If the H2O molecule is too small to activate IgE antibodies - how does an Allergy to Water (Aquagenic Urticaria) exist?

[Cla234]

Here are the articles I could find

JUST ONE CUP OF WATER COULD KILL LITTLE HEIDI; Girl's deadly allergy means she cannot weep, wash, drink, play or even stand in the rain. - Free Online Library

Free Online Library: JUST ONE CUP OF WATER COULD KILL LITTLE HEIDI; Girl's deadly allergy means she cannot weep, wash, drink, play or even stand in the rain.(Features) by "The People (London, England)"; News, opinion and commentary General interest

www.thefreelibrary.com

Fears for tears: Girl allergic to water 'could DIE' if she cries

Painful skin disorder affects only 35 people in the world, leaving Katie Dell feeling like "a prisoner in her own home"

www.mirror.co.uk

Mum reveals misery of water allergy that means even her own TEARS coul

A MUM has revealed how she is so allergic to water even her own TEARS could kill her.

www.express.co.uk

St Albans woman speaks out about debilitating water allergy

A women who is allergic to water is reaching out to the St Albans community to raise awareness of the debilitating condition.

www.hertsad.co.uk

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socialnewsdaily.com

Student Who Is Allergic To Water Breaks Out In Rashes When She Sweats Or Cries

A 2-year-old student from California is allergic to water and she has opened up about her extremely rare condition. 21-year-old Tessa Hansen-Smith is diagnosed with “Aquagenic Urticaria”, a type of disease that causes her to…

allindiaroundup.com

The woman who is allergic to water

Rachel’s rare condition means that a bath is agony; even her own tears will scorch her face. How can the human body reject life’s most basic necessity?

www.bbc.com

This is a non-exhaustive list.

These are all different people diagnosed with Aquagenic Urticaria. Some of them only react to water on their skin but others also react internally to water (ie, IV saline, drinking). Two of the people in this list have a whole body reaction to intravenous saline. The diagnostic procedure rules out chemicals in the water being the culprit, since after the patient still reacts to distilled/sterile water, that is when a diagnosis of Aquagenic Urticaria is confirmed. There are less than 50 cases ever documented worldwide.

 

[ReinyDays]

It doesn't ... the woman is a liar ... you can tell because she's on TV ...

 

[Cla234]

It doesn't ... the woman is a liar ... you can tell because she's on TV ...

I provided other links. Each link is of a different person diagnosed with Aquagenic Urticaria (Water Allergy).

 

[mamooth]

Aquagenic Urticaria is a condition where people break out in hives if their skin gets wet.

However, it's not an allergy. Not all hives come from an allergy. And the cause of hives is unknown in a lot of cases. In this case, the best guess is that something else in the water causes the reactions.

 

[Cla234]

Aquagenic Urticaria is a condition where people break out in hives if their skin gets wet.

However, it's not an allergy. Not all hives come from an allergy. And the cause of hives is unknown in a lot of cases. In this case, the best guess is that something else in the water causes the reactions.

It's not caused by something in the water. Aquagenic Urticaria is diagnosed via the ''Water Challenge Test'', where distilled/sterile water is placed on the skin. If the patient still reacts to pure water, that is when the diagnosis of Aquagenic Urticaria is confirmed. More info here Medical Mysteries: Aquagenic Urticaria, the “Water Allergy” – Emory Undergraduate Medical Review

 

[Mushroom]

It's not caused by something in the water. Aquagenic Urticaria is diagnosed via the ''Water Challenge Test'', where distilled/sterile water is placed on the skin. If the patient still reacts to pure water, that is when the diagnosis of Aquagenic Urticaria is confirmed. More info here Medical Mysteries: Aquagenic Urticaria, the “Water Allergy” – Emory Undergraduate Medical Review

It is still not an allergy. It is a reaction on the skin. And as the person you are responding to stated, not every hive or skin reaction is an allergy.

Fact is, the human body is mostly made of water. And such people can still drink water just fine. They suffer no ill effects from it, and in fact they would die if they could not drink water.

It is a skin reaction, not an allergy.