Woman with an allergy to water. A hoax?

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...aily-battle-extremely-rare-allergy-WATER.html

This makes no sense.

I would have believed her if she didn't mention that she cannot even drink any liquid containing water (there is a condition on the SKIN where an oily chemical, reacts with water and forms an antigen the person is allergic to. The water is NOT the allergen however, but the transport)

In the article she clearly implies she also suffers an internal reaction to drinking water - eliciting wheezing, and swelling of the throat.
She carries Epi-Pens.

Aren't your mast cells surrounded by water molecules (extracellular fluid is like what, 99% water) ? This would mean she should be having a CONSTANT allergic reaction.

Thoughts?
 
GaiaGirl95 said:
Aren't your mast cells surrounded by water molecules (extracellular fluid is like what, 99% water) ? This would mean she should be having a CONSTANT allergic reaction.

Thoughts?
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It's likely that it's reactionary based upon being exposed to the environment, this means while moisture is contained within the body it won't effect her until it's release.

I would query about any crystalline qualities that might be responsible for the reaction, after all it can be hypothesised that salt can absorb moisture, perhaps there is something crystalline resulting in a similar effect within her causing ions in the water bond to recumillate in the skin tissue. It's possible that using a radiofrequency could interrupt the reaction while she bathes, however that's something that would have to be looked into.
 
I can understand it, not sure if this is true or not, but i can understand it. I certainly think its possible.
 
There is actually also the possibility of a form of metal poisoning that might of been contracted from Jewelry that could account for it, however that's something only the lady in question would know if she'd had a reaction with jewelry or some trinket)
 
So it's still not explained why she cannot drink water, but she's not reacting to her own extracellular fluids!

Also...only proteins can cause allergies. Is this woman trying to threaten decades of research on how our immune system works?
 
GaiaGirl95 said:
So it's still not explained why she cannot drink water, but she's not reacting to her own extracellular fluids!

Also...only proteins can cause allergies. Is this woman trying to threaten decades of research on how our immune system works?
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Here we go again.
 
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