Teen drinks her own brain fluid

When teenager Melissa Peacock drinks, she feels light-headed, mainly because she gulps the fluid from her brain.

But unfortunately, the only way she can relieve crippling migraines is by having a tube that siphons fluid from her brain straight into her stomach.

‘I still get a dull ache when I wake up in the morning but as the fluid drains away, I start to feel a bit better,’ said the 17-year-old.

Melissa has a condition that causes her body to produce too much spinal fluid, which collects in her skull and pushes on her brain.

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