Teenager goes blind after only eating crisps and chocolate for 16 years as he gags at other foods
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A teenager has gone blind after surviving solely on a diet of crisps and chocolate.
Harvey Dyer appeared on This Morning, revealing he has lost all sight in his left eye, and most in his right eye, after only eating Quavers, chocolate and chips since he was just two-years-old.
And mum Kerry James insisted shes not a bad parent, explaining she took him to doctors multiple times who simply advised a more balanced diet.
Ive done everything. I know people say its probably because Im a bad mum and neglected him. I dont listen to any of that, she told Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.
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Ive fought for Harvey from the age of two and Ill continue fighting until he has that healthy balance of life.
At the end of the day hes our priority and I couldnt have done anymore.
She revealed the issues first started when Harvey, now 18, was a toddler, continuing: Before the age of two, he ate everything. Everything I would give him, he would eat. When he was two, he stopped eating all nice stuff and would just have limited things, quavers mainly.
He would psychically be sick, hed gag, he would choke if you tried to get it in him. It was awful, he would sweat, he was crying and screaming. It was just awful.
He just could not physically try anything else. Even medication was a nightmare.
Kerry said she had taken her son to a paediatrician when he was younger, but couldnt get him to take the medication they offered.
Harvey – who has been diagnosed with ADHD – said: I dont know if its a mental block in my head, I would love to eat [other] food but I cannot get it into my mouth physically.
The comment that was made [by doctors] was, “if I was a teenage girl, it would be completely different.”
The youngster stopped going out as much, as his sight had started deteriorating, but he had no idea he was going blind.
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Not until I was told my left eye had gone, I thought I just couldnt see as well, he admitted. All I could see at night was the lights off the car, I couldnt even see the body of the car.
I can just about see my hands moving [in my right eye], and Ive got all different lines and colours in my eye.
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Kerry also suggested vitamin A injections may have saved her sons sight, if they were offered sooner.
Back in December when we were told it was down to nutrition, we think if theyd done the blood test then and realised the Vitamin A was so low they could hRead More – Source