gluten-intolerant! I've been off gluten since August. I ate some peanut sauce with wheat in it on Saturday thinking "Oh, it's just a little... couldn't hurt." It hurt. A lot. Hi. I'm Shanni.

I have celiac disease ..with it came a big list of food intolerences including gluten, dairy, soy, legumes, sunflower/safflower . I also have to eat low grain. I have found I can tolerate raw grassfed cream and butter.

Hi, I'm Jenna. I'm red dye intolerant. I used to think I was allergic, but my doctor recently explained to me that it is an intolerance.

I'm Mili and I'm allergic to cow's milk and some other dairy products. It sucks. I am really bad at sticking to it, and consequently spend more time than I would like with my throat partially closed up and various other gross bodily failings. I am still trying to figure out exactly what I am allergic to, so far I know I can't handle anything with cow's milk plus sheep's yoghurt. Goat milk products seem to be ok, as does sheep's cheese.

On top of that I don't eat meat or seafood so my diet is pretty limited!

Hi, I'm Allison. I have Celiac and have been gluten-free for 3 years. It's hard sometimes when everyone is eating pizza in a lunch meeting and I have to sit and watch them, but I feel so good now that there is no way I'd ever go back to eating gluten. I think I've probably had it since puberty and just didn't know. My GF life is so much better!

Hi, I'm Coyla. Like my username. I've been lactose intolerant for awhile, but I'm new to the idea that I may be intolerant to other foods.

I started cutting out foods a month ago. Soy caused the biggest reaction. Being exposed to it caused something like a high until I started withdrawing. Then I hit depression, rage, anxiety, anger. Withdrawing also caused an acne outbreak, and the pimples hang around for about 3 weeks. (I rarely, if ever, get pimples, so this was really noticeable for me.)

After a couple days of going soy free, my mood regulated. I started dropping the water weight, and the swelling in my legs went down. I've had swollen ankles and feet for 2 years now! I didn't even realize it until I saw how skinny my feet seemed to look without all that water!

But soy is in everything. I'm in a funk today, because I grabbed a cough drop yesterday for my cold. Turns out, cough drops have soy! I gained a pound of weight, and I have two new pimples to deal with, all from one little innocent cough drop.

Some days I feel consumed with all of this 'thinking' about food. Like I'm a little obsessed. Does anyone else feel this way??

Me to. Although i enjoy it so i don't mind so much. Does get annoying though when we go out 4 dinner and i spend ages going over the menu (if i haven't already checked it online). I'm gluten free, dairy free, and low grains/refined sugars. Heaps of restaurants are now gluten aware but often those meals contain dairy also. My partner thinks i should print out a list of questions and explanations regarding my intolerances to hand to the waiter when we go out to eat. Easy options are steak, roast or grilled fish with a serve of vegies.

When you ate gluten free, could you consume dairy products?

I didn't. I still don't eat a lot of dairy even though I've added gluten "stuff" back in to my diet. I can handle small quantities of cheeses and sour cream, but regular yogurt makes me live in the bathroom. I recently found the Whole Foods has lactose-free yogurt and the one I tried was AH-MAZING...and I wasn't in pain.

I recently learned that dairy and gluten intolerances/allergies often go hand in hand, so a lot of people with one will also have issues with the other. Mine was the opposite - I used to be able to consume gluten even though I was dairy free, but now I don't have either.

Hello all!! I'm allergic to peanuts... supposed to carry an epi-pen at all times, since I've had symptoms of anaphylaxis in the past (hives, wheezing, and low BP).

When I was younger, I was allergic to eggs, milk, wheat, peanuts, and blue dye (weird, yes?). I've grown out of all those except the peanuts... but also developed some mild sensitivities to soy and lentils in the meantime. Sometimes I eat them and I'm fine, other times they give me a sharp pain in my chest... if that makes sense!! I think it's my lower esophagus causing the pain.

At this point I'm pretty much used to living with the peanut allergy, so it's not a huge deal... but it's tough to find snacks that are high protein!