The chef who is allergic to ... water Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Andy Laughton has been forced to wash his hands of his job as a chef after discovering he is allergic to water.
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Posted: 1 year ago by punthe:
So, is he gonna die soon? Because isn't the human body made up of aboot 80 to 90% water?
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Posted: 1 year ago by suebe:
How can anyone be allergic to the main component of their body?
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Posted: 1 year ago by kakana:
How can anybody be allergic to something on their hands only?

And water??

This guys story smells of fish.
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Posted: 1 year ago by KerOBeroS32:
I like this comment from the website:

How did this man make it growing up not knowing this? I would imagine he would have washed his hands all through his life, wouldn't this have been found out sooner if in fact he was allergic to water? Doesn't sound right to me.

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Posted: 1 year ago by shuallyo:
I've heard of people being allergic to components used to treat the water.. but not water itself.. that is insane. Don't believe in aquagenic urticaria....sorry.
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Posted: 1 year ago by VictorDoppelt:
Two questions:

1. if he is allergic to water, what does he drink? Wouln't he break out in hives every time he drinks a glass of water?

2. If his skin can't come into contact with water, I assume he can't bathe, so doesn't he stink to high heaven?
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Posted: 1 year ago by Skippii:
« VictorDoppelt : Two questions:

1. if he is allergic to water, what does he drink? Wouln't he break out in hives every time he drinks a glass of water?

2. If his skin can't come into contact with water, I assume he can't bathe, so doesn't he stink to high heaven?
Both of those questions are answered in the article.
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Posted: 1 year ago by Skippii:
« shuallyo : I've heard of people being allergic to components used to treat the water.. but not water itself.. that is insane. Don't believe in aquagenic urticaria....sorry.
It's not actually an allergy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquagenic_urticaria

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Posted: 1 year ago by shuallyo:
« Skippii : It's not actually an allergy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquagenic_urticaria
Oh... then it's similar to those that are severely allergic to contrast media... just did a research paper on it last night.. :)
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Posted: 1 year ago by Boomshank:
Maybe he's allergic to the Dihydrogen monoxide in the water, not the water itself.

Dihydrogen mondioxide is dangerous stuff.
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