On a similar but unrelated note, I’ve actually had this happen before with doctors and medication. I’m allergic to Sulpha, which is an antibiotic along the lines of penicillin. Now I’m not super duper terrible allergic, but my throat with swell up, get itchy, and my neck will get super stiff. So I’m college I had a mild bacteria infection in my hoo-ha, so I visit the local med-ex clinic. Finally get in to see the doctor. “It says here you’re allergic to Sulpha?” “Yes” he continues to question me about it, like he didn’t really believe me, “what happens” blah blah blah. Barely questions me about the infection, which I’m THERE FOR, and sends me on my way with a prescription that, unbeknownst to me, contained Sulpha. He didn’t even tell me. Neither did my pharmacist. I wasn’t feeling terrible and my hubby and I had a road trip planned that day to the middle of nowhere to the woods to take pictures. I take my medicine. About 10 minutes later I start coughing, feeling itchy, throat tight. Now I was thinking back to how the doctor had questioned my allergy, and I was growing suspicious. Google the ingredients for the medicine. Sure enough, it’s Sulpha based. We have a half hour to go before we get anywhere near a gas station or civilization so that I could get some Benadryl to at least bring the swelling down. Now, keep in mind that the reason I know I’m allergic to this stuff was when I was getting my hep c shot when I was a kid. I was out for days and I remember what an absolute horrible feeling it was. But I had no idea if they’re given me prescription medication then to combat the allergies, and here me is now, sitting in the car with nothing, my throat quickly swelling up, not sure if I’m about to fucking die because some asshole doctor didn’t believe me about my fucking allergy and wanted to give me fucking Sulpha based fucking medication because fuck you.
Anyway, we got to a gas station just in time for me to start coughing up blood in the bathroom while my hubby buys benedryl, which thank God they had and at the time I wasnt even sure if it would work. Which it did. Thankfully.
Anyway. I’ve had a hard time trusting doctors ever since then.
That doctor gave me no warning, no “this has what you’re allergic to so be careful and monitor your reactions,” I did not give my consent to have my allergies put to the test, nothing. I could have fucking died because some doctor was too lazy to find an alternative for me and didn’t believe me.
Anyway, this shit happens even when it’s not food allergies, and this whole “are you sure” “but have you tried it” culture needs to fucking stop. No means no. An allergy is an allergy. You don’t have the right to “test” it, or to sneak someone food they explicitly didn’t ask for or even said they’re allergic to, it’s not your job to sniff out whether or not someone’s lying, it’s not your job to introduce them to things they don’t like. Just accept some people don’t like certain things, some people are allergic to certain things, some people may have different dietary requirements than you.
It’s really just an extension of the whole “sniffing out fakes” culture that says, oh, you’re not in a wheelchair, you don’t deserve that handicap spot, etc. Etc. Just believe people and realize that no means no
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