British woman is allergic to "strong emotions": Too much laughing, crying or stress can be fatal

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We often hear that we should be grateful for the "ordinary" things, but we often underestimate them. She is a British woman allergic of "strong emotions" and explained that things like laughing, crying or excessive stress could be fatal for her. This is her confession, reports "Mirror".

Natasha Coates (27) has mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). Mast cells are actually white blood cells best known for their role in allergies, and the aforementioned process occurs when they release too many substances into the body at the wrong time.

In Natasha, completely normal phenomena in the body such as laughing, crying, but also excessive stress - sweating, can cause a serious allergic reaction that can be dangerous for her life. She revealed how her life is going.

 

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When she was younger, Natasha, who is a gymnast and won 22 elite British gymnastics titles, was often sick and had strange reactions to different foods. Although she assumed she was just "sensitive", at 18 she experienced her first anaphylactic shock.

"I was at a big public event when I suddenly felt shaky, dizzy and had trouble breathing," she said. "They took me to the hospital with a police escort and I quickly lost consciousness." "The doctors assured me that this is something that happens, so I thought it was OK," she recalls.

However, over the next two weeks, she had eight more reactions that sent her back to the emergency room.

Natasha stated that she was looking for a "specific trigger" for a long time, and at one point she ate only certain foods, which caused her to "distort": "I never knew what would cause a reaction. "Even the doctors were confused," she said.

 

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Finally, after two years, Natasha received a diagnosis. However, this did not simplify her situation.

Explaining mast cell activation syndrome, Natasha said: “When a nettle sting gives you itchy blisters, it's caused by histamine, a chemical that comes from mast cells. In my body, these mast cells are hypersensitive. They release too many chemicals," she said.

Even an ordinary night out can end disastrously: "Once I was laughing too much with the company, when suddenly I felt that my tongue and throat were swelling. One friend called an ambulance, while another helped me not to suffocate. Before I got to the hospital, I passed out. "The perfect end to a night out," she recalls.

 

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Although she uses certain medications and therapies today, she noted that the attacks occur almost every day, and she has been hospitalized more than 500 times to date.

"When I feel it starting, I get upset and try to suppress it, otherwise the reaction is even worse - and so on in a circle," she explained.

This 27-year-old woman recently started living alone, and a personal assistant helps her with her daily tasks.

“I also have assistive technology. "If I press a button on the watch, the lights on the front of my house turn red and an ambulance is called," she said.

 

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In addition to "emotions", Natasha is allergic to body sprays, cleaning products, scented candles, but also many other foods. As she revealed, her friends are also trained for the moment she has a seizure, but she admits her family are scared because they don't know "what reaction will be last".

Despite fearing for her life, Natasha still fights bravely, and, as she says, she managed to come to terms with her condition. She also found salvation in gymnastics, where she has won as many as 44 medals from numerous competitions.

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