Is there any way for the immune system to detect water molecules?

[LarsKnowles]

Tessa Hansen Smith (LivingWaterLess) claims she's internally allergic to water when it touches her throat, her internal organs, and her bloodstream. She has an internal allergic reaction to intravenous saline, she explained it's because her bloodstream immune cells are reacting to the presence of water molecules. She says nurses have accused her of making it up. She says the only reason she can drink milk is because the fats in the milk surround the water molecules so they cannot be detected by her immune system. Is there any way for the immune system to detect or recognize water molecules?

[LarsKnowles]

8 minutes ago, JeffreysTubes8 said:

There’s not an organism that could have made it to the birth phase with that kind of allergy. If she’s an alien it could be that she’s allergic to oxygen as well! Maybe Venus’ atmosphere would be more suitable!

Tessa claims she suddenly became internally allergic to water 2 or 3 years ago.

[LarsKnowles]

6 minutes ago, JeffreysTubes8 said:

 

 

When you search her name, various news articles about her come up. There are photos of her in hospital. 

[Vmedvil5]

5 hours ago, LarsKnowles said:

Tessa claims she suddenly became internally allergic to water 2 or 3 years ago.

You cannot "suddenly" become allergic to water it is an illness you would have to be born with; I call bullshit on this Tessa person.

Link = Water allergy: Symptoms, causes, treatment, and FAQs (medicalnewstoday.com)

"Can a person suddenly develop an allergy to water?

Researchers have found that water allergies develop during puberty or post puberty. Researchers have also noted some reports of water allergy developing in childhood.

However, further conclusive research about this rare condition is necessary."

Edited September 16, 2022 by Vmedvil5

[LarsKnowles]

2 minutes ago, Vmedvil5 said:

You cannot "suddenly" become allergic to water it is an illness you would have to be born with; I call bullshit on this Tessa person.

Link = Water allergy: Symptoms, causes, treatment, and FAQs (medicalnewstoday.com)

I've heard of people suddenly becoming allergic to peanuts, including myself. I would occasionally eat peanuts every month or so, then suddenly I had a very bad reaction. Most allergies are acquired. I only know of one girl who was born with an allergy to water, her name is Heidi Falconer https://socialnewsdaily.com/75296/woman-possesses-fatal-water-allergy/  

 

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/JUST+ONE+CUP+OF+WATER+COULD+KILL+LITTLE+HEIDI%3B+Girl's+deadly+allergy...-a061152595 

Edited September 16, 2022 by LarsKnowles

[LarsKnowles]

From your own edit, water allergies can suddenly happen, as the article says, during puberty or post puberty. Only one case of aquagenic urticaria was present during birth, which is an exception, not the rule.

[Vmedvil5]

5 minutes ago, LarsKnowles said:

From your own edit, water allergies can suddenly happen, as the article says, during puberty or post puberty. Only one case of aquagenic urticaria was present during birth, which is an exception, not the rule.

How old is this Tessa person? Generally, it's during puberty that this develops and childhood.

Edited September 16, 2022 by Vmedvil5

[LarsKnowles]

19 minutes ago, Vmedvil5 said:

How old is this Tessa person? Generally, it's during puberty that this develops and childhood.

She is 21, and she says she suddenly developed the allergy 3 years ago. 18 years old would be considered ''post puberty'' as per the article. There have been others who developed the allergy after childbirth. 

 

Tessa's mother is an MD, and Tessa was diagnosed with aquagenic urticaria. 

Edited September 16, 2022 by LarsKnowles

[LarsKnowles]

Tessa's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/livingwaterless/?hl=en

[Vmedvil5]

7 hours ago, LarsKnowles said:

She is 21, and she says she suddenly developed the allergy 3 years ago. 18 years old would be considered ''post puberty'' as per the article. There have been others who developed the allergy after childbirth. 

 

Tessa's mother is an MD, and Tessa was diagnosed with aquagenic urticaria. 

Well, 18 is close enough to puberty, I would say she may actually have aquagenic urticaria. I don't know I am not a medical doctor as I am a scientist. I work with synthetic virology, biological systems, and various other science related topics however once again I am not a medical doctor.

Edited September 16, 2022 by Vmedvil5

[LarsKnowles]

30 minutes ago, Vmedvil5 said:

Well, 18 is close enough to puberty, I would say she may actually have aquagenic urticaria. I don't know I am not a medical doctor as I am a scientist. I work with synthetic virology, biological systems, and various other science related topics however once again I am not a medical doctor.

Considering the human body is mostly water, how does Aquagenic Urticaria even work? If a person was internally allergic to water, it would be expected they'd die the moment they acquired the allergy.

[Vmedvil5]

37 minutes ago, LarsKnowles said:

Considering the human body is mostly water, how does Aquagenic Urticaria even work? If a person was internally allergic to water, it would be expected they'd die the moment they acquired the allergy.

Honestly, I have never really studied Aquagenic Urticaria.

Here is a government article about it, link = Aquagenic urticaria: diagnostic and management challenges - PMC (nih.gov)

Here is a medical article about it, link = Aquagenic urticaria, symptoms, treatments, and more (webmd.com)

Here is a medical journal about it, link = Case of aquagenic urticaria: Case report and the results of histopathological examination - Fukayama - 2021 - The Journal of Dermatology - Wiley Online Library

 

Read up and do some research then tell me what you think.

Edited September 16, 2022 by Vmedvil5

[LarsKnowles]

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/JUST+ONE+CUP+OF+WATER+COULD+KILL+LITTLE+HEIDI%3B+Girl's+deadly+allergy...-a061152595

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/girl-allergic-to-water-could-die-760056

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/486239/Allergic-to-water

https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/wheathampstead-woman-suffering-with-water-allergy-5144242

https://socialnewsdaily.com/75296/woman-possesses-fatal-water-allergy/

https://allindiaroundup.com/news/student-who-is-allergic-to-water-breaks-out-in-rashes-when-she-sweats-or-cries/

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160915-the-woman-who-is-allergic-to-water

 

 

This is a non-exhaustive list. Here's a page on an allergy website about it: https://www.allergycliniclondon.co.uk/aquagenic-urticaria-allergic-to-water/

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) 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.

Edited September 20, 2022 by LarsKnowles