Five-year-old Daniel Harrison has a fear of consuming food after he suffered from acid reflux as a baby.

BBC: Daniel Harrison

Daniel's refusal to eat or drink came after he suffered from acid reflux as a baby and now has a fear of consuming food.

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What I remember feeling was an incredible temptation to ask my father a question as he delightedly described these traps, and at the same time a huge and consuming but amorphous and nameless fear that prevented my asking the question.

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