I was wondering if anyone else has bad experience when eating out.

It seems that when we go out to eat in a restaurant (on a rare occasion) I have a reaction - severe bloating, headaches, etc. We went out for Thanksgiving & I tried ahead of time to make sure the food would be healthy. I ordered a plain salad (brought my own dressing), plain turkey breast, plain sweet potato, & I brought an apple. I passed on the stuffing, cranberry sauce, veggies, & pies because of the way they were made. Afterwards, I got a bad headache. It almost makes me not want to go out.

Then if we get invided out to someone's house for dinner, it seems that I run into "other" obsticles. Most of our friends are very understanding of what I have been going through & are willing to do whatever it takes. But not my in-laws. They will constantly ask what I can eat & why I don't do this or that. Or they will literally turn up their noses at what I eat. Is there something wrong with eating healthy?

My brother-in-law for example is the prime agitator. He doesn't understand & he doesn't want to understand. On the other hand, he will think nothing of eating 2 pounds of beef by himself on a regular basis. His whole family is overweight & very unhealthy.

Why can't people be more understanding?