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So upset about this but DH doesn't see the issue

178 replies

DJTanner · 22/05/2020 23:13

I have known I have an onion and garlic intolerance for a few years now. I get lots of horrible symptoms if I eat either of them and over the years the intolerance has got worse. DH doesn't seem to 'get' it and thinks I'm being fussy or awkward. He often says 'oh yeah you don't like onion or garlic do you?' if I check, for example, a menu in a restaurant to see if something is suitable for me to eat.

About a week ago he decided to do a bbq one night and went and bought burgers and sausages for it. He assured me that he'd chosen burgers that had no onion or garlic in and would be fine for me and said he'd checked the ingredients. Just before he cooked I asked to double check the ingredients and he got annoyed with me and said 'I've already TOLD you there's no onion or garlic in them and I double checked before I cooked them and there is no onion or garlic in them'. He also said he'd already put the packaging in the outside bin.

He did the BBQ and, thinking I could trust my husband, I ate a burger. Cue the next day feeling absolutely awful with an upset tummy, aching, tiredness, and other symptoms. I got the packaging out of the bin and saw that the burgers did indeed have onion in them. I told him that I'd checked and that was why I was feeling ill and he was completely un-sorry and didn't really seem bothered at all and just kept saying he'd made a mistake and I should just accept it.

I've now had a week of symptoms and feeling really unwell, including feeling really down as this is also a side effect of the intolerance. He has been totally unsympathetic and if anything seems to think it's funny, even when I've had diarrhoea or stomach cramps.

Would you be upset or am I in the wrong? Like I said, the intolerance affects how I feel mentally for a few days so I feel really down and tearful about it all.

OP posts:
MrJollyLivesNextDoor · 22/05/2020 23:57

He deliberately made you ill

What a fucking prick

Why are you with this nasty bastard?

MadameMeursault · 22/05/2020 23:59

I’m sorry OP, your husband sounds vile. You just don’t do this to someone you love. I would be questioning my future with him if I were you. Get out and be with someone who actually cares about you.

Aquamarine1029 · 23/05/2020 00:03

How can you be married to such a horrible man? I'm dumbfounded.

AtrociousCircumstance · 23/05/2020 00:12

He poisoned you.

LizB62A · 23/05/2020 00:15

I wouldn't be upset - I'd be pissed off.
I'm the same with garlic and onions and you should be able to trust a person who supposedly loves you to be careful when buying food you're going to be eating.

HavenDilemma · 23/05/2020 00:25

He doesn't believe you OP. I can tell from how you describe his attitude.

I get it from my Mum regarding my MS. She 'forgets' I have it almost every single time I me speak about it to her about it. Her reactions to my reminders re: my restrictions & her general attitude regarding it, is very similar to how you describe your DH's. Hmm

justkeepmovingon · 23/05/2020 00:28

Exactly what @MrJollyLivesNextDoor said, with bells on it.

And 100% I'd be feeding him laxatives, I honestly can't get my head around why you'd even question your right to be angry.

I would of told him to leave the house.

ivfgottostaypositive · 23/05/2020 00:29

You realise that onion and/or garlic is in most foods? I don't think he did it deliberately maybe he just didn't read the labels properly considering most of the time the ingredients are in small print and maybe he fancied something nice to eat instead of faffing about searching through 20 different types of burger and sausage?

You should have checked the packaging yourself to be sure?

But of course he's a man so MN will tell you to leave the abusive bastard because he's obviously trying to poison you 🤷‍♀️

HavenDilemma · 23/05/2020 00:32

@DJTanner
He either doesn't believe you/or that it's that big of a deal.
As a PP said - He deliberately made you ill to 'test' you. See if you really are intolerant of them. Either that or he did it to stop you leaving the house the next day/to keep you upstairs in the bathroom all day the next day and therefore out of his way. Either way - definitely deliberate. Him hiding packet in outdoor bin just proves it

billy1966 · 23/05/2020 00:35

Its called an allium intolerance.

I didn't realise I had an intolerance until i was told by a friend kinesiology practitioner years ago.

Its a real thing, terribly uncomfortable.

Mine is fine, a bit of gas at times, nothing that is going to interfere with my garlic, scallions, leeks,onion addiction.

I believe it can be awful.

OP you are married to a Class A prick.

Contraception sorted please🙏🙏

Be very way of committing to a life with a nasty piece like him.

Odious.
Get out please.

ChandlerIsTheBestFriend · 23/05/2020 00:38

You realise that onion and/or garlic is in most foods?

Seriously? You just asked a person who is made ill for up to 2 weeks by onion and garlic whether they realise they’re in most foods? You think that’s something she is ignorant about?

ivfgottostaypositive · 23/05/2020 00:39

He deliberately made you ill to 'test' you. See if you really are intolerant of them. Either that or he did it to stop you leaving the house the next day/to keep you upstairs in the bathroom all day the next day and therefore out of his way.

Stupid comment.

Don't project your prejudices and suspicions about men on to the OP

At worst he's been stupid and i suspect lazy and couldn't be bothered to read the ingredients list

StayinginSummer · 23/05/2020 00:40

I could kind of forgive someone being sloppy. I’d find it harder if they then weren’t sorry if they’d made a mistake
He has been totally unsympathetic and if anything seems to think it's funny, even when I've had diarrhoea or stomach cramps.

That isn’t okay.

ivfgottostaypositive · 23/05/2020 00:43

*He has been totally unsympathetic and if anything seems to think it's funny, even when I've had diarrhoea or stomach cramps.

That isn’t okay.*

No but it's also how a lot of people deal with guilt - by laughing it off. Not saying it's right but it doesn't make him a poisoner.

ChandlerIsTheBestFriend · 23/05/2020 00:43

maybe he just didn't read the labels properly considering most of the time the ingredients are in small print

He said he did- repeatedly. If he hadn’t then he should have done when OP asked to confirm.

maybe he fancied something nice to eat

He could have had whatever he wanted to eat- he didn’t have to have what OP was having.

instead of faffing about searching through 20 different types of burger and sausage?

If he didn’t want to do that all he had to do was say so and let OP get her own food.

You should have checked the packaging yourself to be sure?

The person who committed to her for life in a legal ceremony swore they were safe for her to eat, and also threw the packaging out. Why would she doubt him?

ChandlerIsTheBestFriend · 23/05/2020 00:44

No but it's also how a lot of people deal with guilt - by laughing it off. Not saying it's right but it doesn't make him a poisoner.

It makes them pricks and less likely to remain happily married.

Stealhsquirrelnutkin · 23/05/2020 01:01

It seems he doesn't care about you, he knowingly tricked you into eating something that would cause you pain and distress, and has no sympathy when you suffer the after effects.

He can't love you if he is able to treat you so badly.

Living alone is better than being with someone who dislikes you enough to feel justified poisoning you. He has shown you exactly who he is, believe him.

He isn't worth any more of your time or energy. Start planning your exit strategy, you can do so much better - but you won't if you stay with him.

Namechange8186 · 23/05/2020 01:05

It sounds like he did it on purpose which is awful !!

If it was an accident then I’d be a bit mad that he couldn’t be bothered to check but it sounds more than that

timeisnotaline · 23/05/2020 01:05

Ignore the one poster out to say you should totally let your dh slowly poison you and make your life miserable.
He did it deliberately. And he isn’t sorry. What are you going to do with that information? You can’t trust him to cook for you, he will lie to you. I hope you aren’t doing anything for him. It’s not much of a marriage.

bevm72yellow · 23/05/2020 01:10

That is a really serious act to do on someone else. He continues to think it is funny when it has grave implications for your well-being. I would imagine he has done other things which he thinks as funny if you feel you have to justify your anger. Taking the "funny" away from it can mean it is malicious. Speak to Women's Aid for some empowerment strategies for yourself to deal with this "funny" man. Then consider your options.

RandomMess · 23/05/2020 01:22

He is an arse!!!!

He absolutely knows it is a pain in the arse to find burgers without onion in them, he deliberately lied to you Angry

SandyY2K · 23/05/2020 01:24

Honestly...this would make me consider my future with him...... meaning I wouldn't want to be with him, because he doesn't care about you. I would emotionally detach from him and have no desire to be intimate with him...at which point the marriage is all but over.

I'd really have one foot out of the door, until I was ready to leave. Life's too short to be with a man who doesn't give a fu*k about your health.

Pickles89 · 23/05/2020 01:39

What a tosser. I hope you feel better soon OP.

Starstruck2020 · 23/05/2020 01:40

So sorry this is happening to you, I can imagine you must be feeling very hurt. I hope you feel better soon

GunungBatur · 23/05/2020 01:41

Your husband is a dick, and you should make him an ex.

However, I had garlic intolerance, and I have found that eating lots of green beans (I mean runner beans) helps it. I haven't had problems with it for years now. Eating legumes is supposed to help.

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