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My consistent favorites are the "blah blah allergy" then they order something that can't have the allergen swapped out and they say "well I can have a little". Most commonly happens with gluten allergies and the person wanting dessert.
It was (and maybe still is) trendy to avoid gluten without any medical reason so it doesn't surprise me you would encounter a lot of people lying about having an allergy or intolerance. Of course people with celiac disease can have a severe reaction to it, so it has to be taken seriously.
My neighbour has celiac disease and he's very grateful to the trendsetters - the previously tiny selection of gluten-free products has ballooned. There's even a fish and chip shop that does a gluten-free day each week when they change the frying oil.
Several years ago I watched an interview on tv, bud has Celiac and is annoyed at all the people going anti-gluten. At the time I was thinking this guy is an idiot. The bigger a trend gets, the more options there are.
I've heard some people have issues with it because they actually can't have it, but the people doing it because it's trendy are a lot more numerous and sometimes people assume they're the same, and they can have a little. Basically, it makes them have to be a lot more cautious. Sure, they have more options, but a lot of those options may not actually be safe.