I gave up my job due to the stress of my child's food allergies
Summary
A mother named Katy quit her job to care for her daughter Molly, who has serious food allergies that once caused a life-threatening reaction. Doctors and charities are asking for wider NHS access to a treatment called oral immunotherapy, which helps allergy sufferers gradually build tolerance to foods they react to.Key Facts
- Molly, Katy’s daughter, has severe allergies to milk, egg, and some nuts.
- At one year old, Molly had a dangerous allergic reaction while on holiday in Italy, requiring an adrenaline injection and hospital care.
- Katy left her job as a lawyer to care for Molly after another allergic reaction at home and feeling she could not trust others with her daughter's allergies.
- Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a treatment where small amounts of an allergen are given over time to help patients build tolerance.
- OIT can cost thousands of pounds privately but is not routinely available on the NHS yet.
- The NHS is running a trial to gather more evidence on OIT’s effectiveness and developing guidelines to improve allergy care.
- Food allergy rates in England have roughly doubled over 10 years, with many young children affected.
- Emergency hospital admissions for food-related allergic reactions have also doubled in 20 years.
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