'nut' Kiss Lands Bedfordshire Schoolgirl In Hospital

[Raistlin]

A 14-year-old girl from Bedfordshire with a nut allergy had to go to hospital after a kiss from a boyfriend who had eaten a cereal with hazelnuts.

A trace got in to Laura Kukic's system at school and her face swelled up and breathing became difficult in minutes.

Staff injected her with adrenaline and she made a full recovery before returning home to Barton-le-Clay.

The experience has prompted her to warn other youngsters who may have the same condition that a kiss can be dangerous.

She said: "Who'd have guessed that a peck on the lips could be so dangerous?"

The incident happened last month after the Year 10 pupil arrived at Harlington Upper School.

She met her then boyfriend before lessons began.

She said: "It was just a friendly hello kiss. Nothing out of the ordinary, nothing passionate just a brief touch of the lips."

Laura was first diagnosed with a severe nut allergy when she was three years old and has to carry her 'EpiPen' around with her wherever she goes.

The allergy means that any contact with nuts, however slight, can bring on a severe reaction.

Her face swells up, her throat tightens and it is hard for her to breathe as she undergoes a reaction known as anaphylactic shock.

"I hadn't noticed anything, but my boyfriend could see that my face was starting to swell, so that my head looked visibly bigger.

"Then he said 'Oh, I did have cereal with hazelnuts in, but that was about and hour ago, and I've brushed my teeth and had a drink, surely that will be alright'.

"Then he said 'Your head appears to look fatter, surely you can't be that sensitive'.

"I thought he was being cheeky," she said

Laura realised that after kissing him she'd also taken a sip from his can of coke which could have been contaminated with a slight trace of nut.

[Bizarra]

The Heading for that post was somewhat misleading

Poor Girl It must be a terrible thing to have to live with that allergy :(

[Raistlin]

It is a shame, never being able to eat your boyfriends nuts

[KPARRIS-JONES]

I have the same allergy and it is terrible. Luckily I grew out of it (1 in 20 chance) and I no longer have to carry an EpiPen with me, but when I still had the allergy every item of food purchased in the supermarket had to be checked for nuts/nut traces.

I have had two incidents equally as serious, both landing me in hospital for a day. Not really all that fun.

Sadly it's too late for her to grow out of the allergy, this is a reminder of how grateful I should be that I no longer live with this on my shoulders, and I am.

[Parts-King]

I have the same allergy and it is terrible.

I have never had an allergy to kisses (thankfully) and that is not a request for one off you either Kynan

This reminds me of something weird that happened on holiday :o I opened a bag of peanuts on the plane and there was a warning on the bag. "Warning, this bag may contain nuts or nut traces" I'm so glad they put that warning on a bag of peanuts!

Kingo

[Raistlin]

I have the same allergy and it is terrible.

Then don't kiss nuts....

[Bizarra]

I have the same allergy and it is terrible.

Then don't kiss nuts....

Sez the voice of experience seeing as how only a Nut would kiss you in the 1 place [or the second )

[Raistlin]

My only allergy is a deep reaction to any criticism of my angelic lifestyle...

[Bizarra]

My only allergy is a deep reaction to any criticism of my angelic lifestyle...

That one is available to use when referring to you :lol2:

[Raistlin]

My only allergy is a deep reaction to any criticism of my angelic lifestyle...

That one is available to use when referring to you

That's Hell's Angels...

[Bizarra]

My only allergy is a deep reaction to any criticism of my angelic lifestyle...

That one is available to use when referring to you

That's Hell's Angels...

I hear tell that they are much more "accommodating " than those in Heaven

[Raistlin]

My only allergy is a deep reaction to any criticism of my angelic lifestyle...

That one is available to use when referring to you

That's Hell's Angels...

I hear tell that they are much more "accommodating " than those in Heaven

You would know, I hear your soul went years ago :D

[Bizarra]

My only allergy is a deep reaction to any criticism of my angelic lifestyle...

That one is available to use when referring to you

That's Hell's Angels...

I hear tell that they are much more "accommodating " than those in Heaven

You would know, I hear your soul went years ago :D

Got a great deal for it though

[Raistlin]

Some folks are just so easy to please :D