Last year I got diagnosed with ulcerative colitis after a stay in hospital and for the most part my treatment is going well. I'm lucky as I haven't really had to change my diet much at all. The only thing that I've had to cut out is spicy food as this seems to upset my stomach a lot more than it used to. It’s not just hot food, it’s just any food that uses spices so even something mild would cause pain.
This is a shame as I did used to enjoy spicy food but its a small sacrifice in the grand scheme of things. My girlfriend and I are going away for the weekend this month and we were looking at where we wanted to eat. my gf picked out a restaurant that pretty much only did spicy food.
The only food I could have was a side of plain rice or chips. Normally it's the type of place both of us would have loved to try but now there's no main course on the menu that I can eat. I reminded her that I wouldn't be able to eat there and asked if she'd go there with a friend instead and for us to pick somewhere that we can both eat.
She refused and said it's somewhere she's wanted to go for a while. I then said I'd go but just wouldn't eat and then we could go somewhere else afterwards or before so I can have something to eat. She refused and said she wouldn't want to be sat in a restaurant and not eat as it would be weird.
I just pointed out that I wouldn't be able to eat anything and Im not just going to skip meals but she just said it's somewhere she’s wanted to go for a while so I should be willing to go.
I mentioned that I was willing to go but she refused the compromise I suggested. She accused me of trying to make the trip all about me but I just told her I can hardly help having a medical condition.
AITAH for expecting to also go to a restaurant where I can eat a me