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Has anyone talked about airplane food? Every time I eat on a plane, I get sick. I get the runs and my stomach gets nauseas. Oh my goodness, I can't understand what it does to me but it's like ailplane food and my stomach does not mis what so ever.

The food I have had was always fine. I eat the vegan meals only, and normally get things like curries and salads. I have never been sick and nor has my toddler-and in fact I have always rather enjoyed my airplane food.

Well I wish that was me, It's not like I get deathly sick or anything. It just doesn't agree with my stomach to the point where I go straight to the bathroom when I get off the plane. I don't know if it's the the jet lag mixed with eating or what but I do know that it's not for me at all.

Well, given that  you've said that you have trouble with your stomach when flying just from the experience of being in the air, I think that perhaps it is not the food at fault. Some people just can't deal well, physically, with the motion of air travel. It's not your fault, but not the food's fault either!

Do you think it's not psychological problem? I experienced the same thing on my first flight. I can't eat the food because I felt I was flying like an astronaut. I really felt bad that time. But on my second flight, I enjoyed myself eating steamed rice and crispy fried chicken.

It might be a genuine physical problem, but could be psychological too. Either way it is a real problem, all I am saying is that I don't think it's the food!

Ok so if it isn't the food Brit then what is it? I'm fine before I eat it and once I do eat it by the time I get home, I ready to go to the bathroom. You talk like consuming food can't make you crap! Consuming certain foods.

Is it one specific airline, or all airline foods?  It could be an additive in the food that is making you ill. 

If the routes you fly allow it, maybe you could take some of your own food on board as a test?

I am not saying that at all. I am just suggesting that it is a little odd that you would be the only person affected by this, flight after flight after flight ad infinitum. If there was a problem with the food, others would get sick too. Never heard of psychosomatic illnesses? Or considered the fact that maybe your stomach is unsettled by the motion of the plane, and it's ok when empty, but fill it up and it suffers?

I think there's a chance that it could be the food - I'm allergic to coke, but not diet coke or pepsi.  We've even tested it because a friend thought it didn't make sense.  Over a period of a few days he would put JD in with various black coloured soft drinks from diferent makers - I couldn't tell which drink was which, but sure enough, an hour or so after drinking the JD and coke I was vomitting. 

Or it could, as you say, be that flying and eating don't mix for some people.

Well I have not had a problem with plane food (other than it being cold and not very much - my hubby is a big eater), but other than that, nothing.

Perhaps your issue is with the plane ride itself?  I mean bumpy plane rides can give the best of us grief and eating on top of that certainly doesn't do your stomach any favours!

Everyone complains about airplane food and I do too, but it doesn't actually make me physically sick. I just complain about the taste and quality but I realize it can't be helped that the plane food will ultimately be unable to live up to the food on ground. But I think it's improving these days. They're having more options available, and when the food is really bad I just take the yogurt, bread, drinks and other desserts they offer.

randle:

Has anyone talked about airplane food? Every time I eat on a plane, I get sick. I get the runs and my stomach gets nauseas. Oh my goodness, I can't understand what it does to me but it's like ailplane food and my stomach does not mis what so ever.

I love plane food. I dont think that are such bads as you are talking. Well, dont you think your disestive power is weak?

I know this is a little off the original topic but it is about plane food.  Does anyone here order the special meals so that they get served before everyone else.?  I have dairy allergies so I have always ordered when there is a meal served, after the first time flying as a family my mom just started ordering them for the entire family because they are pretty much the same and then we all got served at once instead of them getting thier s a half hour later.

My friend is allergic to virtually every common allergy food so she doesn't even bother ordering special meals but takes her own everytime. On the plane I've seen many ordering before or after the food is served, but I'm not sure if they were different from the ones served at the normal time.