Hi, I am a 63 yr old business man and I self diagnosed this in myself 40 years ago when there was no help out there. Everyone thought I was being 'difficult' and family meals were a nightmare. I had to chose between not being 'difficult' and getting ill. Over the years I have developed the following tactics as I have to eat out all over the world at business dinners.
I have a simple green side salad for my starter with no dressing, and of course no onion family. Most places are happy to make up a fresh salad and leave out those. I ask for lemon juice and olive oil on the side for the dressing. For my main I ask for the cheese plate from the desert menu, but with no relish or pickle. For over thirty years now I have never been accidentally poisoned is I follow this rule. One other trick: always have a small tube of plain tomato puree on you. It means you can have pizza anywhere, as they are always made fresh and always happy to use puree instead of their own tomato base if they know you have a garlic allergy. And of course the great thing with pizza is you get to choose the toppings.
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Hi, I am a 63 yr old business man and I self diagnosed this in myself 40 years ago when there was no help out there. Everyone thought I was being 'difficult' and family meals were a nightmare. I had to chose between not being 'difficult' and getting ill. Over the years I have developed the following tactics as I have to eat out all over the world at business dinners.
January 30, 2016 - 2:05pmI have a simple green side salad for my starter with no dressing, and of course no onion family. Most places are happy to make up a fresh salad and leave out those. I ask for lemon juice and olive oil on the side for the dressing. For my main I ask for the cheese plate from the desert menu, but with no relish or pickle. For over thirty years now I have never been accidentally poisoned is I follow this rule. One other trick: always have a small tube of plain tomato puree on you. It means you can have pizza anywhere, as they are always made fresh and always happy to use puree instead of their own tomato base if they know you have a garlic allergy. And of course the great thing with pizza is you get to choose the toppings.
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