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zulured t1_j8ez4y0 wrote

How can you be allergic to something you're made 80% of?

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AlternativeSign272 OP t1_j8ezeyy wrote

I dunno, honestly. My body is wack, I have rarer medical conditions than this haha

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russellvt t1_j8f1hef wrote

> I have rarer medical conditions than this haha

Thats pretty scary, as there are supposedly only 50 to 100 documented cases of aquagenic urticaria (sources vary slightly, but the number is incredibly low).

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rhubes t1_j8f4qyq wrote

What's really crazy is there have been multiple amas by Reddit users that have that.

https://www.reddit.com/r/casualiama/comments/dzkvyg/i_am_a_person_whos_allergic_to_water_ama/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/wlzc1/i_have_aquagenic_pruritis_which_means_im_allergic/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/e2hrth/i_am_allergic_to_water_aquagenic_urticaria_ama/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/nrdwuo/i_am_allergic_to_water_ama/

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/n426s/iama_a_person_that_gets_an_irritating_and/

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RagingAardvark t1_j8f99ix wrote

I had a similar reaction to water when I was younger, and we never pursued medical care for it because it was relatively minor, just an annoyance. I'm sure there are many more like me.

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AlternativeSign272 OP t1_j8fcjy2 wrote

Doctors told me I was the 51st documented in the US. They also suspect that there may be more that just don’t know, or may be less that have been misdiagnosed (i.e. like it’s actually temperature urticaria)

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Emeryb999 t1_j8f1thh wrote

The first conceptual leap is that it seems to be specifically the skin having a reaction to water and not an ingestion intolerance. It still seems wrong because your cells contain water, but the outermost layer of skin is very different from a traditional live cell.

Just some thoughts from a trained biologist who also had the exact same first reaction lol.

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2wedcvtg t1_j8f5j37 wrote

this is what I suspect as well. I have this sort of allergy with cannabis. Ingesting it is fine, just don't let my skin come in contact with the flower because it will itch like a bitch

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AlternativeSign272 OP t1_j8fcc2f wrote

Thanks for this, now I can tell people that my cells are just built different (kidding, kidding.) But really, I appreciate the insight! :O

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Astranoth t1_j8ezjue wrote

Go back to school, you clearly failed some courses

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DJHellduck t1_j8f2rx5 wrote

Curious. One of the main issues in school is that people are afraid to ask the stupid questions.

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