Meet the girl who’s allergic to WATER!

Water is one of the most important part in our lives, we have to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day, we take a bath, we wash dishes, and etc. But this girl is one of about 50 people who have been diagnosed with Aquagenic Urticaria, which causes an allergic reaction when any type of water touches her skin.

When those who have it expose their skin to water,rain,
sweat and tears, it can cause extremely painful itching and hives.

A 17-year-old teen is so allergic to water that even sweating can cause a potentially deadly burning rash.

Alexandra Allen, from Mapleton Utah, suffers with the condition Aquagenic Urticaria, which is so rare that it just affects 35 people in the whole world.

Alexandra was 12 when she discovered the problem. She took a dip in the pool when she broke out in hives while swimming. After the incident, she was brought to the doctors, at first they thought it might be just the chlorine in the pool that was causing her hives.

“I swelled up in hives everywhere,” Alexandra said

It took a while for her diagnosis to be made.

Alexandra Allen has a rare condition called
Aquagenic Urticaria that it only affects 35 people in the whole world.

Alexandra did some research regarding her problem. Then she found a website describing her rare condition. It was a medical site discussing Aquagenic Urticaria. She showed it to her dermatologist, he then agreed that it was her real condition.

“It sounds crazy, I know,” says Alexandra. “Since the human body is mainly made of water, how could anybody have an allergy to it?”

Aquagenic urticaria, also known as 'water allergy' and 'water urticaria', is a rarely diagnosed form of physical urticaria. The defining symptom is a painful skin reaction resulting from contact with water.

When those who have it expose their skin to water, rain, sweat and tears, it can cause extremely painful itching and hives.

Alexandra now avoids water as much as she can

'It's not worth it anymore,' she said

To lessen her everyday problem, Alexandra showers only 5 minutes every twice a week in cold water. She also cut her long hair to reduce shampoo time.

Alexandra became vegetarian to avoid oiliness in her body.

There is no cure for aquagenic uticaria. Dermatologists say those with the condition can ease the burn of the hives with certain antihistamines.

“I think I'm lucky, compared to a lot of other diseases I could have had,” she said. “At least this is tolerable and manageable.”

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