re: Food Allergies are a scary thing...

My mother is deathly, and I do mean deathly, allergic to mustard. As in go directly to the hospital, do not pass go, do not linger in the restaurant or you will die.

Of course she loves barbecue so when ever we get new barbecue we have to make sure it doesn't use mustard.

I briefly developed a food allergy to, of all things, chicken. At one point I was eating some variant of chicken and rice for dinner 5-6 times a week for years. My body eventually declared I was eating this too much and made me sick every time I had chicken. I cut way back and now I'm fine.