Five-a-day is forbidden fruit for allergy woman

Chloe's been avoiding eating greens for the past 20 years

- GEORGE JONES News Reporter

A SOLIHULL woman whoi is allergic to fruit and vegetables has not eaten a single green in more than 20 years - and says a bite could kill her.

Chloe Raisbeck, 27, first realised something was wrong when a bite from a peach caused her lips to swell and her throat to itch in May 2004.

She was diagnosed with oral allergy syndrome (OAS) - an allergy to any pollen-derived substances - in 2005 at the age of seven.

The recruitment consultant is allergic to 15 different fruits, vegetables, and nuts and has avoided eating her five-a-day for 20 years.

She has developed a “fear of eating” and now relies on multivitamin supplements to get enough nutrients every day - and carries an EpiPen in case she goes into anaphylactic shock.

Ms Raisbeck said: “My allergies came out of nowhere.

“I was able to eat fruit and vegetables normally with no symptoms but after taking a bite of that peach, my relationship with food has changed.