A WOMAN allergic to mint was rushed to hospital after a colleague accidentally breathed on her after using toothpaste.

Archaeologist Kyleigh Digiovanni, 25, went into .

Portrait of Kyleigh Digiovanni, a woman with a mint allergy.Kyleigh Digiovanni was rushed to hospital after a colleague accidentally breathed on her after using toothpasteClose-up of a woman's face showing a rash.Kyleigh, who is allergic to mint, went into anaphylactic shock

She said: “I was in for a few hours.

“They pumped me with antihistamine and adrenaline.”;;

Kyleigh, who is from the US but lives in , was diagnosed with aged ten.

She said: “Public transport is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in a chamber.

“If I take a train, I wear a mask.

“I was on and people were chewing gum.

“All they have to do is just walk past me and that sets me off.”;;

She added: “It took two years to find a toothpaste brand that was safe.

“I wasn’t brushing my teeth for all of that time.”;;

Woman holding a package of Crayola G.O.M. Twistables flossers.Kyleigh said: ‘Public transport is like playing Russian roulette with five bullets in a chamber’