‘My peanut allergy nearly killed me – now I eat them every day for breakfast’
Chris Brookes-Smith, 28, used to live in fear of dying from eating even the smallest trace of peanut.
Ten years ago he had his worst allergic reaction after ordering a curry at a local Indian takeaway. The trauma of it is seared into his memory.
“I knew I was in trouble after one bite,” he says. “Within seconds there were spots on my lips. Within minutes I was vomiting. I could feel my throat closing up, hives forming in my armpits then over my whole body… My face going all puffy with the swelling.”
His voice tails off, full of emotion.
“I thought I was going to die.”
Source: BBC | Language: English