Since half my friends are allergic* to wheat gluten, I hope they’ll still speak to me after this comic.
*It’s not an allergy, it’s a sensitivity. If it’s an allergy, I’d better see you go into anaphylactic shock the next time you dig your chopsticks into the Chinese food you said you can’t eat because it has soy sauce. And I say this as someone who has plenty of dietary restrictions of her own.
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This made me laugh… and as someone who is trying to avoid wheat byproducts, I have to say, I am ashamed of my fellow celiac members. However… I notice there’s a trend of people claiming allergies instead of sensitivities so chefs would take them more seriously in the restaurants. It’s setting a dangerous precedent for those with deadly allergies because would a waiter or waitress respect your gluten-free request if they see you munching down on the complimentary bread rolls?
All allergies lead to anaphylactic shock, but not all of them have very low thresholds.
I am allergic to various proteins contained in fresh fruit. For one of these proteins, just a drop of water mixed with it is enough to send me to the hospilal. For all the other proteins I can eat one or two pieces of fruit that contain them before my throat shuts.
I have a similar problem to what Souggy suggested: the proteins I’m allergic to they all dissolve if the fruit is cooked long enough. So I can eat a strawberry cheescake as long as I remove the strawberries on top of it. (I can also eat 1 or 2 strawberries before the shock.) Often people tell me “so you are not really allergic to strawberries, you just do not like them, why didn’t you just said that?”. What am I supposed to do? Start a lesson on the way allergenes interact with the human body? I just nod.
Anyway, yes, people faking allergies are a PITA. But self-appointed /vegans/ (not vegetarians, *vegans*) eating fish are worse.
@Xia…vegans don’t eat fish, numb-nuts. Bag of fresh fruit as a first prize wingin’ it’s way to ya. Muppet.
Dear Chriss, let’s re-read my sentence together: “Anyway, yes, people faking allergies are a PITA. But self-appointed /vegans/ (not vegetarians, *vegans*) eating fish are worse.”
I said that I do not like people faking allergies. I also do not like people saying they are vegans and then eating fish, i.e. faking being vegans. I know vegans do not eat fish, that is why I hate people that describe themselves as vegans and that are picky about cheese (“Oh gosh, made with milk stolen to little cows”) while they eat fish without any problem at all.
Next time, please, spare people from having to point out misunderstood sentences. Just read twice before posting. Thank you.
For some reason, being only sensitive and not allergic to wheat is referred to as “wheat intolerance”. Go figure.
Meanwhile, I notice that if I don’t say allergic, people tend write off my body’s needs rather quickly and don’t bother to tell me about the traces of gluten in what I’m about to eat–which I eventually discover. Happens a lot.
I agree, the word “sensitivity” makes more sense. I’ll say “sensitivity” if y’all agree to take sensitivity seriously!
Here’s a resource for my fellow gluten-free peeps who are tempted to nibble: livingwithout.com
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PS Most soy sauce contains a lot of wheat, so it is strictly off-limits for those with celiac disease.
No, soy sauce does not contain “a lot of wheat.” Soy sauce, even soy sauce extracted from wheat ingredients, contains no detectable gluten. Some soy sauces begin with wheat ingredients, but fermentation and extraction remove it:
http://www.soya.be/gluten-free-soy-sauce.php
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