I gave up my job due to the stress of my child's food allergies

'I gave up my job due to the stress of my child's food allergies'1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAmy GladwellBBC South West InvestigationsBBCKaty gave up work to manage her daughter's food allergiesA mother has said she felt forced to give up her job to look after her daughter due to the "horrific ongoing stress" of living with the five-year-old's life-threatening food allergies. Katy, from Cornwall, said she thought she was going to lose Molly when she suffered a severe allergic reaction while on a family holiday in Italy, aged one.After eating a meal at a restaurant, Molly "started getting really lethargic, then just went floppy", Katy recalled."We were terrified... We just ran through the streets trying to get back to the hotel," she continued."It was the worst experience of mine and my husband's life." Katy administered an adrenaline pen and Molly was taken to hospital where she later recovered, but Katy said the fear had never left her.Her experience comes as doctors, charities and patients call for wider access to treatment on the NHS.The National Allergy Strategy Group is urging the government to make desensitisation treatments like food oral immunotherapy (OIT), which can cost thousands of pounds privately, more accessible on the NHS.OIT is a treatment that involves patients consuming very small, carefully measured amounts of the food they are allergic to, under medical supervision. The dose is gradually increased over time to help the immune system become more tolerant.An NHS spokesperson said it was "currently supporting a trial to gather more evidence on the use of oral immunotherapy for food allergies, while also developing guidance to support local services to improve allergy care".Family handoutKaty thought she had lost her daughter Molly aged one when she suffered life-threatening anaphylaxis on holiday Molly is allergic to milk, egg and some nuts. Katy said t...