Former Love Island star Maura Higgins has given fans a health update following “mystery illness.”
The TV star had been undergoing various tests to get to the bottom of an illness that left her bed bound for three days and caused her to lose a stone.
Speaking on her Instagram stories yesterday (March 24), the Irish beauty opened up to her 3.4 million followers and explained that her doctor had discovered “severe inflammation” around her bladder.
The cause of the problem is unknown, however, and the 31-year-old revealed to her followers that this isn’t the end of it, saying: “Obviously I have to get more tests done.”
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The Longford native explained that she went in for an ultrasound and the doctor decided to conduct a smear test.
Aware that smear tests often “grosses people out”, Maura didn’t want to go into too much detail but said: “Afterwards I turned around and said to him ‘oh my god that felt a bit like a smear test’ and he said ‘it was’.”
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The reality TV star continued: “But this is my point because I know a lot of you message me about the smear test… if anyone ever says to you that a smear test is painful, uncomfortable, anything – they are drama queens.”
Maura assured her followers that her smear tests in the past have never been painful and reflecting on this one, she added: “I didn’t even know I was getting one. It was absolutely fine.”
Maura concluded her update by sending a vital message to her followers: “My point is get your smear test. It is so so, so important.”
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In recent months, Maura has been tirelessly defending herself against online trolls who have claimed she is “too skinny.”
Talking openly on her Instagram, the reality star expressed that she was “shocked” about the number of questions she received regarding her body and refused to answer them over fears she would be “trolled” to death.
Addressing the criticisms, the brunette beauty shut down the comments and said: “Why is it OK for people to turn around to your face and say ‘God, you’re too skinny?’ Would you ever say to somebody, ‘God, you’re too fat’? No, you wouldn’t.”
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