It’s been revealed that Britney Spears’ youngest son Jayden had an allergic reaction to something he ate this past weekend, and that’s why he was hospitalized. At first it was reported that Jayden had suffered a seizure, but it turned out that wasn’t the case. What’s odd about the whole situation is that supposedly Jayden’s food allergy is to fried chicken.
Britney Spears’ son Jayden James’ recent hospitalization was down to an allergic reaction to fried chicken, doctors believe.
The two-year-old tot – who was rushed to Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Kentwood, Louisiana, on Sunday after suffering a suspected seizure and going into a “vague and unresponsive state” – had eaten the food from a nearby takeaway establishment an hour before falling ill.
While he was at the medical centre, doctors performed a variety of tests on Jayden in a bid to discover what had caused the terrifying reaction.
A statement posted on Britney’s Web site Tuesday read: “Doctors concluded he had a reaction to something he ingested.”
Jayden has now been discharged from hospital after being treated.
[From AZ Central]
It’s unlikely that he’s actually allergic to fried chicken. It’s probably one of the ingredients. That’s like being allergic to tuna fish and being told you’re allergic to tuna casserole. Yes, you can’t have it, but you’re not allergic to the entire thing, just part of it. I’m allergic to nuts – truly the bane of my existence – so I’ve dealt with food allergies for a long time. I’m guessing Jayden is probably allergic to something in the batter or the oil the chicken is fried in. Being allergic to chicken itself is unlikely though not impossible.
Britney was commended by K-Fed’s lawyer for the way she handled the situation. She must have been paying close attention to Jayden to notice the change in behavior.
Meanwhile, Mark Vincent Kaplan – the attorney for Kevin Federline, Britney’s ex-husband and primary carer of Jayden and the couple’s other son, three-year-old Sean Preston – revealed Kevin was impressed with the way 26-year-old Britney had dealt with the situation.
Kaplan said: “I think that whatever it is, a food allergy or some other case, we don’t know yet. We’re pleased that someone was aware enough to see that he was having some sort of reaction and do what was necessary to make sure there were no chances taken and got Jayden to the appropriate facility and got the appropriate evaluation to be timely.
“I anticipate that Kevin and Britney as concerned parents will exchange information and satisfy themselves that what happened was a freak occurrence and do what they have to do to make sure that it doesn’t happen again.”
[From AZ Central]
Britney was obviously really on the ball. They keep talking about this “vague and unresponsive state” but I wonder what that really means. If I were a parent I’d think the kid was sleepy or something. It’s lucky that Britney realized something else was going on, since food allergies can lead to anaphylactic shock and death – pretty quickly in some cases. Something tells me they’ll be avoiding fried chicken for a long, long time just to be safe.
Here’s Britney holding Jayden at Mr. Bones’ Pumpkin Patch on October 23rd. Images thanks to Fame.
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