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Do people actually do random tests and spend the rest of their life blindly believing the results ? Dealing with allergies is such a PITA and a burden that fol

Do people actually do random tests and spend the rest of their life blindly believing the results ? Dealing with allergies is such a PITA and a burden that follows you every day, every single time you´re trying to eat anything. It´s such a mental toll that I see people going for allergy tests usually after they had their first reaction and went through ER, or when there is precedents in the family and they have a pretty decent chance to have common allergies. Even after getting positive results we had a pretty thorough talk with the doctor about the tests and the actual reaction we saw when we discovered the allergy. I understand people randomnly buying gluten free stuff as a fad, but they still continue eating gluten in other foods in general. Food allergies and avoiding ingredients is another level of inconvenience altogether.

randallsquared 4y ago
> Do people actually do random tests and spend the rest of their life blindly believing the results? Many do, or even don't trust that a negative result is real. There are lots of other conditions and situations that one would think are strict drawbacks that people lean into, in my anecdotal experience. "Gluten allergy" that is not Celiac, for example. There are steps to take, things to research, and communities of fellow suffers to identify with, after all.
- amanaplanacanal 4y ago
  My girlfriend has problems with wheat. I suspect it has nothing to do with gluten, and may not actually be an allergic response at all, but when she eats wheat it definitely causes digestive problems. Ordering things gluten free is just an easy way to handle it.
gedy 4y ago
> Do people actually do random tests and spend the rest of their life blindly believing the results ? Yes, hang out with elementary school parents (mostly moms) and you'll quickly get an earful from those that do. It seems more like anxiety with many of these folks.
- rewgs 4y ago
  Or, you know, food allergies are life-threatening and they're just trying to protect their child.
  - gedy 4y ago
    Sure, I've known real, diagnosed situations like this, but I'm talking about the self diagnosis types and they behave differently.

randallsquared 4y ago

> Do people actually do random tests and spend the rest of their life blindly believing the results? Many do, or even don't trust that a negative result is real. There are lots of other conditions and situations that one would think are strict drawbacks that people lean into, in my anecdotal experience. "Gluten allergy" that is not Celiac, for example. There are steps to take, things to research, and communities of fellow suffers to identify with, after all.

amanaplanacanal 4y ago
My girlfriend has problems with wheat. I suspect it has nothing to do with gluten, and may not actually be an allergic response at all, but when she eats wheat it definitely causes digestive problems. Ordering things gluten free is just an easy way to handle it.

gedy 4y ago

> Do people actually do random tests and spend the rest of their life blindly believing the results ? Yes, hang out with elementary school parents (mostly moms) and you'll quickly get an earful from those that do. It seems more like anxiety with many of these folks.

rewgs 4y ago
Or, you know, food allergies are life-threatening and they're just trying to protect their child.
- gedy 4y ago
  Sure, I've known real, diagnosed situations like this, but I'm talking about the self diagnosis types and they behave differently.