Food allergies - Recommendations, diets, whatnot.

[The Janitor]

So, it about time I create yet another thread. This one is interesting to me.

Is anyone else allergic and/or sensitive to certain foods? If so, what diet do you use?

 

[WireSponge]

I'm allergic to corn syrup but pretty much everything in America has corn syrup so I just have to suck it up and deal with it.

Is anyone else allergic

You have food allergies? Go ahead and say what they are then. This is a thread for it.

 

[The Janitor]

Gluten, dairy, and soy free.

Sensitive to high fructose corn syrup.

They don't cause physical changes, but rather emotional and mental changes.

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

Gluten, dairy, and soy free.

Sensitive to high fructose corn syrup.

They don't cause physical changes, but rather emotional and mental changes.

Excuse me, what?

Care to elaborate on that one?

 

[The Janitor]

It's weird, I know.

Sorry for not elaborating, (there's a fine line between explaining what's wrong and powerleveling)

Spoiler: But I'll try my best to explain.

Wheat/gluten: essentially I become more autistic, and my body retains water. To put it simply, I become Chris.
HFCS: increased aggression ("tard rage"), terrible downward spiral emotionally.
Dairy: makes my eyes dialate.

 

[Varg Did Nothing Wrong]

It's weird, I know.

It's more that I've never heard anyone talk about food allergies causing emotional/mental instability/effects.

Did you get this information from a doctor or is it just a seat of your pants conclusion?

 

[The Janitor]

Doctors and personal experience over my life.

It's not immediate: the effects begin in varying degrees. I was just wondering if anyone else has this sort of thing. (Or what it's like to carry an epi pen wherever you go)

 

[Wallace]

That is... seriously bizarre. Sounds like diabetes plus a funky complication or two.

 

[The Janitor]

That is... seriously bizarre. Sounds like diabetes plus a funky complication or two.

Possibly. It's difficult to explain because it's a "you have to see it to believe it" type of thing. Add on aspergers and a family history of addiction, and you have a real concerning issue.

 

[Rap Scallion]

Avocado and banana. Sometimes kiwis (haha) bring out a reaction too, not sure if it's the pollen or the fruits themselves since they all seem to go hand in hand with each other.

Shit sucks 'cause guacamole is bomb and my friend's dad has an avocado farm.

 

[AnOminous]

People with food allergies should be responsible for their own shit and nobody who isn't being paid to do it should have to cater to their fucking bullshit, like these idiots where the whole school can't have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich because if they're in the same room as a fucking peanut they swell up and die. They should stay home in a bubble or something.

 

[Staffy]

Luckily I don't have any major food allergies. Though, when I eat a seafood, it makes my nose itchy. But it doesn't get any worse than that and it doesn't happen all the time.

 

[melty]

When I was a kid my parents told me I was allergic to corn syrup and hfcs, but that turned out to be bullshit.

 

[buffaloWildWings]

They bought their food, they knew what they were getting into.
I say, let 'em crash.

 

[Infidel]

This is weirdly specific: Bell Peppers. You know, these fuckers.

It breaks my heart because they're such pretty-looking vegetables... The taste is eh but I'm in for that veggie Ａ Ｅ Ｓ Ｔ Ｈ Ｅ Ｔ Ｉ Ｃ , you feel?

I get rashes all over so it's nothing lethal but still a huge inconvenience my I get dragged along for some Mediterranean food.

 

[Picaroon]

Been allergic to seafood as long as I can remember, not a deadly allergy but it makes my eyes itch/water and I get hives and throw up for at least the rest of the day if I eat any. Hell, just smelling it is enough to make me nauseous and get itchy eyes sometimes.

It's easy enough to avoid, but when I was a young weaboo many moons ago I was super pissed that I couldnt try sushi. I've still never had it, actually, but I'd rather avoid it for the sake of not getting hives and puking all day.

 

[friedshrimp]

Dairy. Which really sucks since almost many good foods have it, but god...I guess I can live without milk, but without my cheese?

 

[Pop]

Allergic to kiwi (the fruit). How ironic, eh?

As a kid, it would manifest as an itch in my chest. I would punch my chest like a gorilla so that the pain would "scratch" the itch.

But now it has gotten more out of control. So no more kiwi for me.

Although I can drink naturally processed kiwi syrup without problems.

 

[The Janitor]

Dairy. Which really sucks since almost many good foods have it, but god...I guess I can live without milk, but without my cheese?

There are dairy free cheeses that exist. I use Vegan Gourmet personally.
The problem is that they're often more expensive than regular cheese, depending on which market you visit.