How do people manage severe food allergies on trips away?

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Telephonelightflashing · 19/05/2026 16:09

Just a pondering really, a friend is having extensive tests for food allergies. If you are severely allergic, how do you manage things like days out, weekends away etc?
Friend is a bit terrified of eating something out and it having possible lethal effects. Currently she is taking her own food everywhere , but how do you do it for longer than a day trip?

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Beautyfox · 19/05/2026 18:45

Linguist1979 · 19/05/2026 18:36

My daughter has a life threatening milk allergy and we take or buy food. Occasionally she might have something like chips but that’s it. She would often have a boiled egg for breakfast with fruit, then she eats either food I can buy from a supermarket or have taken with us. Last year we did a 3 week road trip through the states and we stopped at supermarkets and occasionally she had McDonald’s chips. The only times she’s had anaphylaxis is in restaurants abroad (twice) and will never do that again. She’s at university now and it’s extremely stressful. People have no idea what this sort of allergy is like unless they experience it.

My daughter is off to university in September. It is very stressful. She’s currently very worried about shared kitchens.

Hallamule · 19/05/2026 18:58

Self catering, carrying snacks, missing meals, choosing restsurants and your travel destination carefully.

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