Sarah Curtiss can’t eat corn. She can’t eat broccoli, cantaloupe or pretty much any form of dairy. Seafood is out. Lemons, tomatoes, squash, mustard and barley are all bad. And if a restaurant puts wheat or soy fillers in its burgers and hot dogs, she can’t eat those either. Sarah, a 29-year-old graduate student in … Continue reading A life restricted →

EDMOND, Oklahoma – Oklahomans are stepping up to help a little girl who is allergic is almost everything. Riley Kahn, 3, suffers from a rare disorder where her body can’t digest solid food. So on Saturday, friends and family gathered for the first ever “Riley’s Run”. “I ran!” Riley said. “Did you run for all … Continue reading Riley’s Run Raises Awareness for Chronic Digestive Disorder →

Matthew Luisi is allergic to food. Four-year-old Matthew Luisi of Cedar Grove shows off his gastrointestinal tube while dad Felix attaches the equipment which feeds him a dinner of specialized liquid formula. Popular childhood treats such as macaroni-and-cheese, chicken nuggets or cookies are lethal to the 4-year-old boy from Cedar Grove. Eosinophilic Esophagitis, a disease … Continue reading Cedar Grove boy contends with Rare Disease →

Watching her family enjoy dinner when all that awaited her was a special hypoallergenic formula delivered through a feeding tube in her stomach was initially “horrible, unbearable,” says Ashley Zundel. Today, four years after her diagnosis with a rare food allergy known as eosinophilic gastroenteritis, the 13-year-old can abide the “tempting smells” and no longer … Continue reading Utah family pressures insurers to cover formula →