ALLERGIC TO GRAVITY
• After experiencing pain in her abdomen and back in 2015, Lyndsi Johnson’s symptoms got steadily worse, so that she suffered frequent projectile vomiting and passed out up to 10 times a day. Johnson, 28, faints if she stands up for more than three minutes at a time and spends 23 hours a day in bed. “I’ve even passed out after my dog has barked,” she says, adding, “I’m allergic to gravity. I feel much better lying.