“Supernanny” star Jo Frost pleaded for community support after detailing her plight with anaphylaxis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anaphylaxis is a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction<\/a> which can occur within seconds to minutes of exposure to an allergen, according to the Mayo Clinic. Anaphylaxis causes the immune system to release a flood of chemicals that can cause you to go into shock \u2013 blood pressure drops suddenly and the airways narrow, blocking breathing.<\/p>\n Triggers vary, but more commonly include foods, medications, insect venom and latex.<\/p>\n Frost admitted in a social media post<\/a> that she’s survived countless anaphylactic shocks, some of which required hospitalization.\u00a0<\/p>\n KELLY OSBOURNE EXPOSES TRUTH BEHIND SHARON’S SUICIDE PACT CLAIM, HITS BACK AT OZZY HEALTH RUMORS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “I’ve survived more anaphylactic shocks than I’m prepared to go into detail about right now,” Frost said on Instagram.<\/p>\n “I have anaphylaxis, a life-threatening medical condition to certain foods that will compromise my body so horrifically, to the point of hospitalization.”<\/p>\n \u2018JAWS\u2019 STAR RICHARD DREYFUSS FORCED TO SKIP ANTICIPATED FAN EVENT DUE TO SEVERE DIAGNOSIS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The former reality television star<\/a> noted that millions of people around the world, including both children and adults, “live cautiously and anxiously navigating this journey with not nearly enough compassion, education and empathy from those who do not.”<\/p>\n APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “If you ignore the severity of this medical condition, it’s as bad as shoving a loaded gun in my face,” Frost said. “I’m unapologetic for my medical condition. I did not ask for it and it does not define who I am and the impact that I make in the world daily, but it does impact how I live my life daily, like the precautions I take, the energy I have to use to discern with hypervigilance.”<\/p>\n