Singaporean Father Almost Lost His Son After Letting Him Eat Soba
This Singaporean father shared about his son's near-death ordeal hoping to increase awareness among parents and their young kids.
Though the post dates all the way back to a year ago on October 17, 2017, it's still being shared today by many Singaporeans alike. As of writing, the post has 33,541 shares and over 4.5K comments.
In an open post on Facebook, a Singaporean father Steve Ong shared an episode where his son had an unforeseen allergic reaction just moments after he had his first bowl of soba, a type of Japanese noodles made from buckwheat.
Here's the full post:
I almost lost a son today.
During dinner, Braxton had some soba noodles and oranges. Shortly after, his lips and eyes turned reddish, and tummy began to bloat. My wife thought its due to earlier medication as he was sick for past few days. However things turned complicated. He started to cough (wheezing sound) and developed difficulty breathing. Sensing something not right, my wife quickly rushed him to the clinic located in the mall (luckily its still open) for immediate medical aid. Dr Lai Yirong of Physicians Practice Family Medical Centre at United Sq overheard Brax's unusual coughing sound and dashed out of her room to assess his condition. His airway had swelled and was cutting off his air supply. It was between life and death.
She quickly carried out treatment on Brax but he was totally unresponsive and in the state of sleep. "Keep him awake! Don't let him sleep!" Dr Lai told my wife. The situation was very tense and Dr Lai did all she could to regain his breathing. Finally his condition took a turn after nebuliser was administered. My son was saved and coping well now, currently warded for further observation and allergic test.
To all parents, we witnessed how life threatening an allergic reaction could be. And it could potentially be due to the soba noodle (buckwheat ingredient) where reported cases of anaphylatic shock in Japan and UK took away a few lives. If your kids are trying out soba for the first time, pls pay some attention.
Lastly, our heartfelt gratitude to Dr Lai Yirong. She kept Brax's dreams alive.
*I have received requests from friends to share this post. Pls do if we can help raise awareness. Thanks!
*Buckwheat Allergy*
Parents with young kids, take note of this and spread the message!
Photos: Steve Ong
Text by: Girlstyle SG
