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Riverdale star Lili Reinhart opens up about health battle with ‘mystery’ chronic disease

Riverdale star Lili Reinhart has opened up about her health battle with a “mystery” chronic disease.

In an interview with Self, Lili opened up about her diagnosis and health issues.

The 28-year-old revealed her health battle made “2024 the hardest year” of her life.

 

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Writing on Instagram, Lili confessed: “Being diagnosed with interstitial cystitis while simultaneously searching for answers about a mysterious autoimmunity/inflammatory disease made 2024 the hardest year of my life.”

The 28-year-old Riverdale star told Self that she has been experiencing unexplained symptoms for the past four years, which led medical professionals to speculate that she may have an autoimmune disease.

Additionally, she developed symptoms that resembled those of a UTI during the summer, which finally resulted in her being diagnosed with IC.

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“I was inspired to talk about this after my grandmother was ignored by doctors for months when exhibiting clear symptoms of cancer- and it was only after her own strength and advocation for herself that she was given a blood test that diagnosed her,” she wrote on Instagram.

“And by then, the cancer had spread. The most important thing I have taken away from this experience is the absolute need to advocate for your own health. Do not let a doctor gaslight you or diminish your pain. I hope the men & women out there struggling to find answers feel even the slightest bit seen by my experience.”

Alongside the post were multiple images of Lili at the hospital and doctor’s offices, as well as text messages that she wrote to friends about her health struggles.

 

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“No one ever knows what that is when I talk about it, but my urogyno is telling me so many women have this, and that’s why I think it’s as important as it is to just be like, ‘Hey, I’m dealing with it too.'”

Lili talked candidly about her health problems during the interview, which started four years ago when she contracted COVID during Riverdale season five production.

 

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