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Posted 3/10/2016 3:13 PM (GMT 0)
I know compared to most of these threads about pain and what to eat, etc. this probably seems ridiculous but I'm a 23 year old girl and this issues seems to come up A LOT. When I'm out with friends or at a bar (not drinking, I know alcohol is a no no for those of us suffering from GERD and LPR) people will offer to buy me a drink or ask if I want something to eat or ask why I'm not drinking and I don't know what to say...or when I have luncheons at work or go on dates...it stresses me out, which I know makes my symptoms worse. I know it probably sounds dumb but at this point in my life I still worry about things like this. Does any one else have this issue? What do you tell people?
Posted 3/10/2016 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
Just to reiterate, my boss and most of my coworkers do know what I am dealing with, but clients or people who aren't as close to me in my office ask why I'm not eating or things like that and I just don't know what to say.
Posted 3/10/2016 5:02 PM (GMT 0)
I think a simple, no thank you would work.
Posted 3/10/2016 5:42 PM (GMT 0)
Food sensitivities/allergies are more understood now than, say 20 years ago when I was your age. I have a tree nut allergy, for instance. When I told people I couldn't eat a home-baked good or a curry with a melange of ingredients they'd look at me like I had 2 heads. Not so much today. No thank you should suffice. If not, explaining briefly that you have a food sensitivity should do it. If not, you need to date someone else ;-)
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