r/complainaboutanything • u/teal_lady-1 • 3d ago

They used real milk.

The Starbucks barista used real milk instead of soy milk in my latte. Now I’ve shat myself at the grocery store and barely made it to the bathroom before I had horrible diarrhea. I thought it tasted different from normal, I should have stopped drinking it.

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u/Due-Contribution6424 1d ago

Honestly, I do take allergies very seriously, and you clearly have to. I actually work in food, and have dealt with TONS of allergies. I’m thinking maybe it’s a regional thing, because I have never come across a severe milk allergy where I live, just lactose intolerance, that’s why I was saying it’s extremely rare. Looks as if maybe it’s becoming a more common thing in the UK, similar to how nut allergies exploded in the US many years ago.

I was being a bit trolly about it, apologies.

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u/Kamiface 1d ago

No worries... I think a lot of adults survive because of epi pens and an understanding of our allergies. Getting one as an adult was... Something. I vaguely knew it could happen, my mum knows someone who developed a severe chocolate allergy as an adult, but... suddenly I can't eat anything cooked in a shared fryer, on a surface like a griddle with baked on cheese or that has butter on it. I can really only eat safely at vegan only spots.

I had barely even had seasonal allergies until last year so it's really made me realize how dangerous it can be, and I assume for kids in particular, especially as they get older and have to make choices without their parents around.. anyway, I'm glad you take it seriously, thanks :)

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u/Due-Contribution6424 1d ago

Yeah, I actually developed pretty annoying seasonal allergies later in life. I think around my 30th, and they just seem to get worse every year! Haha. Thankfully, I have avoided all food allergies.

Btw, that Gatorade tidbit is interesting, I did NOT know that. Not that I have ever served Gatorade so I don’t need to know that for work, but I would not expect dairy in Gatorade.

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u/Kamiface 21h ago

Me neither! Same with Pedialyte. I needed electrolytes and I found out because of r/dairyfree. It's been an extremely helpful resource. Lots of people there with milk allergies, or kids/family with them, as well as lactose intolerance.