Girl on diet of sausages and toast as it's 'safest food' for her
Photo: Her older sister Nicole (who she is pictured with, right) had the same issue until she had a double organ transplant
The parents of a little girl who can't eat chocolate are hoping a double organ transplant will change her life.
Lola Raine suffers from a rare kidney and liver disease which means just a sliver of the sweet stuff would cause her potassium levels to rise, poisoning her body and leaving her in a critical condition.
Her sister Nicole, aged ten, was born with the same illness and is now healthy and well after a kidney and liver transplant. Now Lola is in line for the same operation.
Mother-of-five Natalie, of Old Hill, West Midlands, said: 'Because Lola's kidneys cannot remove waste properly, things like potassium would build up in the blood and damage the body.
'It means she can't eat a variety of food, including chocolate, cereals, and crisps.
'She's basically on a diet of sausages and toast until she has her transplant as that's the safest food for her to eat.
'Nicole was the same when it came to chocolate but she could have cereals and crisps because her condition wasn't as bad as Lola's.
'I have to be really careful what I bring into the house because if Lola sees those things she wants them.'
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