View Full Version : Is anybody Lactose/Gluten intolerent?
Benjamin
12-07-2013, 01:33 PM
Just wondering.
Livia
12-07-2013, 01:53 PM
Nope... and I don't have any phobias either.
Nia-96
12-07-2013, 04:38 PM
When I was in school I was allergic to gluten, but have since gotten over it
Benjamin
15-07-2013, 09:17 AM
When I was in school I was allergic to gluten, but have since gotten over it
Oh, you lucky person. I didn't realise you can overcome allergies.
Oh, you lucky person. I didn't realise you can overcome allergies.
Neither did I until my granny developed an allergy to strawberries and then one day she was no longer allergic to them. I've no idea how she knew she wasn't allergic to them anymore though, surely if you were allergic to something you wouldn't be buying it and testing your body to see if it was over it yet :laugh:
Thankfully I don't have any food intolerances, I thought I maybe had lactose or gluten intolerance for a while but it was just the lasting after effects of Norovirus (gross, haha)
I find it a right pain in the arse at work.... if people moan about our menu not being Gluten free.. :bored:
Kizzy
15-07-2013, 10:13 AM
I think it's really ignorant when people scoff at those who are Coeliac, my sister has it. it's a serious condition.
Here is some information ...
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Coeliac-disease/Pages/Introduction.aspx
Yeah I didn't realise how serious it was until I thought I had it and Googled symptoms, it's potentially life threatening! I think it's just been turned into a joke by people who do these fad diets and insist on not eating any gluten products so people have associated it with pretentious diets rather than serious medical conditions.
Benjamin
15-07-2013, 12:01 PM
I find it a right pain in the arse at work.... if people moan about our menu not being Gluten free.. :bored:
Well tbf they cannot eat otherwise. All menus should have a few gluten free and dairy free options.
Kizzy
15-07-2013, 12:14 PM
Well tbf they cannot eat otherwise. All menus should have a few gluten free and dairy free options.
My sis has been offered a green salad and a banana as a menu option :laugh:
arista
15-07-2013, 12:25 PM
Well tbf they cannot eat otherwise. All menus should have a few gluten free and dairy free options.
They Do
In America
Well tbf they cannot eat otherwise. All menus should have a few gluten free and dairy free options.
We do.
And they still moan, so they can bugger off
And they can eat.. it doesn't stop them eating all together, they have a few discomforts afterwards. A lot of our GF customers end up eating something that's not GF (knowingly)..
Benjamin
15-07-2013, 01:12 PM
And they can eat.. it doesn't stop them eating all together, they have a few discomforts afterwards. A lot of our GF customers end up eating something that's not GF (knowingly)..
Some actually have an allergy to these things though so they cannot eat them at all.
Benjamin
15-07-2013, 01:13 PM
And they can eat.. it doesn't stop them eating all together, they have a few discomforts afterwards. A lot of our GF customers end up eating something that's not GF (knowingly)..
You want to be careful with that. If you have served them the food you can be held liable for it and be in a lot of trouble. Similar to serving somebody underage you can be personally held accountable for that also.
Roy Mars III
15-07-2013, 01:14 PM
even if you are not Gluten intolerent your health and all around well being will improve if you try to stay away from Gluten
You want to be careful with that. If you have served them the food you can be held liable for it and be in a lot of trouble.
We tell them it's not GF and can't be made GF and they choose to it themselves so we can't be liable for their decision when they know the risks.
Benjamin
15-07-2013, 01:15 PM
We tell them it's not GF and can't be made GF and they choose to it themselves so we can't be liable for their decision when they know the risks.
I misread that as unknowingly, lol.
even if you are not Gluten intolerent your health and all around well being will improve if you try to stay away from Gluten
I don't dispute that but some of my customers know what they're going to eat isn't GF and choose to eat it. I think a lot of people who might be intolerant would love to go out and eat whatever they liked because all restaurants will cater for their every need but it's not the case and most of the time about 70% of the menu can't be made GF. It's something they must have become accustomed to during their lives..
I misread that as unknowingly, lol.
Yeah.. that's bad
Kizzy
15-07-2013, 01:25 PM
It's really difficult, I had to avoid it for a while for tests and it's really hard... It's everywhere! :(
Benjamin
15-07-2013, 01:27 PM
It's really difficult, I had to avoid it for a while for tests and it's really hard... It's everywhere! :(
Tell me about it. :(
Kizzy
15-07-2013, 01:29 PM
Tell me about it. :(
What are you being tested for ben, gluten or lactose intolerance?
Black Dagger
15-07-2013, 02:25 PM
Thankfully not, I love yoghurt, milk and cheese far too much.
CaudleHalbard
15-07-2013, 02:33 PM
I'm allergic to dairy products. I take 2 antihistamine tablets a day (on prescription) so it's not too bad but I can't overdo it with dairy products, even so.
Love cheese but it doesn't love me! Lol! ;)
And they can eat.. it doesn't stop them eating all together, they have a few discomforts afterwards. A lot of our GF customers end up eating something that's not GF (knowingly)..
My mum's friend has coeliac disease and if she eats gluten it's a lot like someone who's allergic to peanuts going into anaphylactic shock; her windpipe closes and she can't breathe properly and she has stomach problems for days afterwards, it's really serious, you really shouldn't do that... I'm sure lots of places do that too but I think that's only because fad dieters have turned gluten/gluten-free produce into a bit of a joke. The body treats gluten as a foreign invader and attacks it, it's really serious.
Jords
15-07-2013, 02:44 PM
Gimme da milk!!!!!!
Ah, didn't read the bit in brackets properly, Marc, sorry...
Not everyone who has it has it to the same extent... in the same way that some people can have mild asthma and others have full blown breathing problems around the clock but they all get classed under the same umbrella of illnesses. If people choose to eat it knowing that it can't be made gluten-free then that sounds to me more like a fad dieter than someone with a serious problem. Plus it can develop at any point in your life, you don't necessarily have to have been born with a food intolerance; imagine how hard it would be having to suddenly cut out bread, pasta, cereal... or cheese, milk, yoghurt, chocolate... when before, you'd never had to give that stuff any consideration at all.
At my previous place of work we'd have people requesting gluten free pasta and some of the dishes are prepared in advance in some way so can't be made gluten free. It's very frustrating for customers.
Also I think 'discomforts' is putting it very mildly - when I was recovering from Norovirus, all my symptoms were consistent with coealic symptoms and I wasn't able to control when I needed the toilet, all of a sudden my stomach would just kind of drop and I'd have to run to the toilet and uh.. let it all out :laugh: so gross. I would never eat gluten if I had coeliac, knowing that that's how I would be for days afterwards. It would stop you from leading a normal life.
Kizzy
15-07-2013, 02:49 PM
I'm allergic to dairy products. I take 2 antihistamine tablets a day (on prescription) so it's not too bad but I can't overdo it with dairy products, even so.
Love cheese but it doesn't love me! Lol! ;)
My son used to take one a day, he was diagnosed with asthma too a couple of months back..if he has a glass of milk he coughs for ages, he's having allergy tests at the back end of august.
Have you always had this or did it just come on?
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