A WOMAN who claims to be "allergic" to running says she "almost died" after rushing to catch a flight.
Divz Mangat broke out in hives as she raced through the airport with her sister Dee - and even needed to use an EpiPen to calm her reaction.
The 27-year-old had long suspected she had an issue with exercise after regularly being covered in red marks and feeling like her throat was going to close after physical activity.
But following her experience travelling from Canada to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic last month, she reckons her suspicions have been confirmed.
Divz told Newsweek: "For the past few months, every time I run or get stressed out, I've been breaking out in hives.
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"I wasn't sure if it was due to running or stress.
"But, that day, I realised it 100 per cent has to be due to me running and being stressed out."
Dee captured the moment her sister's reaction kicked in and shared the clip of how Divz "almost died because of a delayed flight" on TikTok.
In it, she said: "The airport tried its best to get us [to our connecting flight] fast using this little cart but there were too many people in front of us and we were going like 5mph so we had to get off and start running to the gate.
"This is when things started to get really bad.
"Divz has been having severe allergic reactions but she doesn't know what she's allergic to.
"Once we got on the plane, she started breaking out into hives, and last time, her throat started closing."
The camera then pans to a distressed-looking Divz, who appears to be covered in blotches.
Her sister explains that she popped a few antihistamine tablets hoping the symptoms would go away, but they didn't.
"She ended up having to use her EpiPen," Dee said.
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Thankfully, Divz was fine, she just felt "a little drowsy".
"But I think this confirmed our doubt that she's allergic to running," Dee added.
Divz has been to hospital and is waiting for an official diagnosis, but she believes she suffers from exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA) - a rare condition causing a reaction following physical activity.
Mild symptoms include flushing of the skin, a rash or hives, swelling of the skin and lips, abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting.
In more serious cases, people may experience a dramatic fall in blood pressure, become weak and floppy, and lose consciousness, according to the charity Anaphylaxis UK.
Divz said: "The whole trip the girls were like, 'Don't run. Just walk where you have to go'.
"I'm very cautious of not making my heart beat really fast.
"I'm just trying to be very calm and make sure it doesn't happen again."
