It’s nice to know that others have it worse

Via Neatorama, the strange tale of a boy allergic to nearly all foods.

Doctors found that he was allergic to nearly everything he ate, including wheat, gluten, dairy products, eggs and soy products.

They took him off all food, feeding him a liquid formula through a gastric tube inserted through his nose. They then introduced him to one food at a time, making sure he could tolerate it before adding another. Recently, tuna joined chicken as a protein source. [emphasis mine]

The list of foods he is allergic to is more than a little similar to the results of my own food allergist adventures; the difference being, of course, that my allergies are mostly only a inconvenience, and have not, to date, caused blood to spew forth from both ends.

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