Any Vegetarians/Vegans here?

[rexbeccarox]

I did consult a nutritionist and several doctors. I don't have some weird rare genetic disease. I have a nut allergy and an aversion to food... even food I like. Have you ever sat at the dinner table and stared at your food, knowing perfectly well it's delicious, but you can't put it down your throat without your gag reflex threatening to make you vomit? That happens to me almost every day, sometimes several times. Yes, I'm emotional about it. The TEN years I was a vegetarian was part of the cause of my aversion (which is sort of like food PTSD) because I was so nervous about eating. Do you realize how much stuff is processed with nuts? I went into anaphylaxis nine times when I was a veg (only three times in the sixteen years since I started eating meat). I have to look at every label, every package, ask a million questions, and my poor roommate has to alter the way she processes food in our kitchen to accommodate me. Guess what food is rarely processed with nuts. Yeah, guess. I'll wait.

ETA: bennyboy, you know nothing short of what I've told you about my dietary needs. Googling wouldn't even touch the surface, so eff off. (I really like you, but you are WAY off base on this.)