Maria Khan
A Florida woman, who is allergic to her own sweat and tears,
has spoken of the daily ordeal of living with a rare skin disorder.
Julie Reid, once a gymnastics instructor, developed an immunological
condition called cholinergic urticarial that has resulted in
hypersensitivity to emotional stress and exercise.
"It's torture living like this, it's torture. I just feel
like a monster now," said 28-year-old Reid. "I went from being a gymnast
and a dancer, to not being able to walk through the grocery store,
during the day, without receiving hurtful stares. It is just as
emotionally painful as it is physically." Reid says she avoids going out
during the day now over fears that she would break out in hives.
Reid was forced to quit her job since she would break out in
massive hives every time she would sweat at work, which would last for
hours and sometimes days. She has put on a lot of weight since she
developed the condition, that has left her house bound.
The life span of the rare disease
still remains unknown –it dies out as spontaneously as it first strikes
a patient, said the National Organization for Rare Diseases, reported ABC News.
Doctors can usually only prescribe anti-inflammatory medications and
antihistamines. " You don't realize how much your body sweats until you
become allergic to it. I would say it's one step shy of being allergic
to breathing or blinking!" said Reid. "I'm allergic to myself."
Florida: Woman with rare skin disorder is allergic to her own sweat and tears
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