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Vegan at a hospital: not respected (lemmy.ml)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by oldfemboy@lemmy.ml to c/vegan@lemmy.ml

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At a hospital again. I woke up to stinky meat next to me. They told me they don't have vegan food. They're very ostensibly rude about this. Had to listen to a long tirade from the room"mate" about how carnism is natural.

I'm in a lot of pain which makes me really irritable. I really didn't need to be made to gag with the meat.

Last time I was in a hospital they would throw meat into my food as well making sure it touched everything so I wasn't able to eat the veggies without the corpse taste.

I don't get why people are so malicious about it. I'm trying not to cry not to give them satisfaction. I am vegan for moral reasons. This is extremely uncomfortable.

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[–] pinchcramp@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I am sorry to hear that your dietary choices are not being respected by the hospital staff.

What country are you in? I would have assumed hospitals in most developed countries should be able to cater to different dietary needs. What would they do if someone had a sever allergic reaction to certain ingredients? Tell them to just starve?

I don't have anything helpful to say. Hope you get better soon.

[–] oldfemboy@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I am in a western country. The issue isn't capability. The issue is the people being malicious.

[–] Rozlif 26 points 6 months ago

It does matter. In the uk being vegan is a protected trait and they have a legal obligation to not force you to change your morals. unlike what others have said vegetarian isn't a protected trait and gets less protection.

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