What is Eosinophilic Enteropathy (EE)?
interviewed a 12 year old boy named Tylor Savage from the UK. Tylor is allergic to all but six foods: chicken, tuna, carrots, potatoes, grapes, and apples are still safe for him. Plagued for years with gastrointestinal troubles and wasting health (melting away to just 50 pounds at one time), the Tylor Savage was at his last hope when last September doctors at the Great Ormond Street Hospital in London diagnosed him with EE (Eosinophilic Enteropathy). EE is a rare digestive disease that causes havoc to everything from the esophagus downward. According to the National Institute of Health, less than 200,000 people in the United States have eosinophilic enteropathy. The disease is where certain white blood cells are very high in the blood or parts of the digestive system. These white blood cells are called eosinophils. They release toxins, essentially acting as its own immune system, and attacks allergens (both food and other airborne allergens). Too many of these toxin releasing attacks a
