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[quote=Anonymous]So, I went out to eat yesterday and told the waiting staff that I couldn't have any dairy when I asked for a side salad with my main. She suggested cobb salad with vinaigrette. I said, sure. The salad had no dressing, and no side dressing was brought. Ok, fine. But the salad had crumbled feta cheese all over it. I have a dairy allergy. DH just said he disliked cheese, and he ordered nachos without any cheese; he got his order right.

I know I should have said, I have a dairy allergy, and not I can't have any dairy.

I hate being that fussy person when we go out to eat, so I just try to choose meals without dairy. But steak is cooked in butter, jacket potatoes are surrounded in butter, eggs often have dairy in restaurants, and almost all baked goods have dairy in them. I went to the Indian restaurant and said, I will have plain nan; well, dairy is in the dough. They brought me chicken curry and then said no dairy, only it was coated in yogurt.

How are you handling your food allergies? I am just at a loss about what to do. One approach I have is to go to Thai or Korean restaurants all the time, but I want to participate in restaurant dining with my family, too. Due to other food issues, I can't have Mexican food without requests for no peppers, no raw onions, and not much garlic.

My dairy allergy won't kill me on the spot, but it will cause coughing, choking, and, often, I will throw up. I was diagnosed with it a few years ago, but looking back to my childhood, it is clear that I always had an issue with dairy. (I am from Europe and not having butter and cheese is not an easy thing to accept for me).

So please help me navigate with your suggestions. Should I become a dining hermit or carry Benadryl and Prednisone with me all the time?[/quote]

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