• @[email protected]
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    19 hours ago

    I’m allergic to milk. Trying to explain that to people sometimes goes like this:

    “I’m allergic to milk.”

    “You mean you’re lactose intolerant?”

    “No, I’m allergic to milk. I can digest it just fine.”

    “What do you mean?”

    “Milk. I’m allergic to it.”

    “What happens when you drink it?”

    “My throat starts to swell up and get itchy. It’s hard to breathe for a while.”

    “OOOOOH. You’re allergic to milk.”

    “Yeah.”

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      19 hours ago

      An acquaintance of mine will literally die from anaphylactic shock if he ingests anything with even traces if milk…think severe peanut allergy, but for milk. It’s not the lactose, it’s some protein in it or something, and fucking everything contains traces of milk.

      • Badabinski
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        God damn, pour one out for your friend, that’s an incredibly rough allergy. Hopefully they have some reliably milk-free food sources.

        EDIT: specifically pour out the glass of milk for your friend they might accidently drink it.

    • @Odelay42
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      Hey! Me too.

      Cows milk only. I can enjoy goat and sheep.