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She drank a pistachio smoothie and an hour later was between life and death

Notícias de Coimbra9 September 2026 at 18:37

A young Spanish woman suffered a severe anaphylactic shock after drinking a smoothie containing pistachio, becoming critically ill about an hour after consuming the drink. The incident resulted in serious brain injuries for the young woman.

The smoothie contained pistachio as an ingredient, a substance to which the young woman was allergic. The allergic reaction was severe enough to trigger anaphylactic shock and put her life at risk.

The case highlights the severe dangers that food allergies pose, even when foods are consumed in an apparently harmless way as part of a smoothie. Anaphylactic reactions can have devastating and rapid consequences.

This incident occurred in Spain and involves a young Spanish woman, underscoring how accidental exposure to allergens can have potentially fatal consequences for people with severe allergies.

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