An actress ended up in hospital with a puffy face after suffering an allergic reaction to lobster.
Mum-of-one Jeniffer Nascimento was at a seafood restaurant when the symptoms began.
The 30-year-old immediately rushed herself to hospital, where she was medicated intravenously.
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She said: “My whole face was swollen, my skin was burning.
“I began to lose my voice and my throat felt dry. It was terrifying.”
The actress shockingly revealed: “If I had waited a little longer to take the medication, I probably would have been intubated.”
Jeniffer’s daughter Lara was born last December, as reported on Need to Know.
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She told of the terrifying thoughts that went through her head at the time of the reaction.
She said: “While all of this was happening, all I could think was, ‘How will my daughter eat if I’m not there to breastfeed her?’”
Jeniffer hails from São Paulo, Brazil, and is also a singer.
She has always eaten seafood, but this is the first time she has developed symptoms.
She warned her fans: “Be really careful with seafood, even if you’re not allergic.
“And if you start feeling any signs of an allergic reaction, rush to the hospital.”
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The actress added on Sunday (12 May), which was Mother’s Day in Brazil that she was feeling better.
Jeniffer said: “I’m so grateful to be here with my baby.”
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