Canada D r. Usually eating is both fun and helpful. Sometimes it is deadly.
Some individuals have reactions to particular foods.
These reactions can range from mild intolerance to fatal allergies. Most of the children who develop life threatening food allergies either have asthma themselves or a family history of asthma, eczema, or hay fever. The first is called laryngospasm. As the food is swallowed it produces immediate swelling which includes the vocal cords. If the vocal cords swell shut, the child is unable to breathe and dies with terrifying rapidity.