Today, I had a lovely gluten-free pizza out at a local restaurant. After I'd finished, they informed me it wasn't in fact gluten-free. I am Celiac and this means I will be ill for the next six weeks. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I found out I have celiac disease. I also happen to be a baker and will be constantly reminded of all the wheat products I can no longer enjoy. FML
Today, I learned I'm not allergic to gluten. My mom has kept me on a gluten-free diet since I was 5. She was convinced I was allergic to it. I'm 25 and I am writing this over my first slice of pizza in 20 years. FML
Today, my two favorite things in the world are Pizza and Beer... I now discover I have Celiac and can't have either. FML
Today, I found out that I have a gluten allergy. What this basically means is that I can't eat anything with wheat in it; bread, pasta, cake, you name it. I am Italian, this basically limits me from eating any of the awesome food my family makes almost every night. Here I come plain rice. FML
Today, during a job interview, I was offered a sandwich. I politely declined, explaining that I'm a coeliac and would probably get very sick. He said coeliac disease "isn't real" and that gluten-free eating is just a fad. I had to leave when he kept pushing me to accept it. FML
Today, my husband and I found out that our daughter's chronic stomach aches are due to gluten intolerance, so we need to cut all wheat out of our diet. We're bakers. FML
Today, I went to a niece's birthday party and was very careful with what food I ate, as I have gluten and garlic sensitivity. I left the party with numb lips, so I guess I have a new sensitivity. FML
Today, I found out I'm going to be celebrating New Year's with a gastroscopy and colonoscopy. It's been two days since I discovered I'm gluten intolerant to go with my lactose intolerance. It's also my 28th birthday tomorrow. FML
Today, I was fired from the restaurant I work at because I missed my shift. I missed it because I was in the hospital for food poisoning from the meal I ate at work last night. FML
Today, I told my mom that I think I'm lactose intolerant, and that I should go to the doctor to get checked out. She said that I was probably just gassy, and then ordered us a pizza for dinner. FML
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BurnInDemonFire 39
Since you have a medical condition, and were lied to, you can do the greatest thing available to adult Americans: Sue them.
anyoldnamewilldo 23
I am not normally the one to scream "sue", but in this case it is warranted. If you are ill because of their negligence, they should be liable for medical costs, lost wages, pain and suffering, etc. What is to keep them from lying about something like peanuts and causing someone's death?
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BurnInDemonFire 39
Since you have a medical condition, and were lied to, you can do the greatest thing available to adult Americans: Sue them.
slytheryn 14
You can’t sue them. YOU went to their restaurants knowing that could happen.
BurnInDemonFire 39
It shouldn't have happened at all. Having Celiac disease isn't the same as refusing to eat gluten because you're on a trendy diet. This isn't a harmless prank which will be laughed off. OP has essentially been poisoned, and her body is unable to deal with it. If she specifically ordered a gluten-free pizza, that's what she should have gotten, fad diet or not.
WhatHappenedToIt 22
if it was on the menu as gluten free and she order it as gluten free then yah she can sue them.
Cody Vertigo Bonthoux 15
you have to be specific on why you are gluten free because many assholes who don't need to be gluten free for health reason piss off restaurants with their pompousness and they generally run out of gluten free options.
GrumpyGrinch 23
Doesn't mean they have to lie about it. Celiac is dangerous condition.
BeachMammal 8
So people don't have the right to choose what they put in their bodies, whether it meets your criteria or not? I have an idea what you should eat, and you can't say no.
RichardPencil 32
At least you got free gluten.
Tim Carver 9
heres where you sue them for lieing and risking your health
longnight83 9
Congratulations, with the help of a good lawyer, you should now own a restaurant in the not-too-far future. Because that kind of negligence? You can sue the crap out of them.
anyoldnamewilldo 23
I am not normally the one to scream "sue", but in this case it is warranted. If you are ill because of their negligence, they should be liable for medical costs, lost wages, pain and suffering, etc. What is to keep them from lying about something like peanuts and causing someone's death?
Matt Much 12
Everyone that is all too happy to file a lawsuit. Is it better to file a lawsuit over one mistake and try to drive someone out of business with the legal system? I hope all you perfect folks never make any mistakes. That and it's not like a gluten allergy is real anyways. It's just some whiner trying to follow the latest fad diet.
BlaireFlair 5
As someone with friends that have Celiac's disease, stfu. You learn that stuff in a basic culinary class in high school or really just any culinary courses because you got to know that shit. It's just like any other allergy.
GrumpyGrinch 23
Absolutely yes, businesses like that must be closed.
longnight83 9
Dude... Celiac's disorder is real. So are gluten allergies. The fad diets came about because people with real problems got attention, people tried the diet, had reasonable success, and it caught on as a fad. And yeah, people make mistakes, but there's a big difference between, "I'm sorry, there was some cross contamination of your food," and "I'm sorry, your food was falsely advertised/was not what you ordered for safety reasons." Things like that are why people lose their jobs, and why yes, companies get sued.
kieralumina 30
Did you know it's possible to be allergic to water? Your willful ignorance is showing. Hopefully you aren't in any position involving food.
Suaria 38
My boyfriend has Celiacs. I've seen him get very very sick when there's a food that has gluten contamination. Celiacs and gluten intolerances are very real things, and not everyone who's gluten free is following the diet fad.
obie1975 9
Wtf is wrong with you? Celiac is a life threatening disease. There is a huge difference between someone being an ass and just being difficult and an actual disease. Grow up.
BurnInDemonFire 39
Jesus, did every adult in your life fail to teach you anything, or are you immeasurably dense? That hurt to read.
abcorner1 4
my daughter is allergic to all items that have gluten, wheat, rye and barley. it is so severe that the allergist does not want us to expose her AT ALL at home but in office due to her numbers when we were testing for EoE. So eating a non gluten free pizza could potentially kill my child.
coachwithmark 5
I am severely allergic to gluten so I feel your pain. But I feel like there is more to the story here. So it sounds like you ordered a gluten free pizza, and they accidentally brought you one that wasn't gluten free? You didn't realize it, ate the pizza, and afterwards they apologized when they realized they screwed up? Is that what happened? Bottom line, If they screwed up and put you in a bad situation, then they deserve to be on the hook here. If they did it purposefully, then that's a whole different level of ****** up. With that being said.. How did you NOT notice it wasn't gluten free? I have gluten free pizza all the time. *every* single gluten free pizza I've had was obviously gluten free. The crust is paper thin and non-existent. If someone brought me out a pizza that had thick doh'y crust.. I would be extremely skeptical and wouldn't take a bite.
obie1975 9
Where was it stated it was an accident.
coachwithmark 5
It didn't and that'd why I specifically asked 'Is that what happened?' I have a really hard time believing that that they purposefully gave her the wrong pizza just to spite her, unless she was a complete bitch which I won't rule out. But the more likely explanation is that it's a pizza place. You're dealing with stoners and high school dropouts. More likely than not, they accidentally screwed up an order.
WhatHappenedToIt 22
theres a pizza place near me who makes very thin crust that isnt gluten free. I hate it cuz it's like I'm just eating toppings and no actual dough.
Envy22 32
Praying for you.
Bellisario 5
OP is all better now, thanks!
gavanator127 8
Yeah, Celiac is the reason I don’t eat out anymore, sadly.