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A ten-year-old boy’s family vacation turned into a medical nightmare when “Egypt belly” became a deadly E. coli infection that led to kidney failure. Jude Lawton, on a trip to Sharm El Sheikh, rapidly deteriorated after showing blood in his stool on the plane, ending in a hospital emergency where he was diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome — requiring dialysis and a blood transfusion. His mom, Caroline, described the terrifying descent into critical illness, including swelling and no urination for 24 hours. After two weeks of intensive care, Jude was discharged, but recovery is far from over. The family is now investigating how the infection occurred, working with EasyJet and the WHO, as the airline vows to cooperate fully in understanding what went wrong.

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