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Alex Visker with the medications and protein-enriched supplements he takes to cope with his food and environmental allergies. Barcroft Media
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Visker wit his three brothers, from left, Christian, Jamie and Brady.
Visker with his three brothers, from left, Christian, Jamie and Brady. Barcroft Media
Visker started using a feeding tube in 2013. Barcroft Media
Visker, at age 14, poses in his boy scouts uniform.
Visker, at age 14, poses in his boy scouts uniform. Barcroft Media
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Visker recovers in the hospital after the surgery that inserted his feeding tube.
Visker recovers in the hospital after the surgery that inserted his feeding tube.Barcroft Media
Visker’s parents, Kevin and Jodie.
Visker's parents, Kevin and Jodie. Barcroft Media
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19-year-old Alex Visker, whose never-before-seen disease has yet to be diagnosed, experiences extreme headaches, stomach convulsions, brain fog, bone and muscle aches, and anaphylaxis whenever he eats solid foods.

The teen who, at 6’2 weighs only 155 pounds, has seen dozens of doctors and specialists over the years, none of whom could identity his condition.

In 2013, he stopped eating and began to use a feeding tube. “I got to a point where I was just basically starving myself to death,” the Lehi, Utah, native told Barcroft Media.

“We have had many doctors who didn’t have a clue what it was,” said Alex’s mother, Jodie Visker. “they would throw up their hands and say, ‘We don’t know how to help you.’”

Alex has had health problems his entire life, beginning with a peanut allergy when he was young. In addition to the unexplained allergic reaction to food, Alex is also highly allergic to environmental elements, such as perfumes, cut grass, and car fumes. He had to quit playing the saxophone and clarinet because he was allergic to the reeds.

“I’ve had to rethink how I do a lot of things to make it work,” he said.

Luckily, a recent prescription has finally started to provide Alex with some relief. Twice a month he receives an injection of Xoliar, a mast cell stabilizer normally used to treat asthma. “It helps me get out of bed and not go down into anaphylaxis.”

His disease has forced him to miss more than 300 days of school in two years, but he still managed to graduate high school with good grades and plans to get a computer programming degree from home.

Alex’s medical expenses add up to $7,000 a month. You can make a donation for his care on his GoFundMe page.

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