The story of Caroline who can only eat milk and oatmeal for the rest of her life

A 25-year-old woman named Caroline Cray suffered from severe food allergies. Caroline can only eat two types of food throughout her life, namely milk and oatmeal.

This situation cannot be considered trivial. Because of that, many cases of death are triggered by food allergic reactions in the body. This is what makes Caroline unable to eat any food.

Referring from detikFoodFriday (15/10/2024), News Week (01/10) reported that Caroline’s story went viral on TikTok. He was diagnosed with mast cell activation disorder or MCAS, which makes him allergic to almost all types of food.

Specifically, MCAS is a chronic multisystem disorder and is associated with inflammation and allergies. The symptoms of MCAS are different and the absence is different, but MCAS usually appears after someone eats, smells a certain smell and so on.

MCAS can cause a rash, itching and inflammation all over the body. Then vomit, headache, diarrhea and even fatigue.

Caroline herself was tested by MCAS when she was just a student. He accidentally ate ice cream and went into anaphylactic shock caused by an allergic reaction.

Caroline has always had allergies to peanuts, sesame, mustard and seafood. But his allergies were made even worse when he suffered from MCAS, a health condition that is complicated and rare enough that he is now allergic to all kinds of food.

Because of this, Caroline is often hospitalized because of her allergies. The skin is often itchy, red, and makes breathing difficult.

“I was a bit disappointed because I couldn’t be like the others. I felt foreign in my own body,” said Caroline.

Suffering from severe allergies, this woman can only eat oatmeal and milk Photo: News of the Site
Now Caroline can only eat oatmeal, as well as formula or baby milk specially formulated for people with allergies. If she goes to a cafe or restaurant, Caroline can only order water, and even then she has to drink directly from the bottle to avoid the risk of contaminating the drinking bottle or glass.

Even though it was difficult at first to change to only two foods, now Caroline is more accepting of her body condition and shares her struggles through TikTok.

Many MCAS sufferers on TikTok showed support and many were touched by Caroline’s story of being able to eat only two types of food.

This article was published on detikFood.

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