#SINGLES HAPPY END RARITY SKIN#

Right from the beginning, aquagenic urticaria was as baffling to scientists as it is to the rest of us. вЂњWhen I meet people thereвЂ™s always a lot of confusion and all the usual questions вЂ“ вЂhow do you eat?вЂ™ вЂHow do you drink?вЂ™ вЂHow do you wash?вЂ™ The truth is you just have to suck it up and get on with it,вЂќ says Rachel. Even bona fide, chemical-free, many-times distilled water will set it off.

#SINGLES HAPPY END RARITY SKIN#

The reaction is triggered by skin contact and occurs regardless of temperature, purity or salt content. For a start, the water in our bodies is apparently not a problem. At least 60% of the human body is water the average 70 kg adult contains around 40 litres. WeвЂ™re reminded on almost a daily basis that water is lifeвЂ™s most basic necessity вЂ“ so much so that NASAвЂ™s motto on the hunt for alien life is simply вЂњfollow the waterвЂќ. ItвЂ™s certainly unpleasant, but at this point youвЂ™re probably wondering how Rachel is able to survive at all. Otherwise known as aquagenic urticaria, the condition is like being stung by a bush of particularly pernicious nettles, combined with the malaise of hay fever, every single day. вЂњItвЂ™s horrible, but if I cry my face swells upвЂќ. I feel really tired afterwards so I have to go and sit down for quite a while,вЂќ she says. вЂњThe reaction makes me feel as if IвЂ™ve run a marathon. Any contact with water whatsoever вЂ“ even her own sweat вЂ“ leaves Rachel with a painful, swollen and intensely itchy rash which can last for several hours.

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