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There are plenty of people with real allergies and real intolerances. There are also plenty of people who don't have any allergy or intolerance and convince the
by gvjddbnvdrbv 7y ago
There are plenty of people with real allergies and real intolerances. There are also plenty of people who don't have any allergy or intolerance and convince themselves they do. Those people make it harder for those that have real allergies and intolerances.
- hkeide 7y agoHow?
- kharms 7y agoAlternatively, they are people that pay attention to their bodies and have intolerances that aren't strong enough to warrant a medical diagnosis but still make them feel shitty. I'm also skeptical of the idea that they make it harder for people with "real" intolerances - in the gluten example, there's been an explosion of GF foods, products, and menu signage ever since "gluten intolerance" became a familiar phrase.
- drewzero1 7y agoTo me it seems like the main way they "make it harder" is that _other people_ like to talk about them a lot and might be inclined to take intolerances in general (including diagnosed ones) less seriously. Which I don't really understand -- it doesn't hurt me for someone else to avoid eating something, why should I fault them for that?
- majormajor 7y ago> I'm also skeptical of the idea that they make it harder for people with "real" intolerances - in the gluten example, there's been an explosion of GF foods, products, and menu signage ever since "gluten intolerance" became a familiar phrase. Per celiac relatives, the gluten free "fad" has helped in the creation and availability of a lot more prepackaged foods in stores, but hurt in that a lot of restaurants don't take it fully seriously and do things in ways that result in cross-contamination, so there's more crap to wade through to find the truly safe gluten-free places at which to eat out.