Intolerances for Food
Hello fellow sufferers. I believe my intolerances are as bad as many an allergy. Apart from medicines, I have two main food problems soya and lactose i.e. all milk products from cows and goats. It took years of suffering before I realised my problem when my doctor was actually visiting as everying swam around and around at that time. This past week I got caught out again and I thought I had got all things nailed. In a public house - I am English - I had a dessert of blackberry and apple crumble and as the custard was off for me, it was suggested the ice cream was okay ... oh Nooooo it certainly was not and after many hours I developed the ultra hot feeling, tummy pains and bathroom rush. This lasted several hours and once over the worse, I was exhausted. I find the reaction can commence just minutes or maybe 24 hours later! I learned that it was an intolerance when I was the sweet age of 61 after a few years of suffering and I am now 92. I have learned that I can eat most cakes and biscuits but avoid any cream with them, In those days, I could eat goats cheese and I have always been a lover of cheese. These days, many items are offered "free from" but you need to read the ingredients carefully - glace is usually soya based etc. Restaurants and pubs are getting a little more conscious of us with intolerances but sadly only offer a limited menu for us. If I can help in any way, please respond. Ann
Hi,
(Ann)!
I know I replied to a previous comment you made about your experience at a public house, but I thought I would pop in here as well. I do hope you get some feedback from other community members with some helpful suggestions. I wanted to share some articles written by our health leaders on the topic of eating out with food allergies. I hope you are able to glean some possible ideas to try so you can eat out with less fear of adverse reactions. Here's one that is a little more geared towards individuals with life threatening allergies, but I wanted to include it, just in case you might find it helpful -- https://allergies.net/living/chef-card. And here's one that have some more tips that you can consider -- https://allergies.net/food/dining-out. Some of the best advice I have come across is to plan ahead and to maybe find some tried and true restaurants and go to those as much as possible. Read the menus online ahead of time (this may not be as easy with small mom-and-pop type establishments) or even talk to the kitchen staff. All of these tips work better when you can do these things ahead of time or when a restaurant is not super busy. And, while this article is geared towards eating gluten free, I found her suggestions helpful for other food allergies -- https://allergies.net/living/restaurant-gluten. The best you can do is plan ahead and communicate with the staff. Some of it is up to trusting the restaurant and I know that didn't work out so well for you on this most recent dining out experience.
Again, I hope you get more helpful suggestions and that your nnext dining out experience is much more enjoyable!
Best, Erin, Team Member.(Ann), what a wonderful update! I was so thrilled to come to this site and see your post. I am so very glad your son is able to spend time at home and that your grocery shopping will be easier from here on out.
I hope your son is able to continue his recovery at home (at least during the days, for now) and that being in a comfortable, familiar space speeds his healing.
And I hope the new roller helps you get around safely and in comfort. My father-in-law has a similar one to your new one and it helps him get around and the seat has come in handy many times when we are in lines; the seat allows him to conserve his energy.
I am glad your March is ending on a happy note and I hope this bodes well for your entire Spring and Summer! May it be a season of healing and family and enjoying the warmer weather (and may the blooming plants not adversely impact your asthma or COPD).
Best, Erin, Team Member.Thank you dear friend. Yes, my son has now been discharged from hospitals. He gets a little tired, but that is to be expected. All the family are overjoyed to have him home after this very long 3 months. Our clocks went forward this morning, so not much time of the morning left before my granddaughter collects me to go to my son;s house where she is cooking us all a lovely Sunday roast meal. Best wishes to you, Ann
