people are saying that there are very few people with actual reactions to wine, but i sure do see a lot of info about it online. for me, it’s not asthma or rashes or swelling – it’s all gastro. i have never had...

I just have trouble getting people to believe I can’t drink (just the smell of some red wines/beers will give me an asthma attack), so it can be frustrating when I feel like people aren’t taking my issue seriously.

Hasn’t anyone noticed that now that we have gotten rid of cigarette smoking in restaurants, we still have to contend with a smoky atmosphere because of all the stinkin' open kitchens so in vogue today? I have mild asthma,...

Chowser, thanks for bringing up the more general “smells” issue. I have asthma and am sensitive to smells, smoke and perfume being the largest (and some perfumes are a migraine trigger). Either of these smells reduces...

wine with no added sulfites due to real or perceived sensitivity to them. The distinction doesn’t sound important to most people but it IS to someone with asthma and sulfite sensitivity..

I think you were abolutely right to request a better table! We have very few table preferences ourselves, in restos where there is still a smoking section, I ask not to be seated at a table adjacent to that section (b/c I have...

I feel you with the migraine. On a plane I often get migraines coupled with nausea and the strong scents are just torture. Perfumes/colognes are the worst because they also give me sinus headaches/runny nose and sometimes an...

triggers early puberty, the antibiotics in meat contribute to our resistance levels, the pesticides are responsible for the skyrocketing rates of asthma and allergies in children, etc.) isn’t it worth the extra 2 dollars?...

My great-grandmother always had great-grandpa make horseradish in the basement. He was afflicted with terrible asthma his whole live – great grandma couldn’t have cared less. He didn’t have life insurance, so...