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Asked by gemmaa to Andrew, Daniel, Hayley, Natalia, Peta on 16 Nov 2011.
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Andrew Cairns answered on 13 Nov 2011:
Don’t panic! If you were allergic to water, you would have a reaction to your own sweat. Being allergic to water is very rare and very serious, I am sure you are fine though.
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Daniel Scully answered on 14 Nov 2011:
It’s very rare that anyone is allergic to water (I read somewhere there were 30 recorded cases in the world?)
You’re more likely to be struck by lightning (~250000 people a year)
So I’d worry about other things first…
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Peta Foster answered on 16 Nov 2011:
Well… sounds like the perfect time to do an experiment…. maybe you start with thinking about how drinking something feels…. most drinks contain mainly water so that is a good sign that you are probably ok.
Then stage two of the water experiment is to put a drop on your skin… say your arm… and see what happens… you could try a minute exposure and then later 2 and 10 etc….
Now most people find that their skin wrinkles if they stay in the bath too long so do not worry if you see an effect like that after prolonged exposure. 🙂
Good luck with your experiment! 😀
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gemmaa commented on :
Really sorry about that question, my friend typed it before i could stop here, thanks for answering it tho! 🙂