Boy Allergic To Food

A young Australian boy who's allergic to everything except water remains a mystery to his doctors. His condition so rare, there's no name for it, let alone a cure. CBS News' Karina Mitchell reports.

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[Mogli2nd2none]

watch him be the best chef in the world.

[2009WPT]

OMG, this child is EXACTLY the reason we ALL should appreciate the things we have an are able to use everyday, unlike this poor child, POOR POOR Child i feel SOOOO BAD for him, an yet his spirits seem to be soo high!! Good For You Kid!

[iGirlApple13]

terrible.



[CrimsonCat87]

Good thing that he was born in a developed country, in an age where the actual process of eating and digesting food isn't the only way of surviving. If he had been born in the past, doctors would most likely have ruled him a lost case.

[MBenOrange]

gf



[chowder1237871]

awwwwwwwwwww hes so cute why does have to happen to him

:'(

[greenwolf876]

i would raise money for him :(

[bosstonta1]

Ithink that happens cause maybe theres wrong with hes stomach thats why he could only drink water...

[MrMerderan]

I wish there was a cure for people who can't eat food

[MundyArtStudio]

why would you want to eat potatoes with marshmellows?

that sounds revolting.......

lets have ice cream on our chicken breast too

[fizzzzaa1]

Its Mel-bene not "Mel-born"

[EoE080311]

My daughter suffers from belly pains, has been almost a year, in August she was diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Her body attacks protins. Not alot knowen about the desease and there is no cure. Ask doctors to check his eosinophil white blood cell count it affects the esphagus, stomach, and intestines. Good luck