Steph McGovern has confessed that she is “in agony” with ongoing health issues and has lost weight after the latest series of Channel 4’s Packed Lunch came to an end.
The TV presenter, 40, took to her Instagram account to open up about how she has been adjusting to life as she starts her well-deserved summer break.
As she shared a make-up free snap of herself from the back of a taxi, the mum-of-one explained how she has been struggling with her health after overworking so much on the award-winning series.
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In the candid snap, the blonde beauty could be seen with visible blisters on her face as she shared her symptoms on social media.
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In full view of her 98.6k followers online, she penned: “Here’s a pic of me looking rough, let me explain why…
“We’re coming to the end of this series of Packed Lunch (we’re on a summer break after tomorrow) and whenever I get to the end of a long run I get poorly.
“I’ve always had this whatever job I’ve been doing. I bet lots of people are the same.”
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She went on to explain how she has recently been suffering with an ear infection as well as blisters in her hair and on her face.
Steph went on: “This time I have a bad ear infection and blisters in/ around my ear/ hair/ face. It has been agony.”
The TV presenter reassured her fans how she has started a new course of medication to help fight off the illness, but that the side effects have caused further health worries in response.
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She continued: “I’m on a load of different drugs to try and treat infections and ease pain. Some of them are antibiotics, which has totally buggered up my gut heath (you know how obsessed I am about that) so my IBS [irritable bowel syndrome]is back in full swing being a total b*tch.
“Anyway, I’m not meaning to moan (it’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things and I’ll be fine after some rest). I just wanted to explain why I’ve been a bit quieter on here.
“And also to say, if you’re knackered / rundown. Working too hard then please look after yourself and don’t let your health take a back seat like I have.”
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It comes after the loving mum recently opened up about her weight loss due to suffering with IBS in a recent interview with The Mirror.
She told the publication: “I’ve had IBS for as long as I can remember, but I just assumed it was one of those things you either have or you don’t have and there isn’t a cure.
“So for a long time, I just accepted it. I used to get awful cramps and run to the loo. Then I did a show for the BBC called Easy Ways To Live and I discovered my gut was in the worst third of the population.
“I started to adapt my diet but then I fell pregnant with my little girl and I couldn’t do that. So now I’ve started to focus on my gut health again and it’s changed my life.”
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Luckily, Steph found a probiotic called Symprove which has helped to improve her gut health, which she has coupled with intermittent fasting mid-week.
After a few weeks of her new diet plan, she found that she’d lost her bloated belly and lost weight.
She added: “So I wasn’t trying to be super thing – I was pretty happy with how I looked – it was only by trying to help my IBS that I’ve lost weight.”
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