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    Cookie Dough Monster: I went to school with a girl who had never had any cheese or bread because she was tested for allergies as a child and her mom insisted that the small... more »
    Le Coucher d'Yvette: A woman in my best friend's office claims that she is allergic to "fish smell." And so, no fish is allowed to be eaten on the floor that she works on.... more »
    lalaland13: I am allergic to pollen. And cedar. And basically everything that exists outdoors in my current location. It blows. But I'm luckily pretty free of foo... more »
    stoprobbers: So, here's some REALLY intersting information gleaned at my latest allergy appointment, that might shed some light on some of the reasining for this (... more »
    SkittleKicks: You know? That's all fine with me. Let the trend-jumpers think they're allergic to gluten. Maybe manufacturers will stop hiding it in so many foods... more »
    suth: don't know if this has been said yet, but ladies, breast-feed your babies! it will help their immune system develop! and don't sanitize everything 2... more »
    maybeimamazed02: Neither I nor either of my two siblings have any allergies or intolerances whatsoever. My mom thinks it's because while we didn't grow up on farms pe... more »
    MissyMcCLung: A good friend's son was just diagnosed with a peanut allergy last week. The doc however recommended regularly introducing trace amounts of peanuts to... more »
    Hooplehead: Wow, that's a relief. The next time a food allergen sends me into anaphylactic shock, I'll just tell myself that the LA times says it's nothing-while... more »
    Dictator for Life: My brother's kid, who is about six months old now, just had a bunch of allergy tests done (the checkerboard on his back, not blood tests) and is offic... more »
    EkaterinaBallerina: I had a bad aversion to some roasted cashews in Mozambique about five years ago and I haven't been able to eat them or any kind of nut since. It makes... more »
    Sev: I think this upswing in people claiming to have food allergies hurts people who really do have an allergy that they need help for (people like me.) I'... more »
    dj_chick: I throw up every time I have Jager. Does this mean I'm allergic? more »
    Le Kangourou de Kataroo: You know, as someone who is truly, TRULY allergic to many things (seriously guys - I had to have watermelon with holes drilled in it for candles for m... more »
    Notes from the underwhelmed: A girl once went on an hour long diatribe about how she had Celiac's and couldn't eat gluten. During this diatribe, she ordered and ate a hamburger (w... more »
  • #foodfights

    New Tests Suggest We're Not Actually Allergic To Anything

    Okay, that's an exaggeration. Back away from the cocktail peanut. But it does seem that an alarming percentage of food allergies are actually - how you say? - not real. More »
  • #barackobamafood

    In Which I Wish Barack Obama Wasn't Such A Picky Eater