Little boy with rare kidney condition can eat chocolate for the first time after getting a donated organ from his father

Daily Mail | Emma Innes


William Balestrini, three, has autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease which causes cysts to form of the kidneys damaging the tissue. In severe cases, it leads to kidney failure

A little boy will be able to eat chocolate again this Christmas after he received a new kidney from his father.

William Balestrini, three, will be able to tuck into the treat after recovering from a rare condition which made it dangerous for him to eat it.

William, from Crawley, West Sussex, was born with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease – ARPKD - but has now recovered thanks to a kidney transplant.

His condition stopped him from eating a variety of foods including chocolate, cheese and yoghurt.

This is because they contain minerals, such as phosphate, which his failing kidneys were unable to clear from his body.
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