A teenage girl often has to tell strangers she hasn't been beaten up because of her severe allergic reactions. Kira-Shai Whitehead, from Birstall, Yorkshire, regularly has bruised lips, black eyes and swollen cheeks as a result of her allergies. Kira-Shai has been in hospital for the past four weeks because of a severe reaction, which saw her hooked up to an oxygen supply to help her breathe. She said: 'I'm always being asked by strangers if I've been beaten up as my allergic reactions affects my face. Kira-Shai added: 'Now I have at least two severe reactions per month and won't go longer than two weeks without needing to come back to hospital.

Source: Daily Mail March 07, 2019 10:38 UTC