Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : I have oral allergy syndrome (OAS). Essentially I am mildly allergic to certain raw fruits, vegetables and nuts. When I eat these foods I usually get an itchy mouth while I'm eating them which goes away quickly once they leave my mouth.

It's not medically threatening at all, at it's worst sometimes I will get slightly swollen/burning lips (like eating something with hot chilli).

Cooking any of these foods means I can eat them fine and if I do eat raw ones, it's not a big deal.

However I normally don't explain this to people, I just tell them I am allergic to the foods and can't eat them (regardless of whether the meal is cooked or not) as I don't like most of these foods anyway. I am aware that most of these people think I am deadly allergic and I let them think that.

I've also used this pretty often in arguments in the past. Recently at a family dinner I told my SIL I couldn't eat any of her cooking because I am allergic, I really didn't like any of the food she cooked but I wasn't lying as some of it does contain ingredients I'd be allergic to. This led to an argument at the event. I also told others that I couldn't eat any of the food at their house because of my allergies when explaining the argument we had over food.

I've been told that this was an asshole move, knowingly letting others think I am deadly allergic when in reality it is a mild inconvenience at worst.

AITA? I am technically allergic so I don't think it is wrong, I haven't actually lied.