Who is and what does Natasha Coates have? British athlete ‘allergic to strong emotions’ has been hospitalized more than 500 times

Hard to imagine that laughing or crying could be dangerous. Due to a laughing fit, when he was with some friends, a woman was seen almost dead.

Natasha Coates “laughing, tears and even sweating are factors that trigger allergies… She is allergic to everything,” Vanguardia published a year ago.

On August 12, 2023, Natasha had herself photographed with a sunflower and wrote, “Enjoy every moment I can.”

These are not easy words for someone who has been hospitalized more than 500 times at age 28, as Vanguardia reported.

This British woman has been diagnosed mast cell activation syndrome. In it, ‘every emotion is deadly’.

“I am allergic to strong emotions. Any change in the status quo in my body, whether I’m laughing, crying, sad or stressed, can trigger a chemical reaction,” she explained to The Mirror, according to El Heraldo.

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Natasha likes gymnastics, training and competitions. On March 17, he reported from the intensive care bed in a nursing home via his Instagram account: “The brutal reality of living with mast cell activation syndrome. In just 24 hours I went from hanging out at the gym to fighting for my life in intensive care.”

At the age of 18 he suffered his first anaphylactic shock.

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As if the effort he goes to, say, to not smile wasn’t enough, “he can also become a victim of any substance or external elements such as food, body sprays, scented candles and cleaning products.”

In a report by The News Movement, they reported that Natasha Coates “is an elite gymnast with a disability (…) She lives with a life-threatening illness called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS).”

The American Academy of Allergology explains about Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MAS) that mast cells are allergy cells responsible for immediate allergic reactions.

The mast cell is a type of white blood cell that protects the immune system from disease.

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Mast cells are located in connective tissue throughout the body, notes the Mayo Clinic. “They help the immune system function properly and normally help protect you from disease.”

When I first had an anaphylactic reaction my life changed forever, and I will always mourn how my life could have been. Yet I’m still here, still fighting.

Natasha Coates, May 2022

And SAM exposes the American Academy of Allergology that “it is a condition in which the patient experiences repeated episodes of the symptoms of anaphylaxis (reaction to an allergen drug), allergic symptoms such as hives, inflammation, low blood pressure, difficulty breathing and severe diarrhea” .

Allergy and disability

“Sometimes I feel like I’m allergic to life,” she is quoted talking about one of her videos on TikTok.

Speaking to The News Movement, Natasha asked the community for support for athletes with disabilities. She has claimed “more than 25 elite gymnastics titles and 40 medals”.

Just because it has the word disability on it doesn’t mean it’s scary. Disability is not a dirty word.”

Every day I am grateful for another day and I am even more grateful to be able to do the sport I love.

Natasha Coates

In a video on her Instagram account, she said, “I may not fit your stereotype of ‘looking disabled’, but I am. It’s not my job to show you, it’s your job to listen to the voices of people with disabilities.”

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