn’t aware of her allergy

Recently, the OP started studying at a nice university and was paired to live in dorms with a female student, whom he described as “pure hell.” You might wonder – what did she do in just a couple of weeks to be dubbed this way? Apparently, she uses the man’s stuff without consent, which is kind of annoying, but something he could live with. What he couldn’t live with was her habit of stealing food. 

You see, the author’s mom has brought him a small fridge to keep his food in, so no one would take it. It even had a lock for safety. After all, stories about roommates stealing food are widespread. Just Google it and you find something like this one, where a roommate not only steals it, but also denies it. And that’s just one example out of a never-ending number of them.

Well, today’s story is another one for this collection. The twist in it is that this roommate was very keen on stealing food, no matter what. For instance, the lock on the fridge didn’t stop her – she just picked it.

When called out on it, she tried justifying it by saying she thought the food was for both of them. Lady, doesn’t the lock suggest to you that it might not be? Even if it didn’t – she was told that. So, it was a poor explanation, but she still went with it. 

Due to this, the OP had to start spending extra money on food, which isn’t cheap. As you probably know yourself, groceries nowadays are very costly. And the prices keep rising due to a variety of factors, from supply chain issues to climate change to political issues.

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The author has a job, but it’s still expensive – he’s a student first and foremost, so he cannot spend every waking moment working. Even if he could, it wouldn’t change that much. No matter what the original poster did, his roommate kept eating his food until one day, she learned a lesson – and it was the one taught by him, by accident. 

One day, he made pad thai in the morning and left. So, the woman dug into the dish that wasn’t even hers. Then, she proceeded to have an allergic reaction since it contained peanuts–both in oil and nut form. It was so harsh that she had to go to the ER. Typically, reactions to peanuts manifest in hives, swelling, itching, digestive problems, and a tight throat and runny nose, to mention a few. 

Yet, in more severe cases, just like the OP’s roommate seemingly had, it can turn into anaphylaxis. It’s when a person experiences constriction of the airway, severe swelling of the mouth area, drop in blood pressure, rapid pulse, and dizziness that can result in loss of consciousness. If not treated right away, it can be fatal. 

Usually, a person experiencing anaphylaxis should be injected with adrenaline and brought to the ER. Since, as we know, the roommate ended up there, we assume that’s what her allergic reaction was. 

The thing is, while the OP was beyond annoyed by her stealing his food, he “poisoned” her with peanuts by accident–he never knew about her allergy. While it’s one of the more common allergies, you typically don’t go around assuming everyone has it, especially if they never mention a word about it. 

Do you agree that the man wasn’t in the wrong here? Or do you view this whole incident through a different lens? We’re always eager to hear you out! 

Netizens reassured the man that he was not a jerk and the whole thing was on the woman, who never told him about the allergy, nor was she supposed to eat his food, anyway

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