Imogen Elliott is a one-year-old toddler from Coventry who has to eat mainly potatoes and fish fingers due to a mystery illness which means almost anything else could kill her.

The one-year-old girl is severely allergic to grass, pollen, animal fur, polyester, plastic, cosmetics and even sunlight.

Experience has proved that eating the wrong thing could kill Imogen.

My husband had a pizza one night. He dropped a crumb on the sofa and hadn't realised. The next day, Imogen picked it up, put in her mouth and in seconds her lips were swelling because of the wheat content. She was struggling with the reaction. Within two hours, her skin was all flared up with a very sore and burning reaction. The crumb of pizza that she ate was less than a pea size.

After each meal, Kirsty, from Coventry has to give Imogen medication to aid her digestion.

It is a combination of various medication that enables Imogen to live a relatively normal life.

Imogen's Mother Kirsty and Father Mark have spent a fortune on installing special floors and furniture fabrics to keep Imogen safe.

Imogen has a five year old sister called Alyssa who suffers from some allergies as do parents Kirsty and Mark, but to a much lesser extent.

Imogen has to avoid sunlight so can never play in the garden if it is sunny, she cannot have a pet and it is almost a certainty that she will have to be home-schooled when the time comes.

Mother Kirsty with Aylssa and Imogen Credit: ITV Central

A definitive diagnosis of Imogen's condition is yet to be found because of this Kirsty says she feels she has been let down by doctors as so few understand.

Kirsty is now setting up the Children's Allergy Network to offer support to other parents like her, bringing up two daughters successfully in spite of running a daily assault course of fear, that a simple mistake could cause terrible suffering.