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Allergies, vegan, paleo etc?

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Gluten free. It's not confirmed fully, but I probably have Celiac as one of my parents does and a DNA test said I was a carrier of at least one known mutation. In Japan, there's not treatment so getting it fully verified would involve adding gluten back to the diet for weeks, being miserable, and getting nothing but higher life insurance premiums. I miss good bread.

I also don't drink much dairy as it upsets my stomach in large doses. Cheese is mostly fine (at least for ones without a ton of lactose). I pay for, but still sometimes eat, ice cream on occasion.

Other than that, I try to avoid most processed things. Not 100%, but a lot of what I eat is single-ingredient or homemade.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I'm also celiac but in the US. How easy it to eat gluten free in Japan? I've considered visiting a few times but eating there has always been a concern.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Most soy sauce contains gluten and almost everything contains soy sauce. So, it's actually somewhat difficult if that tiny amount causes issues. The good news, though, is that food labeling laws are pretty good for stuff you buy yourself, so looking for 小麦 on labels to avoid them works. A lot of people do struggle, though. Most of the Japan-focused subreddits never moved over here, but they do contain threads about the topic as well if you search.

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