Giving birth created water allergy

A MOTHER who developed a rare allergy to water after giving birth yesterday described the horrors of living with the condition.

Michaela Dutton is unable go outside when it rains, have a bath or shower, or cuddle her three-year-old son Mitchell when he cries.

The allergy, aquagenic urticaria, causes the 21-year-old’s skin to blister and itch when she comes into contact with even the slightest drop of water.