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“I Feel Betrayed”: Woman Finds Out Her Parents Were Lying About Her Nut Allergy All Along

If you’re one of the one in ten adults who has a food allergy, I feel your pain. You become a whizz at reading ingredient labels at light speed, but you can never enjoy a meal out without confirming multiple times that there won’t be allergens in your dish or cross contamination happening in the kitchen. You always have to pack a separate meal or bring an “allergy-free” option, and you’ll typically be left out when colleagues bring baked goods from home.

But what do you think is worse: developing a food allergy later in life or realizing that your life-threatening allergy was a lie all along? Below, you’ll find a story that a woman recently shared on Reddit, detailing how her parents’ love for Ferrero Rocher got way out of hand, as well as a conversation between her and Bored Panda.

About 10% of the population has a food allergy

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