KosherDill Posted May 29, 2022 Report Posted May 29, 2022 An allergy is defined as mast cells degranulating because a molecule cross-links the IgE (immunoglobulin E) receptors, causing the mast cell to degranulate, releasing histamine in the process. There is a person who keeps getting in the news every few years since her birth by claiming she has an allergy to the water molecule. She claims she can only drink milk or orange juice, and she once mistook a bottle containing water for a bottle of juice, and accidentally drank a sip of water, allegedly causing her to go into anaphylactic shock which only resolved after a dose of adrenaline. Question: Can the water molecule cross-link mast cell receptors? Quote
OceanBreeze Posted May 31, 2022 Report Posted May 31, 2022 I have very strong doubts that this is a real allergy, rather than something going in this person’s own mind. Being allergic to water is like being allergic to life itself. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.