Just laugh a little louder and cry… Woman suffers severe burns from ‘acid attack’

How frustrating would it be if you couldn’t laugh, cry, or breathe freely? In fact, a woman of her age is experiencing such a miserable experience. Beth Tsangarides, 20, from County Kent, England, said that just by laughing or crying too much, she started showing symptoms of burns on her skin, like someone who had suffered an ‘acid attack’, British daily ‘The Sun’ recently reported. did.

Beth can develop painful skin rashes that feel like they are on fire due to all kinds of movements, including breathing, laughing, and crying, as well as many foods, herbs, and spices. She began experiencing these symptoms at the age of 15, complaining that she “felt like I had been thrown into a fire and burned alive.” Three years later, she was diagnosed with ‘Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS).’ However, doctors are unable to accurately determine the cause of this disease. All that comes to mind is “a medical mystery.”

According to the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) is a condition that occurs when the heart rate rises very quickly after waking up from sitting or lying down. The most common symptoms include dizziness, fainting, heart palpitations, chest pain, indigestion, brain fog, and fatigue. The cause is not clear, and it is presumed to be caused by autonomic nervous system dysfunction.

But Beth’s skin problem is so unusual that even doctors are puzzled. Tests are being repeated, but the reason is still unclear. She suffers daily mobility issues, fainting and seizures. Without the care of her partner Sasha Hay, 20, she experiences great discomfort.

“From that morning on, everything in my life went downhill,” Beth said. “I started having problems with the function of everything, including my intestines and kidneys,” he confessed. Even just being around certain spices, herbs, or foods with very strong odors can cause your breathing to stop and a serious reaction to appear on your face. The only thing she can eat as much as she wants is pasta. “Pasta is my best friend,” Beth said. I want to eat pizza and drink with her friends, but I can’t. If you want to eat out, you need to talk to the restaurant chef in advance. She suffered, saying, “It’s even harder because I’m in my 20s and have a lot of things I want to do.”

Beth couldn’t wear makeup like everyone else. During his school days, he was teased for having a ‘pizza face’ or ‘tomato face’ because he could not hide the red marks on his facial skin. But she recently gained courage enough to use gentle cosmetics that cost £200 (about 330,000 won). Thanks to him, she was able to make a ‘surprising transformation’ to the point where even her partner of two years didn’t recognize her.

“When I first started having skin problems, my doctor told me that it was best to completely avoid cosmetics because of the risk of infection. However, with the confidence I gained over the past year, I thoroughly researched the ingredients of cosmetics and tried again. “I was so happy when I realized my face didn’t hurt or feel hot.”

She recalled, “The feel of the makeup on my skin was so refreshing and I felt like a new person, so I cried.” She recently filmed this change and posted it on TikTok. She regained a lot of vitality in her life through this.