Imagine a disease that kept people away from garlic. They shudder when they hear the name garlic. One such disease is “vampire disease,” which has strange symptoms. It is also known as the “vampire disease” because the symptoms of people suffering from it are reminiscent of vampire stories.
The Daily Star reports on the story of a woman battling a similar illness, which is both painful and terrifying.
Phoenix Nightingale, 32, lives in Minnesota, USA. He suffers from a rare disease called ‘acute intermittent porphyria’, also known as ‘vampire disease’. Describing her life, she said – I suffer from problems related to this disease on a daily basis. People also associate it with vampires. There is a story behind this that vampires start writhing in pain at the sight of garlic. My situation is also like the vampire in that story. Garlic is poison to me. I might even die if I eat it by mistake.
The pain of the attack is worse than the pain of labor.
Phoenix said she has experienced this dangerous attack more than 480 times. The biggest difficulty is that these attacks can happen anywhere and at any time. She said – the attack was too painful to bear. One attack lasted for 40 hours, with constant vomiting and fainting. I have given birth to two children. I also experienced labor pains, but the pain during the attacks was much worse.
Eating in restaurants becomes a challenge
For Phoenix, eating out is a difficult experience because garlic is often included in other dishes. When I went out to eat, I cried when I saw the menu. I don’t know what I can eat. Red grapes, soybeans, alcohol and coffee are also completely banned as they also contain sulfur which can be fatal to them.
He said it took him 31 years to get the correct diagnosis. Now she hopes the medical system for patients with such mysterious cases should change so that those suffering from the disease can get the right treatment. Society should not call them vampires or madmen.
What is “vampire disease”
“Vampire disease” is also known as “acute intermittent porphyria.” This is a rare metabolic disorder. Increased sulfur levels in the body can cause severe pain, vomiting, migraines and other serious symptoms. If you eat something like garlic, you have a fatal risk. The reason for this is that garlic contains high amounts of sulfur, which can be dangerous for sufferers of this disease.
