"I knew I needed emergency treatment immediately. I was given five tanks of oxygen, as well as administering my adrenaline pen (EpiPen). I told the flight supervisor, 'If you don't land this plane soon, I will die on this plane'," he recalled.
Food allergies are real and can be extremely fatal. And yet, the awareness around them is poor, which threatens the lives of individuals on a daily basis. For a person with any kind of food allergy, even a bite can be deadly.
Jack Fowler, the star of reality TV show ' Love Island ', recently had a harrowing experience on a flight, when he took a bite of the food he is allergic to and experienced a severe reaction, for which he had to be rushed to a hospital. Fowler shared a detailed post on Instagram, along with a video of himself, which showed him red and flushed, and visibly struggling while self-administering an EpiPen. ".
..can't believe I'm having to post this.
And I'm posting because people should be aware of the severity of how bad food allergies can be," the 28-year-old started his post, in which he accused Emirates airlines of negligence. Fowler was flying to Dubai, and in his June 17 post, he explained that he was offered cashew nuts. "I made my flight attendant aware of my nut allergy twice before being given a chicken curry.
I wasn't given a menu to choose from, instead I was asked directly if I wanted chicken or fish. I opted for the chicken." This is where things went downhill.
According to Fowler, he once again reminded th.
