Allergic To Water

[TranceVlSION]

"Aquagenic pruritus is a skin disease characterized by the development of severe, intense, prickling-like epidermal itching that is without observable skin lesions and that is evoked by contact with water."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquagenic_pruritus

[Naru523]

Same with my cousin.
I think.

[TranceVlSION]

You mean your cousin is allergic to water?

[Naru523]

Not really, just that if she has contact with water on a certain area (the eye, that is) she'll get pain... a lot.

[Darvince]

Holy crap. A new person is gunna be ACTIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TranceVlSION]

I understand.
I hate to say this, but I have this, as well. It's my ENTIRE BODY that gets affected. Any contact with water will cause my skin to get INCREDIBLY itchy. You can't see anything; it's as if I"m scratching at nothing. But if I scratch long enough, I can turn red all over. The only parts of my body that are not affected at my face, hands and toes. I try my best to stay dry; at night, I don't sleep with covers on my bed, and I have the temperature in my room really low to prevent sweating. I don't swim, my showers are only 5 minutes or less, and when I wash my hands, I make sure that I don't get any water on my arms, or else I will have to through several minutes of scratching and pain.  

[Darvince]

Is this horrible allergy preventable!?

[atomic7732]

Can you DRINK water?

[TranceVlSION]

Is this horrible allergy preventable!?

I've tried everything to stop it, but nothing works. 

Can you DRINK water?

Yes, I can drink water. It does not affect me at all. Only my skin gets itchy.

[atomic7732]

So... You've tried the stuff in the article on wikipedia?

[TranceVlSION]

Yes, I've tried it. Nothing.

[blotz]

Sucks.