That poor Mumma & little boy! Trying to feed him healthy snacks & it’s just bit her in the bum. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery & appreciation for speaking out about this!

Wow, never heard of this. In a way it’s good that he got this severe reaction otherwise it would never have been discovered he has this condition. Scary though !

Wow, didn’t know this. I find broad beans awful, my mother grew a bunch as a kid and they were furry (I don’t think she peeled them) which made them worse. They warn you not to eat them with their horrible flavour haha!

Never heard of this. My oldest daughter loved to eat Fava Beans, she would pick them from our veggie patch and munch away.

Never heard of it and not how I’d expect an allergic reaction to start so it’s very good to know.

scary for them

Poor child – all types of foods have the potential to cause an allergic reaction.

Wow never heard of this

I’d like to know what was in the 3 packets of fava[broad] beans her child ate? Was it three packets of dried beans, roasted beans, fresh beans, or what and how many grams per pack?
We have used fresh broad beans for years, usually our own home grown ones and eat a lot of them when they are in season. I also freeze the beans and eat them later through the year.
As I have an diabetic/dialysis patient in my care, I would really like more information about this.

Had heard of this but never really gave it much thought. It is really not a concern to your child is affected then bang your world is turned around.

I’ve never heard of this! I use broad beans every now and then but prefer to go for normal green beans. I rarely use the tinned or dried beans. Scary!

Never heard of it – I can’t do the maths, is it rare?

I have never heard of this side effect.

Oh yes, I had heard of this in Italy.

I wonder if he ate them raw. I would never have thought of that happening. The fact they were in a packet I also wonder where they came from.

Who would’ve thought broad beans could be life threatening. They’re one of my most favourite veggie of all time