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I'm here for venting out.

I have an egg allergy over a year now. I barely ate outside/ at a restaurant in the meantime.

Quick note: for the last two weeks, my allergy is causing intense itching and I have constant crawling sensation just because I overlooked may contains in the -_- baking powder and semolina. So I am utterly shocked and disappointed as to why even a baking powder has an egg contamination. Because thinking about what goes into a food is already a hassle but may contains!!! how am I supposed to know the brands they use.

Then, yesterday, My friend suddenly asked me to eat outside at a Turkish Bbq place. I said okay, we went there. The meats were marinated, so my brain went blank for a second and I was doing all the calculations in my head. I immediately eliminated the meatballs because the recipe traditionally have eggs. And additionally they may have used the pre-packaged dry powder and there is only one brand and I remember reading the may contain egg warning on the package months ago. I also avoided sucuks. Then we went to chicken section, again, I have to go through how my mom or I made it at home in my head and finally took the risk and picked it up. Then there goes mezes and accompaniments. I just let my friend pick what she liked because I had enough trouble. When we were eating, I was so exhausted by the number of things I refused, I couldn't say no to the bread, which I should have definitely avoided in the first place without question, right? Right after we left the restaurant, I got a headache and vomit sensation which is also what I get when I have a contact with may contain egg.

So everytime I eat out, the experience is going to be very similar to this, I assume. Am I wrong? What do you think?

" KINGDOM: THE CLASH OF SOULS " Theme Song

The title is pretty self-explanatory, but I'm looking for ice cream that doesn't contain eggs or have a "may contain eggs" warning (same goes for rice).

Almost every brand I check either contains eggs or has a "may contain" label. I haven't had ice cream in over a year, and I'm seriously craving some.

The worst part is that I can't stand there digging through the freezer, trying to read an essay-length block of tiny print on freezing cold tubs. Going through every single one is driving me insane, so I'm hoping someone here already knows a few options. Thank you in advance.

Hi, everyone.

I loved this show so much and binged the whole thing last year. I really wanted my friend who lives in the UAE to catch up quickly before the new season drops, but it doesn’t even show up in her Apple TV+ library when she searches for it.

​We’ve tried everything to fix it, but nothing worked and we kinda gave up. Now that the new season is coming out and it’s all over the media, it's bugging me all over again.

​Has anyone else in the UAE or Gulf region run into this specific issue with Apple TV+ hiding shows completely? More importantly, does anyone know if it is licensed on any other streaming platforms that I might not be aware of?

If I'm not mistaken, VPN doesn't work there.

-TYIA

Since I loved the show a lot and binged the whole thing last year, I wanted my friend to catch up with the show quickly but it doesn't even show up in the library. We tried many things but couldn't fix it and we kinda gave up.

Now the new season is comin and that it appears a lot in media, it bugs me again. Is there anyone who has this problem? Most importantly is it on any other platfoms which I'm not aware of?

-tyia

I am havin' trouble to find good, entertaining, no skip modern romance dramas to watch lately.

To give you and idea of what I like from what I can think of rn:

-The first frost is my favourite, obviously, by far. I saw it many many times.

Love between the Lines: it was so good. I watched it a couple time.

Be Passionately in love again my gem..

Weirdly I couldn't finish Road Home.

Loved the FL in Lovesong in winter: I don't remember the plot but I remember she felt very unique as an actress, I also tried to find some where she acts but i checked out 2 dramas but they weren't as good.

Recently;

I've seen Sunsets secrets regrets and the plot was plotting, both MLs fire!! though i have some critism for FL and presumably wardrobe department cuts.

Why women love : It seems I don't like her but the drama was fine especially i like the ML character because he was never like violent or the type who raise his voice, he wasn't avoidant i liked him.

There are so many like I stopped watching mid way or skip skip or dragging... The recent ones: hi venus, moonlight, legally romance, nothing but you, falling into you...

You can also recommend modern dramas that are not necessarily romance but there is good chemistry or bingeworthy.

Thanks in advance.

I remember, I guess the year before, the netflix show was the talk of the town and the book was gifted to me around that time. Finally, last year I began reading it, but due to poor translation, it took me half a year. It was a like a torture so I put it behind me and moved on..

But lately, I've been reading sci-fi again (*check TMI section) and even after a terrible reading experience, it seems I'm naturally comparing and making interferences with the ideas from 3 body problem. It is surprising how the concepts and story is so vivid in my head.

So I decided to watch the show. But I remember it originally has better adaptations than the netflix show. What do you know about this? if you watched all of them, can you rank it for me? Is my intuition wrong: I want to start with Japanese adaptation first and Chinese later.

TIA.

This is TMI for the ones who are interested. Currently, I've been rereading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. So my brain does its thing, overworking behind the scenes and mapping out/making a web of connections. And it turns out 3 body problem and Isaac Asimov's The End of Eternity was in the mix and my mind is jumping at me with all sorts of ideas and themes. Recently I get familiar with Asimov's Foundation, as well.( the books are expensive rn for now i just know the storyline and conditions the time it was written.) So my curiosity has peaked for this drama 3 body problem. Since there isn't enough of them.

Hi everyone. I’m feeling overwhelmed and could really use some perspective. This is going to be a bit long.

I developed an egg allergy about a year ago at 29, and I’ve already had a rice allergy for ~10 years. Egg has been way harder mentally. At home I can manage, but outside the house it’s exhausting and stressful .It feels like every day revolves around planning what I can safely fix or bring for myself, and it’s mentally exhausting.

My doctor basically just said “avoid eggs” (thanks 😅) and prescribed antihistamines months ago. I wasn’t given much education beyond that, so I’m still figuring things out on my own.

I don’t eat bakery items anymore, desserts outside are basically impossible and buying snacks is such a hassle I can only check one or two labels and then I’m done for that moment. I do react, so I stick to avoiding foods with possible contamination warnings.

Ice cream is where I get really confused.

From what I understand, basic ice cream doesn’t actually require eggs. So when it’s not custard-based and doesn’t clearly contain egg ingredients, I don’t get why almost all of them still say “may contain egg.” It feels like every ice cream has that label, likely because egg is a heavily regulated allergen and companies use it for shared equipment or legal protection. But as someone who reacts, it leaves me unsure how strict I’m supposed to be in real life, especially with ice cream.

So how seriously do you personally take “may contain egg” warnings on ice cream? Do you avoid it completely, or do you assess based on the type of ice cream?

And... how do you deal with the social stress? Older people especially don’t understand. I get pressured to “just try a little” or told I’m overreacting. I’m not letting myself be treated badly so I avoid people. (I'm unemployed rn so that helps a lot 😄 ) but it still wears me down and makes me feel like I’m being too much.

Also I can have a mix of subtle symptoms, which makes it confusing, especially since I’m not knowingly eating eggs and it could be cross-contact.I’m on my own trying to figure that out. Because of this, I sometimes start doubting myself. It can feel like the allergy isn't real orI’m exaggerating it. (I can't obviously show people what happens when I eat it.) So when people question me or pressure me to “just try a little,” that self-doubt gets worse. I guess what I’m asking is whether others experience this kind of uncertainty or impostor feeling, and how you deal with it socially and mentally? No one around me has food allergies so 🤧 ...