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Emeryb999 t1_j8f1thh wrote

Reply to comment by zulured in I am a 15f with diagnosed aquagenic urticaria - an allergy to water. Ask me anything! by AlternativeSign272

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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