What?! They can cure EBOLA with essential oils?! Really?! So why hasn’t Africa been cleansed of the scourge of Ebola by the essential oils people? Let me guess Big Pharma keeping em’ down? Ugh. That kind of thinking is not only dangerous but offensive. Because then it’s “oh, if only those people with Ebola knew what…

I have fibromyalgia as well and I probably get told about a new ‘cure’ weekly. It’s really frustrating.

I love the seeds, popping them between my front teeth. Adore them. But I respect your dislike of them and would never make fun of you for that.

Seriously, fuck essential oils people. I had a relative claim that they could prevent EBOLA. I could go on and on but I won’t.

At that point, meat would make me sick. It took a couple years of slow reintroduction before I could eat a burger.

well if you havent eaten meat in years it can make you really sick the first time you eat it! Not a thing that lasts though but i imagine that could be a bit of a shock!

It’s just frustrating being vegetarian in Japan ;) But when I lived there I had a lot of issues getting restaurants to understand allergies as well, when I was translating for friends - one was allergic to sesame and shellfish (she ate a lot of rice), while another was allergic to gluten and eggs (far easier to…

“Have you considered going on a gluten free diet to treat your neurological disease?” asked the well intentioned neighbor who knows nothing about neurology or nutrition.

Walnuts in brownies is an abomination, anyway. There, I said it.

It’s the same dickhead disease that makes those same people try to tell people on food stamps what to eat, or women with multiple children to go get their vaginas sewn shut, or women without children that they should lie back and think of England, and yet who get real damn defensive at the slightest critique of their…

There are people who are allergic to pork. I think it’s pretty rare, but I do remember that when I had a scratch-test panel, it was one of the things they tested for.

Yes. You can be allergic to proteins which functionally excludes all meat from your diet. I have a friend who is, and she has to get special shakes made up at a local hospital that include only the proteins she can safely ingest.

People who discount other’s pain should be pushed down a flight or two of stairs to better facilitate their understanding.

Gentle virtual hugs from a fellow fibromyalgia sufferer. I get too much joy out of things made with gluten to even bother trying gluten-free. (And the yearly Passover diet makes no difference anyway, albeit with gluten-filled matzo instead of bread and pasts.)

Ugh! I HATE when people do that. Hate hate hate it! I have pain management issues because of chronic kidney problems. The absolute worst was when I was waiting to get a Rx filled at the pharmacy & some guy was picking something up for his wife & started talking to me. Keep in mind this guy was middle aged, overweight,…

I don't always follow it, but I try.

As someone living with a couple of chronic illnesses I have noticed that the more healthy yet ignorant people are always the first to offer unsolicited advice that has no grounding in medical science.

Hahahaha oh damn it! I caught it once, I didn’t notice the second one

We need more parents like you. These “high-information” parents, who get all their information from the Environmental Working Group, are causing far more damage than, I think, anyone can grasp at the moment.

It’s funny because the same people who say stuff like “you just shouldn’t go to restaurants” are the people who also say “you’re letting your disease/allergy/whatever rule your life. That would NEVER happen to me. I’d never be like that.” To people who actually DON’T feel comfortable going out because of health…