Originally Posted by KnottedYet
indeed allergy is a pretty widely misused term. Most people who think they have food allergies do not..... I'm not saying that they don't truly have some kind of reaction to what they avoid. There are other things that can happen. You can have intolerances like lactose intolerance from not producing the proper enzymes, or gluten intolerance from celiac disease, but these are not allergies in the proper sense of the word.(itching, sneezing, wheezing, hives, anaphalaxsis!) Of course lots of people do say they are allergic to something that they just don't like too. My neighbor was "allergic" to chicken.... until he tried it again, found that it wasn't so bad and started to get over his allergy.
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