Tanya, I agree. I just joined the group. I read through numerous comments. I found the tribe because I have had garlic/onion issues for years. My father had issues with both when I was young and we just passed it off as another food dislike. In my 30's I started with garlic intolerance and when I hit 40, onions started to be bad news as well.

I loved both of these when I was younger and now I can't handle garlic, onions (of any kind), shallots and scallions and garlic or onion powder. I can't even have them well-cooked and/or picked out of the food (bummer)! I have been at wits end with frozen packaged meals because most of them have onion or garlic. Although my wife and I both work long days, I think I am required to do more "from scratch" cooking to avoid offending foods.

I am a registered dietitian and so since my training at age 25, I knew that there were compounds in onions and garlic that could cause intolerance - just never thought I would have to be part of the group!

I hold pretty closely to professional medical literature to find information because of my profession. I have looked quite intently for more information on intolerance or allergy to vegetables/herbs in the allium family with little success to this point. I will keep searching since my intolerance only gets worse each year. I agree with many others that this is a very misunderstood and poorly respected intolerance (as are many food intolerances and allergies). One thing that would be very helpful to me is any family pre-packaged meals that anyone has found to be mostly free of garlic/onion. We have a very busy schedule and these meals make it a little easier on the time budget.