Ciudad Juarez - Post Report Question and Answers
What do people who suffer from environmental or food allergies need to know?
Be clear in expectations. You can request special orders at restaurants with no problem. This is an area (TX, NM) with acres and acres of nut farms. Bring an air filter if dust bothers you. - Jul 2024
No for food allergies, but dust is a real problem here. Dust and dirt. - Feb 2023
There's very little plant life, but a lot of dust. - Mar 2022
See the comment above about air quality. There are many vegans and vegetarians within the community. I don’t have any experience with food allergies, but knowing how to describe what you’re allergic to in Spanish would be smart. If you don’t eat gluten, this is the part of Mexico to be in, since most of the tortillas are corn tortillas. - Jun 2019
Pollution and dry air takes a toll on most people. Food allergies are largely manageable and products either labeled or made locally. - Feb 2019
It's common to have seasonal allergies that last all year. As for food allergies, you'll find it's very similar to being in the US. - Jan 2019
Mexicans don't seem to worry about food allergies. It is a desert, so I imagine it wouldn't be too horrible for plant allergies. - Jun 2016
dust seems to aggravate seasonal allergies. - Apr 2016
No. - Apr 2016
There doesn't seem to be much awareness or regard for food allergies - my daughter's school regularly serves peanut and tree nut-containing foods, for instance (which isn't a problem for her but could be for some). Seasonal allergies don't seem to be any more significant an issue for us here than the were in the U.S. There is a lot of cotton here which caused us some trouble in the late summer/early fall. - Dec 2015
I have never had allergies--- but I did develop some allergies that I never knew I had-- different plant life from the desert. Nothing life threatening, just annoying (skin rash, itching). - Jun 2015
