Just chiming in as a fellow sufferer of Eosinophilic esophagitis. I’m lucky so far at least in that just basic long term antacid treatment has been enough but we haven’t figured out triggers.

Vague memories myself but I think I also remember a friend having it and would also be fair to call it related to something like civilization or master of Orion as a 4x type. Would have to go check it out again to see if I’m right or just mixing memories with other games we played around that time.

Extras for the movie explained that it is processed insect protein. The intelligent animals in their world are exclusively mammals. No insects or reptiles etc.

The mammals part is in the early part with the play Judy is in.