A woman who is 'allergic to gravity' faints up to 10 times a day and can't stand up for more than three minutes with collapsing - forcing her to spend 23 hours in bed everyday. Lyndsi Johnson has to sit with her legs crossed to stop her from projectile vomiting and can only get up to eat or shower with the help of her partner.
The 28-year-old first started experiencing abdominal and back pain in October 2015, with her symptoms becoming progressively worse over the next few years. It got to the point where Lyndsi was constantly being sick and fainting up to 10 times daily, Wales Online reports.
After years of doctors appointments and specialist consultations, she was diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in February this year. This is an abnormal increase in heart rate caused by sitting up or standing, which Lyndsi says is akin to having an allergy to gravity.
