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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Geez, what is up with people calling OP unrefined, immature and the like? [b]If OP genuinely can't eat even mildly spicy food or else have a reaction, how is that OP's fault??[/b] And unrefined? As if eating certain foods makes you refined? What a joke.

OP, if you were my good friend, I would like to know your restrictions and would try to serve a few items that you could eat. [/quote]

I have to agree with this.  When you grow up with undiagnosed food intolerances / allergies, it tends to make you a VERY picky eater.  I know so many people like this, myself included.  As a kid, the only words you have are "I don't like it".  That gets you labels like "picky", "high maintenance", "immature".  I felt so much shame but no one really understood that I wasn't just trying to be a pain in the ass.   It is not an easy way to live, as the OP knows.  Nobody relishes being "picky".

OP, if you haven't ever worked with a nutritionist or had allergy testing, I would highly recommend it.

But as for the dinner party-- I would just go ahead and decline.  If the host is going to be constantly monitoring and commenting on your food choices, that just sounds stressful for everyone involved.[/quote]

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