A woman who is allergic to exercise has opened up about her condition and how it impacts her daily life.
Maggie Habashy, from Plymouth, Minnesota, has been diagnosed with exercise-induced anaphylaxis - a rare and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction triggered by physical exertion.
Exercise-induced anaphylaxis can lead to symptoms like hives, vomiting, throat swelling, and, in extreme cases, can be fatal.
Exercise-induced anaphylaxis is very rare. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty
As per Anaphylaxis.org: "Exercise-induced anaphylaxis (pronounced anna-fill-axis) is a type of serious allergic reaction that happens during or after physical activity. It can be brought on by exercise alone, but for most people, it happens when there are other factors involved, such as eating certain foods or taking certain medicines."
While food and environmental allergies are well-known, an allergy to exercise is virtually unheard of, making Habashy's journey both unique and challenging.
Describing her first experience with the symptoms, Habashy told Fox News: “I went out for my first run after I had [my child]; it was a couple of months after, and I just felt really itchy.
"I realized my whole body was covered in hives, and so I was like, okay, this is kind of weird, maybe something environmental. I’m not really sure what. I didn’t actually, like, think about it too much. And then it kept happening. But not only did it keep happening, it kept getting worse.”
As her reactions intensified, Habashy tried different workouts but often had to stop mid-session as her eyes would swell shut, and her skin would break out in hives.
Despite extensive testing with multiple allergists, doctors struggled to identify a food trigger often linked to exercise-induced anaphylaxis.
“Maggie’s case is unique in that there was clearly not a food trigger because she was fasting during the time,” said Dr. Micah Karasov of Advancement in Allergy and Asthma Care Ltd, per Fox News.
“Most people… as long as they don’t eat [certain foods] for, let’s say, 2 to 4 hours before exercise, they’re not going to react.”
During Ramadan last year, when Habashy was fasting, she experienced one of her most severe reactions.
Twenty minutes into a workout, she felt an itchiness in her throat. She quickly called her husband, and they rushed to the emergency room.
“He could see my whole face was swollen up. I couldn’t talk, and the doctor, she asked him, ‘Has this ever happened?’ He said she’s gotten allergic reactions before from working out, but definitely nothing like this,” she recalled.
“He said the doctor looked really scared, and she said, ‘I don’t know what would have happened if she would have waited ten minutes.’”
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When reporters joined Habashy for a recent workout, she had to stop after just 15 minutes.
“Sometimes I make it 15 minutes, sometimes I make it 45. It just kind of depends on the day,” she said. “Some days are more emotional than others. I get frustrated that I can’t finish it, but I just do the best I can and move on.”
Dr. Karasov emphasizes that those with this condition must stay vigilant. “Always, always, always, always, always carry EpiPens and stop exercising if you start having a reaction,” he advised.
“If you stop exercising early enough, the reaction is going to be more likely to stay mild.”
How much do you take crying for granted? It may seem like an odd question; but for Haley Vega, weeping is simply not an option any more: she can never cry again. That's not to say that she can't be upset or sad, but no matter what the tears won't come. It's not because she's heartless; but the result of an incredibly rare allergic reaction to antidepressant medication, which dealt irreparable damage to her tear ducts.
Haley suffers from Stevens-Johnson syndrome - a reaction to medication or infection, which in turn affects the skin, mucous membranes and eyes, and can damage stem cells to prevent sufferers from crying. Instead she simply feels a sharp and intense pain whenever she should be weeping.
Haley was a chemical engineering student studying in Charleston, South Carolina; and was hospitalised with depression after a series of setbacks left her temporarily homeless, and her eating disorder overwhelmed her. She was prescribed antidepressants after being released from a mental health facility, which she reacted badly to in August 2017, becoming delirious and erratic.
In a recent interview, Haley stated: "They discharged me after I agreed to take a course of antidepressants,” she explained. “I thought they’d help make me feel better – but they ended up causing so many more problems ... I was behaving bizarrely. My memory is very hazy, but I’d be going to the fridge, taking bites out of food and then putting it back. I then jumped in the pool with all my clothes on. My parents came out and asked what I was doing and if I’d taken any drugs."
But when an angry rash appeared on her chest, Haley knew something was seriously wrong. "A doctor friend came over and took a look at me," she stated. "He suggested it could be Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and asked to see the antidepressants I was taking. He said he thought the dosage was too high and urged me to come off them, to see if my condition improved."
It didn't. It was too little too late. Haley later collapsed in the street and was rushed to hospital; her throat was closing up and her skin was dry and irritated. Doctors were worried that she might slip into anaphylactic shock, but once they realised that she had Stevens-Johnson syndrome, she was referred to a burns unit for specialist care. They were worried that Haley's skin was going to become necrotic.
"Every day the nurses would wheel me down for a bath and dab at my skin with wash cloths," she stated. "I’d look down and see it all bloodily shedding off. My nails all fell off, too. When the painkillers were working, I couldn’t feel much, so it’d be like watching myself in a horrible dream. But I was still in a lot of pain. Where all the skin had come away, weeing was absolute agony. I’d go to the toilet and scream bloody murder."
Haley was put on a strict diet to nurse her back to health after her brush with death. But she is still coping with a number of side-effects which have taken their toll. "I’ve had to totally change my life," she stated. "One thing I’m desperate to fix is the fact that, right now, there’s no good list out there of what to expect when you’re recovering from something like this. There are so many unexpected side effects and you have to be so vigilant in taking care of yourself. I have to make sure I’m getting proper sleep, eating the right diet, being aware of any new allergies and also being careful with my skin, using only hypoallergenic products."
But despite all of her suffering, some good has come out of all this: after coming so close to dying, Haley is depressed no longer, and her struggle to live has given her a newfound sense of serenity and purpose. "In the space of two weeks, I went from being depressed in a mental health facility, wanting to die, to then fighting for my life," she stated. "You don’t realise how beautiful life is until it’s almost taken away. Now, people remark all the time about how cheerful I am."
A young woman, who was persistently itchy, was forced to ascertain a frightening cancer diagnosis by herself, despite several trips to helpless doctors.
Sumbul Ari’s constant itching was dismissed by doctors, leaving her feeling hopeless and unheard. But the 26-year-old refused to give up, and her determination to get to the bottom of it eventually paid dividends, with it turning out to be cancer.
Dismissed by doctors despite being 'fit and healthy' before
Before her symptoms appeared, Ari told PEOPLE she was “fit, healthy and very active with a background in running half marathons, powerlifting and indoor rowing.”
She explained: “I was committing to the gym six days a week, I’ve never been a smoker or excessive drinker, I would get eight to nine hours of sleep a night, and I rarely got sick. I never had issues with my health before this, and regular blood checks were done every year, always in range and normal.”
It all started with severe itching. “At first I thought I was having a reaction to something — perfume, deodorant, washing products, shower products,” Ari recalled. “I started an elimination process, but nothing helped.”
Then came “night sweats” and “acne,” which she assumed were “hormonal changes.” But when the symptoms spread to fatigue, loss of appetite, voice changes, recurring skin infections, and brain fog, she realized something was seriously wrong.
Sumbul Ari was self-diagnosed with cancer. Credit: Sumbul Ari/Instagram
“I went to the first doctor after two months of excessive itching,” she said. “I told him I would wake up in the middle of the night and scratch myself to death because it felt like there were things crawling in my skin.” Even though she "had no rashes,” the doctor simply advised her to “moisturise your skin,” suggesting it was “probably just dry skin” due to the climate.
A second doctor treated her for an infection and suspected scabies, but when her symptoms persisted, he too dismissed her concerns. With no answers and blood tests showing “completely normal and in range,” Ari admitted: “I honestly gave up.” Still, she kept researching, spending nights going down what she described as a “Reddit rabbit hole.”
“I suspected mould, searched my home and removed any mould. I suspected athlete’s foot, tried home remedies I found on Reddit. Nothing. I tried creams, antihistamines, sleeping pills: nothing worked,” she recalled.
Sumbul's self-diagnosis and cancer treatment
After seeing more doctors, including one naturopath who gave her temporary relief, the itching suddenly returned. “After three weeks, I noticed the itching coming back, and this time, it was worse,” she said. When a lump appeared in her neck, she turned to Google. “As soon as I read itchy skin, night sweats and fatigue, I knew I had cancer.”
Her self-diagnosis was later confirmed as Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “I didn’t care if it was cancer, I just wanted the itching to stop and wanted a full night's sleep,” she said. “Being told I had cancer was relieving. I finally had an answer. But I was very frustrated at all the doctors who dismissed me, and very, very angry.
“There is nothing more frustrating than knowing there is something incredibly wrong, but being brushed off by the people who are supposed to help,” she added.
Now undergoing chemotherapy, Ari says the treatment has brought remarkable improvement. “Since my first chemo session, all my symptoms I was experiencing have gone,” she shared.
Aside from occasional tiredness, Ari says she has no serious side effects. “I have been feeling really good since chemo. I haven’t had any nausea, side effects, reactions or sickness. A bit of tiredness, but I just take a nap.”
As a content creator, Ari keeps active and positive. “I am moving my body every day, walking, running, rowing, eating healthy, drinking plenty of water, sleeping very well, and, of course, staying positive,” she said.
Reflecting on her journey, she added: “I finally got my answer because I never stopped advocating for myself, despite no one listening.”
Her message to others is unwavering: “Never stop advocating for yourself when you know something is deeply wrong. Keep trying until someone listens.”
She went on: “I started to believe life wasn’t worth living, and I genuinely couldn’t continue any longer. And then my answers came, which I am so grateful for. Do not give up.”
She shared one final reflection: “I’ve learned that when you strip everything back, what really matters becomes so clear. So focus on getting through each day as it comes. Be present, lean into the people you love and allow yourself to rest without feeling like you’re falling behind. You’re not behind, you’re just being asked to move through life differently right now, and that’s more than okay.”
A 46-year-old woman has opened up about the subtle symptoms she ignored before being hit with a life-threatening heart attack.
A 46-year-old woman was hit with a life-threatening heart attack. Credit: Liquid Sky Studio / Getty
Nikki, a TikToker who goes by the handle @martyandnikki, suffered a heart attack in February, despite what she described as "no previous medical conditions" in a video shared on the social media platform.
At first, she thought the strange signs she was experiencing were nothing serious.
It started with a dull pain in her left shoulder, something she assumed was from “sleeping on it wrong” or possibly due to perimenopause. She also had bouts of nausea and chest tightness, but the symptoms came and went. “I thought I was just experiencing indigestion,” she explained.
But while dining out one day, the situation escalated fast. Nikki described feeling “pain radiating” down her arm and said her “chest felt like it was being squeezed as tight as you could squeeze it,” all while feeling intensely sick.
It was then she realized she was having a full-blown heart attack.
In an update video posted on March 8, Nikki recalled her trip to the hospital.
Her EKG results were “a showstopper” and her troponin - which is a protein released when the heart muscle is damaged - was "through the roof”, she said.
Doctors found no signs of blockages, plaque, or clots. Instead, she was treated for a “spasm” with nitroglycerin or “nitro” - a drug used to widen arteries and improve blood flow.
“All labs - cholesterol, lipoprotein, homocysteine, calcium score - they were all normal,” Nikki added. “Echo[cardiogram] (ultrasound of the heart) minorly abnormal - possible broken heart syndrome. Two angio[gram]s (analyzing blood vessels) both good - ‘no damage.’”
Five weeks later, the woman is still navigating her recovery. She admitted to staying “pretty symptomatic for the first few weeks home with some chest pain and some tachycardia (increased heart rate)".
She’s also had “several trips back” to the emergency room, noting that “all” of her EKGs have remained “abnormal” since the incident. Still, she shared that her troponin levels have “come back down to normal".
Frustrated by a lack of clear answers, Nikki took to the comments on her TikTok page and came across a TED Talk from a doctor based in Texas discussing lesser-known heart conditions.
She decided to make an appointment. That decision may have saved her life as the doctor diagnosed her with Prinzmetal - also known as coronary vasospasm.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Prinzmetal angina is also called variant angina or vasospastic angina,” and its symptoms include "chest pain episodes that happen during the night when you’re at rest," even when tests show no signs of coronary artery disease.
“[The doctor] explained that I'm still having symptoms because I am not being treated properly for it,” Nikki said. “She took me off two meds that I never even needed in the first place. Added in one that's gonna be necessary for prevention and gave me a really solid plan with Nitro which I will now have to keep on me every minute for the rest of my life.”
The doctor believes Nikki’s heart attack was triggered by “a perfect storm of a recent traumatic event, perimenopause, and a recent illness and it was kind of all at once".
While there doesn’t appear to be a strong genetic factor, the severity of the spasm suggests Nikki may be “more susceptible to future events or future heart attacks.” The nitro, she said, will act as a “rescue med”.
Since starting the new treatment plan, Nikki said she’s gone “two days” without chest pain and feels “better than [she’s] felt in the last month".
“There’s still a lot to do,” she said, “but this is a giant step in a really good direction.”
There are few things worse than having an allergy. No one wants to spend their time at the store checking labels in case they contain a dreaded ingredient, or having to stay cooped up inside on a beautiful spring day because they don't want to risk setting off their hay fever. It's safe to say that allergies suck, but what's worse are bizarre allergies.
And it turns out that there are many famous faces who've got allergies you'd simply never expect. We're going to give you a lowdown on the celebs you never knew suffered from weird allergies. There are some big names on this list so hopefully, it'll make you feel better about your own allergy if you're unlucky enough to have one!
[post_page_title]Cyndi Lauper[/post_page_title]
If you walk past any self-respecting club late on a Saturday night, you'll hear this star's music faintly echoing down the street. But what on Earth could she be allergic to? Someone's true colors?!
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This 80's superstar has a bizarre allergy to dust. I can't help but wonder how she found out she was allergic to it! Was she cleaning a spot in her house that hadn't been touched in years? Whatever the reason, there are worse bizarre allergies to have and let's face it: Lauper can afford a cleaner so it's unlikely to be a problem for her.
[post_page_title]Kim Kardashian[/post_page_title]
Well, one thing for sure, this celeb's certainly not allergic to reality TV crews or expensive clothes. It's hard to imagine Kim K taking an allergic reaction and ending up with a puffy face. She always looks perfect.
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She's probably the number one MILF on reality TV and it was motherhood that revealed Kim's bizarre allergy to her. This famous Kardashian is allergic to talcum powder! However, she's got a supportive partner in Kanye and has said that North's diaper changes are as regular as they should be. North won't be getting a cat any time soon either, as this famous beauty's also allergic to their hair. Oh well, at least North will grow up rich.
[post_page_title]Kelly Osbourne[/post_page_title]
She's a quirky-looking that celeb that everyone loves, but her allergy is the quirkiest yet to put it lightly. You'll be really shocked by this one. It's not something that anyone could guess...
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Miss Osborne's allergy is probably the most bizarre yet: CAT URINE. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, she's allergic to cat urine. I'm assuming she found out after a pet peed on her. Kelly's also vented on Twitter about incessant sneezing so one can only assume that she's allergic to something else too. Here's hoping it's not as bizarre!
[post_page_title]Lady Gaga[/post_page_title]
This star's allergy has played a massive role in shaping her iconic looks. Whilst I wouldn't wish an allergy on her, we can thank it for helping her build her reputation as a star who isn't afraid to be bold with her appearance.
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There's a reason Mother Monster wears so many wigs. She's allergic to ammonia so she's unable to dye her hair. But hey, it's not an allergy that's held her back in any way. If anything, the wig industry is indebted to her allergy for increasing the popularity of strange-looking wigs that would have otherwise been impossible to sell!
[post_page_title]Tina Fey[/post_page_title]
I'd no idea that my favorite star in Mean Girls suffered from such a weird allergy. It's a good thing Regina George didn't know about this one. She'd have never heard the end of it when teaching her fictional class!
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Aside from suffering from an allergy to pretty much every animal that's got fur, Fey's also allergic to an ingredient in a very specific vegan dish, "carrot cheese balls". She's not sure exactly what it is, but it made her look like she'd just undergone a dodgy lip augmentation procedure after she consumed it. Oh dear. Damn cheese balls.
[post_page_title]Halle Berry[/post_page_title]
If Catwoman was a cat, she certainly wouldn't be diving into a fishbowl in search of a snack...
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Famed for her acting talents, Halle Berry's got an unfortunate allergy to shellfish. What's worse is that it's an allergy that tends to only rear its ugly head later in life. This means that she must have got a nasty surprise at some point. Let's hope it wasn't whilst she was collecting an award for one of her movie appearances!
[post_page_title]Miley Cyrus[/post_page_title]
She's a celeb that people just love to talk about, especially after she left her Disney past far behind her. But there's no doubt that she wishes she could leave her very dangerous allergy behind her too.
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Poor Miley's bizarre allergy is one of the most dangerous on this list as it could potentially be fatal. She's allergic to certain antibiotics. She even had to cancel a concert back in April 2014 after she suffered a particularly bad reaction. I hope it doesn't happen again. We'd all hate for something bad to happen this notoriously talked about star.
[post_page_title]Beyoncé[/post_page_title]
It must be strange being allergic to something that you have your own line of, but this celeb is...
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Shockingly, Beyoncé is allergic to perfume. However, the perfume sold in her name is a type that she can wear. She had it chemically altered specifically! So there are at least eight perfumes in the world that she can wear. I hope Jay Z has never made the faux pas of buying her a brand that she's unable to wear!
[post_page_title]Britney Spears[/post_page_title]
Her infamous 2007 meltdown makes all the more sense when you realize that she was also suffering from this bizarre allergy too on top of all the drama in her personal life...
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Our beloved Britney is allergic to bee stings of all things. Who knows? Maybe she'd been stung the day she decided to shave her head and beat up that car with an umbrella. In the almost immortal words of Chris Crocker, the bees need to leave Britney alone! I wonder if he has a bizarre allergy too...
[post_page_title]Ariana Grande[/post_page_title]
Next to Kelly Osborne's allergy to cat urine, it'd say this is the weirdest on this list so far. It's unfortunate too...
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What could this beauty be allergic to? Well, it's not a success, it's bananas of all things! She admitted it was weird herself when she revealed her allergy on Twitter in 2011, writing, "I just discovered that I'm allergic to bananas. How bizarre is that?" But it's not just bananas that she needs to avoid. She's allergic to shellfish and cats too.
[post_page_title]Jessica Simpson[/post_page_title]
There are certain foods that most people love. There's one in particular that always goes down a storm. It's round and it's usually covered in cheese and a number of delicious toppings. Can you guess what this star's allergic to?
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She's allergic to pizza! A bizarre allergy that is made ironic by the fact that she stars in commercials for Pizza Hut. A source close to Simpson said in an interview that the star had "internal bleeding" and "after she was still feeling not quite right, an allergist delivered news that would chill the heart of anyone reared on Texan cuisine: She’s allergic to cheese. And wheat. Oh, and tomatoes…" Oh dear. Now that really is unfortunate!
[post_page_title]Amy Adams[/post_page_title]
This celeb's allergic to another thing that women tend to receive a lot as presents. We can only hope her husband didn't accidentally buy her what she's allergic to when they first started dating...
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One of America's best-loved actresses is allergic to certain types of flowers. Now that really is unfortunate, especially as it's not public knowledge what kind of flower she's allergic to. So if you're hoping to meet her at some point, like on the red carpet she so often graces, it's probably best to just bring a picture for her to sign.
[post_page_title]Diane Kruger[/post_page_title]
One of this celeb's allergies led to her having a disastrous first date. But the relationship went on to last an impressive ten years so it couldn't have been too much of an issue...
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Kruger's got a very bad pollen allergy, so she wasn't happy when she went back to Joshua Jackson's house after their first date and it was full of flowers. "It was overgrown with beautiful flowers, to which I had a huge allergic reaction—like really, really bad," she said. "I was sneezing and coughing and my eyes were watery." Okay, I hear you, pollen isn't that weird. She's also allergic to candle wax, but needless to say, that doesn't affect her much.
[post_page_title]Selena Gomez[/post_page_title]
She got a common allergy which I too suffer from - hay fever, but she's also got another that's certainly unusual...
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It's one thing to have hay fever, it's another to be allergic to freshly-cut grass too. This means that she's sneezing constantly in the earlier months of the year, but it's nothing something that bothers the star at all. In fact, she says it's fun. Maybe she's counting how many times she sneezes in an hour? Whatever, Selena. Each to their own.
[post_page_title]Zooey Deschanel[/post_page_title]
We've come to love Zooey through her performances as a quirky character over the year. Whether it was as the impossible to obtain girl in 500 Days Of Summer, the cool older sister in Almost Famous, or Jess in New Girl. But we had no idea that her diet was severely limited by her bizarre allergies!
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Poor Zooey is allergic to so many food products that she's unable to eat dairy, eggs or gluten. “I am the worst person to ever eat with because I have all these stupid food allergies,” she said. “It wasn’t that many things, it was just all the things that are fun to eat — everything that I enjoy, like bread. ‘Awwwww, this is the worst thing!’ It was shitty.”
[post_page_title]Sabrina Soto[/post_page_title]
This celeb's known for being an interior designer, and she's also a top realtor, but her bizarre allergy is one which could potentially get in the way of her career. Her job's probably the reason she knows about it...
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Like Cyndi Lauper, Soto is allergic to dust. I imagine this allergy affects her more than it does Lauper as she designs rooms for a living. So a dusty room in need of renovation could potentially be a problem for her. We can only hope that it's never got in the way of her career. I guess she could always hire a cleaner before star work!
[post_page_title]Jill McGill[/post_page_title]
Of all the bizarre allergies on this list, this celeb has hands down got the most inconvenient one. It must be a nightmare being allergic to something so closely connected to what you're famous for!
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Imagine being a pro golfer and being allergic to grass. Total bummer. When she was younger, a doctor even advised her against pursuing her golfing ambitions, "I think you might want to pick a different profession," she was told. Thankfully she didn't. She now takes preemptive medication so it doesn't get in the way of her performance.
[post_page_title]Misty May[/post_page_title]
We can laugh at some of the odder allergies on this list, like Britney's allergy to bee stings, because they probably don't affect the celeb's lives too much. But this celeb's allergy really did affect her career back in 2008...
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The Olympic athlete said of her nasal allergies, which were a huge problem for her during the 2008 Olympic games thanks to Beijing's air pollution, "It started with the smog. It was hard to breathe." She added, "Too often people just say: ‘It’s just sneezing and itchy eyes, I can handle it,’” she says. “But I’ve had sneezing attacks where it’s 20 sneezes in a row and your eyes feel all itchy. It gets in the way."
[post_page_title]Ray Romano[/post_page_title]
This celeb's allergy is one of the most dangerous on the list, so much so that it could result in potentially fatal anaphylactic shock. So if you ever see someone in a store painstakingly checking labels, try to understand where they're coming from as they might have an allergy as severe as this man's...
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Just like poor Miley Cyrus, Romano's allergy is also potentially life-threatening. When it became known in 2011, it was because he had to be taken to hospital whilst attending a charity event after consuming something that contained peanut. Whilst peanut allergies are fairly common, what makes Romano's bizarre is the severity of it.
[post_page_title]Eva Longoria[/post_page_title]
Another star who suffers from an allergy that would annoy all women and that's putting it lightly...
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Just like Queen Bee, Longoria is also allergic to perfume. She said, "I've been allergic my entire life. If someone were wearing perfume next to me, I would sneeze and sneeze and sneeze." So, like Beyonce, she developed her own perfume that she could wear. Smart thinking from two very successful ladies!
[post_page_title]Joshua Jackson[/post_page_title]
The two men on this list both suffer from a life-threatening bizarre allergy that would make anyone hate what most people regard as a delicious snack. Let's just hope it doesn't affect this actor's life too much...
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Jackson just like Romano also suffers from a severe peanut allergy. By total coincidence, it also became known to the public in 2011, when he suffered a severe allergic reaction that led to him being hospitalized. Whilst reactions such as this are awful, the only upside for these men is that they are easily treatable at the hospital if they get there on time.
[post_page_title]Kelly Clarkson[/post_page_title]
She's the singer everyone turns to when they've just suffered a bad break up. But this empowering artist's life has been plagued by allergies. She's one of the stars on this list who you'll genuinely feel bad for!
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Clarkson's not necessary got a bizarre allergy per se, but it's the sheer number of things that she's allergic to that's unusual. Unfortunately, she's someone who has trouble when it comes to ingredient lists as peanuts are one of her many allergies. She tried to compile a list of everything she's allergic to back in 2013. This meant Clarkson had to undergo no less than 54 prick tests. Her arms probably still haven't recovered from all that prodding!
[post_page_title]Kate Middleton[/post_page_title]
The British Royal Family might have had countless noble steeds over the years, but the future Queen consort, unfortunately, has a big problem with them.
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Yes, Kate Middleton is allergic to horses. While animal allergies aren't bizarre in and of themselves, the fact that she's such a senior member of the Royal Family and unable to ride horses is.
[post_page_title]Tiger Woods[/post_page_title]
Another celeb with an allergy which could really get in the way of his day-to-day life is Tiger Woods, who is allergic to something which is found on many a golf course...
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Pollen! Again, while this allergy isn't unusual in and of itself, just like Kate Middleton's horse allergy, it's certainly unexpected from one of the most famous golfers in the world.
[post_page_title]Jeremy Clarkson[/post_page_title]
Clearly, Mother Nature has a wicked sense of humor, another celebrity who has a very inconvenient and quite frankly bizarre allergy is Jeremy Clarkson.
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The star of popular British TV show Top Gear is actually allergic to nickel. Taking how common an everyday substance it is out of the equation, this is ridiculously inconvenient.
A 22-year-old woman tragically died suddenly while doing barbell squats at a gym in Mexico.
The young woman, identified as Ariatna Lizeth Mata Esparza, was working out at the gym in Torreón, Mexico, when she suddenly collapsed.
Emergency services were quickly dispatched to the scene, but despite their efforts, Esparza was pronounced dead at the gym, per the Daily Mail.
Esparza was on the cusp of beginning her career as a nursery teacher and was awaiting the results of her certification exams on the day of her death.
Known for her love of animals, she frequently shared images of dogs available for adoption on her social media.
An official from the local Attorney General's Office confirmed that an autopsy revealed the cause of death as anoxemia, a condition characterized by insufficient oxygen in the blood.
This condition, the official suggested, may have been triggered by overexertion during her workout.
Additionally, the autopsy indicated that Esparza had suffered a stroke and blood clots.
The exact amount of weight Esparza was lifting remains unclear.
Esparza was performing barbell squats. Credit: Kobus Louw/Getty
Doctors noted that anoxemia is a known risk at high altitudes, such as Torreón, which is situated 3,600 feet above sea level.
The condition occurs when the body uses more oxygen than it absorbs, leading to oxygen deficiency in the blood.
This can result in a dangerous rise in blood pressure, potentially causing a brain hemorrhage or leading to the formation of blood clots.
Individuals who are accustomed to high altitudes typically have a natural defense against conditions like anoxemia, as their bodies produce more hemoglobin to carry additional oxygen in the blood.
Healthline notes: "One form of anoxic anoxia can happen when you’re at high altitudes. Many of its symptoms are usually part of a condition called altitude sickness.
"Exerting yourself when you’re at high altitudes can make the effects of anoxic anoxia worse. This is because, with hard work, your body requires more oxygen but isn’t getting enough from the air."
A similar story occurred in 2022, when Jaramillo Ramírez was believed to have suffered a heart attack while at the gym.
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Surveillance footage captured the moment Ramírez was performing squats and lifting weights, seemingly under the supervision of a fitness trainer, when she abruptly stopped and collapsed.
Bystanders immediately rushed to her aid, placing her in the recovery position and checking her pulse until paramedics arrived.
Despite their efforts, Ramírez was transported to Santa Teresita Hospital without showing any signs of life. Tragically, doctors pronounced her dead upon arrival.
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