For those women who cannot eat certain things because they have irritable bowel syndrome, food allergies or intolerances, it is difficult to handle restrictions. Much of the professional career requires lunches and business trips, conferences, releases. What to do so that a food restriction does not become the topic of conversation, when you are doing business.
The best way to handle the situation is to have several restaurant options where the food is prepared with soy., or avoid seafood restaurants if you are allergic to seafood unless they serve dishes that do not have a single ingredient from the sea, or if you are allergic to gluten they serve gluten free food. You can know this from experiences or past visits to certain restaurants.
Yes it's a business lunch and you can't choose the restaurant but you know what it is, call ahead, make your condition known so the restaurant can offer you certain options and you play it safe. If you don't know in advance which is the restaurant, because it is a matter of moment tell the host that you are allergic to certain foods to notify the staff who will attend the table.
If you are at an event, it is best not to eat anything that is on the trays, that's if you always have a full glass so you don't have empty hands.
If you are in a conference, bring packages that you can eat, I usually carry peanuts or almonds.
With these tips you can show off in all kinds of meetings without worrying that your food will hurt you.