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Bethenny Frankel, profitable beverage entrepreneur and former Actual Housewives of New York Metropolisstar, has taken to Instagram to reveal her wrestle with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, in any other case generally known as POTS.
In a submit on Thursday, Frankel stated she needed to handle latest feedback about her face wanting “completely different.”
“I'm tousled. I'm not doing that nice. I’m so dehydrated and riddled with aches and pains. I've had liters of Pedialite and water and kombucha and coconut water, and it simply goes proper via me,” a visibly emotional Frankel says within the video. In her caption, she elaborated, “I’m bloated, swollen and I’ve gained 4 lbs in 3 days as a result of my physique is desperately hanging on to any water it will possibly.”
In keeping with the Cleveland Clinic, there’s no recognized treatment for POTS, a “form of orthostatic intolerance” that “causes your coronary heart to beat sooner than regular once you transition from sitting or mendacity all the way down to standing up.”
Frankel stated that her battle with the autoimmune dysfunction bought worse after COVID; final November, she chastised followers who criticized her for questioning whether or not getting the COVID-19 vaccine had contributed to her ongoing well being struggles.
“I endure from continual extreme dehydration,” Frankel continued in her submit. “I've at all times skilled extraordinarily low blood stress and dehydration, however it’s gotten exponentially worse. I make an incredible effort to remain hydrated, get IVs, and I haven’t had liquor for six months. I’m principally on the case.”
Frankel concluded her submit with a plea for empathy from her followers: “PS. While you touch upon somebody’s bodily look, it's possible you'll not know precisely what they’re enduring personally, bodily and emotionally.”