Bethenny Frankel Reveals Alarming Stage 2 Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Urges Fans Not to Ignore Warning Signs
Bethenny Frankel is getting real — and a little raw — about a health issue she says she didn’t see coming.
The Real Housewives of New York alum revealed in tiktok who has been diagnosed with stage 2 chronic kidney disease, and says he is speaking not out of sympathy, but as a warning. “I have a medical announcement, not because I want you to worry, but because I want you to take precautions in your own life, be careful.” bethenny55 years old, said in his January 22 video.
According to the skinny girl founder, this was not a random discovery. He said he has stayed on top of his health with routine testing. “I had been proactive with blood tests, bone density, all of that,” she explained, but repeat tests showed something was wrong.
“My kidney function was declining. That led to a referral to a kidney specialist, a visit she certainly tried to avoid. “I didn’t want to go… I didn’t feel like going today,” she confessed. Still, she went, and the news was very powerful.
“He told me, ‘You have stage 2 chronic kidney disease.’” bethenny he shared, adding that doctors believe it could be related to the autoimmune system or a near-fatal allergic reaction he suffered years ago. “It could have been caused by ‘this traumatic experience I had years ago when I almost died from an allergy attack. It could have caused kidney damage.'” ” Stage 2 kidney disease involves a mild loss of kidney function and doctors say it can often be controlled with close monitoring and control of blood pressure.
But Bethenny Frankel revealed that the condition may already be affecting your daily life.
He said it is probably the cause of the recurring infections. “I understand UTI“Not so much anymore,” he noted. And when it came to treatment, the advice was simple, but not easy for her. “I don’t drink a lot of water… I have a bottle in my hand, but I don’t normally drink it.” When he told his doctor that he drinks kombucha instead, he said his response was blunt: “Water is your medicine. You have to drink a giant amount of it (I think he said 1.5 (gallons)) and you can put your hydration packs in it.” The doctor also gave him a long list of things not to do, including ibuprofen, Aleve, Advil, turmeric and even ice cream, which he was eating during the video. “I remembered it later,” he joked.
This diagnosis is just the latest in a series of health problems for bethenny. In 2023, he was diagnosed with a long illness. COVID-19 and autoimmune condition LOTS. Earlier this month, he also battled a bacterial infection while on vacation in Saint Bartholomew.
Bethenny Frankel He said he decided to be transparent because this may not be temporary. “Maybe this is something I’ll have to deal with forever, but I just wanted to tell you because I think it’s important for you to get all your blood work done.” He urged his followers to remain alert. “Be thorough,” he said, encouraging regular testing and follow-up.
“Then follow up on anything that seems like an outlier. And frankly, get a blood test done maybe six months and then six months later, because different things could come up and sometimes it’s an aberration and sometimes it means something.”
In his case, he said, “In this case, it was a pattern.” and in truth bethenny Fashion, ended with a mix of honesty and humor: He said he’s still trying to understand what it all means and joked that he hopes to get clarity from “part-time doctors” on the topic. tiktok. “I don’t know exactly what it means. Many of you will, and that’s why I’m sharing it with you.”
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