Today Show Article

While we're on the subject of public stories about food allergies, the Today Show recently did a piece on a boy from the UK with eosinophilic enteropathy. It's a poorly researched piece with a lot of incorrect information (shame on you, Today Show!). But a few gems are worth mentioning:

This boy is undergoing the same protocol as Asher. Try a food, wait two weeks for a reaction, try a food, wait another two weeks for a reaction. Undergo an endoscopy after three foods.

In my opinion, the most important stuff came from the public writing into the message board. There is a lot of good stuff written there. If you want to learn a day in the life, it's good to read some of the comments on this message board. One post, in particular, deserves special mention. It's the post on this page, written by Frank S. of Pebble Beach, California.

Eosinophilic diseases are not rare, unfortunately. I wish they were, because then perhaps Asher wouldn't have it. In fact, more children suffer from eosinophilic diseases than cystic fibrosis. Not like I'd want any children to suffer from any of that. My point is that the Today Show was incorrect by calling it "extremely rare". Gosh, they make it sound like this little boy from the UK is the only person in the world suffering from this disease. A brief glance at the message board shows you otherwise.