In a column she wrote, the former Atomic Kitten singer confesses to putting off seeing a doctor despite experiencing the various symptoms of the digestive condition.
- May 24, 2022
AceShowbiz - Kerry Katona has been diagnosed with IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). Having been hospitalized in mid-May after experiencing excruciating stomach pain, the former Atomic Kitten singer now admitted she had been having various symptoms of the digestive condition but had "put off" seeing a doctor because of her busy schedule.
"I was in hospital over the weekend, which wasn't ideal," the 41-year-old star revealed in her column for new! Magazine. "I've been having stomach problems and I initially thought the pain might have been something to do with the cyst in my ovary that I discovered last year."
"But it turned out it was IBS. My stomach swelled up and was hurting badly. It's been happening a lot - and I get these horrible, eggy burps. My stomach looks so big, I could pass for regnant," she went on sharing. "It's so painful at times - I feel like I want my belly to rip open. I've been so busy I put off going to the doctor - but the pain became unbearable, so I had to go to hospital."
"Thankfully, everything is fine. But staying in A & E on a Friday night was an experience. It was scary, sad and traumatic," she further recalled. "NHS nurses and doctors need a pay rise. The things they have to deal with is unbelievable and people take it for granted."
Kerry, who is engaged to Ryan Mahoney and has six kids from previous relationships, is planning to study her reactions to different foods in a bid to ease her symptoms. She added, "I've now ordered some tests to find out what food reacts badly in my stomach and what I can't eat."
The "Celebrity Big Brother" alum first revealed on Instagram she had been taken to hospital. Without going into detail, she said in an Instagram Live video, "I was in hospital at the weekend, I'm absolutely fine. It was my stomach - but it's all good, nothing to worry about."
