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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Hannah Phillips & Jessica Taylor

'I'm allergic to water - I can't drink and my own tears feel like acid'

A teen with an incredibly rare water allergy has described the agony of her condition - which leaves her unable to shower or even cry.

Abigail Beck, 15, breaks out in a painful rash when water touches her skin - and if she tries to drink it, she throws up.

After three years of suffering from burning welts on her skin every time she showered or got caught in the rain, the teen went to the doctors and described her symptoms.

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