A woman who is allergic to water has explained how she is able to wash herself.
Taking to TikTok, 23-year-old UK resident Niah Selway explained that she has a chronic illness called Aquagenic Pruritus, which results in an allergic reaction every time she has skin contact with water, Indy100 reports.
This has a huge impact on her everyday life, and she's now revealed how she makes the process of bathing bearable for her.
She begins the video by saying: "With an allergy to water, having a wash is really difficult. I'm starting out by taking my blood pressure and temperature, and then selecting my sensitive skin-friendly products."
Watch the TikTok below:Niah continued: "I'm taking this dry brush and rubbing it over my skin to exfoliate and get rid of some of the dead skin that builds up on my skin.
"Then I'm jumping in the shower - it usually takes around 5-10 minutes before the pain starts, but once it does, it can last anywhere up to three hours after the initial contact with water. When I jump out the shower, I'm in a lot of pain."
The video did not go unnoticed on the social media website and received 83.3K likes and hundreds of comments.
Reacting to the video, one TikTok user wrote: "Girl id just have to stink [sic]."
A second added: "I'm allergic to water too but I have a very different reaction, showering is horrible haha [sic]."
A third wrote: "Wow. I had no idea."
Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: "Wow this is awful. We take for granted the little things in life we wouldn't even think of. Feel for you so much girl [sic]."
Niah has now launched a GoFundMe to help her pay for her private medical treatment at the University of Munster in Germany so that she can get relief from her condition.
"So far, my treatment has been entirely provided by the NHS, which I am so eternally grateful for," she wrote.
"I am, however, reaching the point where they have exhausted their treatment options for my situation and quite honestly, it doesn't feel like they have much belief that they can help me," the TikToker added.
