I’ve heard that it’s fairly common for lupus patients to have a lot of food allergies. I know my wife has a bunch of them. It’s not a huge deal, but it is one of those things that we have to always be aware of when we are out to eat. You would be surprised how many things have nuts in them, especially desserts. Getting a salad is also usually an adventure. Shredded carrots are evil.

Here’s the list to the best of my knowledge:

• NUTS except peanuts but I think they are actually a legume so they don’t count
• RAW VEGETABLES lettuce seems to be safe but raw carrots are bad news
• AVOCADOS no guacamole for you dear
• MELONS this one makes me very sad because I love melons
• KIWIS strawberries are fine, so what’s wrong with these guys?

I’m probably forgetting some of them, but that’s most of them. We try and avoid them as best we can, but I don’t want to remove them entirely from the house because of the kids. Jenny will occasionally take allergy medicine if she really wants something, but that’s not usually a good idea. Does anyone else out there deal with this?