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What do people who suffer from environmental or food allergies need to know?
It might be more difficult to go out to eat if you do not speak Russian and have food allergies. - Dec 2023
We did not have any food limitations, but I did notice gluten-free products as well as dairy free offerings at super markets. - Mar 2019
You can increasingly find gluten-free products at the embassy commissary as well as locally. - Nov 2018
Lack of sun. Vitamin D drops are available. - Oct 2017
Nothing unless you are allergic to the cold. - Sep 2016
Horrible spring allergy season here. Eating out with food allergies would be very difficult, especially if you do not speak Russian. - May 2016
Pollen count can be high, especially in June when the trees pollinate so bring your Benadryl, Claritin, Allegra. Vegetarians will have a hard time but it can be done. - Jun 2015
The air quality will affect you initially, but you just adapt. I would say there are options for probably every diet food-wise or you can ship it in. While Russia is very much a meat-centric country, I was able to find a number of vegetarian options at the restaurants we went to. - Oct 2014
