Watch: How this woman suffering from a rare condition causing ‘water allergy’
Recently, the 23-year-old also started a GoFundMe Page to raise money for treatment at a private medical centre in Germany.
From the time we wake up, we are so dependent on water for our daily jobs and needs. But imagine being allergic to this very essential element for survival of humanity! Yes, this 23-year-old Niah Selway from the UK suffers from a rare condition called Aquagenic Pruritus – water allergy.
This rare condition is characterised by the development of severe and pricking-like epidermal itching which are evoked by contact with water. Sometimes, being in contact with water might also turn out to be deadly.
But as one can’t think of doing their daily jobs without the universal solvent, Niah shares a video on her social media platforms to explain how she takes a bath without letting a drop of water touch her body.
In the now viral video, she explains about all kinds of precautions she takes before going for shower and how painful the process could be. Also, she mentions she uses the ‘bath oil’ instead of water for the clean-up process as it bubbles up and makes her feel like a ‘normal bath’ in the video shared on her Instagram handle @niahselway.
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While the condition raised several queries among netizens – if she can consume water and can she take a quick two-minute shower instead of the long painful process. Sharing some answers to these queries, Niah comments: “It doesn’t make a difference how long I stay in the water, because once the contact has been made with my skin, the allergic reaction will begin after 5-10 mins whether I’m still in contact with water or not. For me, bathing is better because in the shower, the water hits against my skin and causes more pain.”
Recently, the 23-year-old also started a GoFundMe Page to raise money for treatment at a private medical centre in Germany. Her goal is £2,50,000.
“My skin itches for hours after I come into contact with any form of water including rain, sweat, tears, urine, etc. I wasn’t born with this condition, but it became worse through my teenage years, as I went through puberty,” she writes on the GoFundMe page.
Niah also takes painkillers and anti-sickness medicine to keep normalise her condition a bit, especially if she gets a severe reaction.
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