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Teen Mom Jenelle Evans confesses she’s suffering from hair loss after fans claim she appears to be going BALD in video
TEEN Mom 2 alum Jenelle Evans has confessed she’s suffering from hair loss after a fan claimed she appeared to be going BALD.
The social media user made the comment in response to the 30-year-old’s recent TikTok video.
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Jenelle took to on Monday to share a new clip, which caught her holding scissors as she debated cutting her hair.
While mouthing along to a pre-recorded clip, the Teen Mom 2 alum said: “I’m not gonna do it, girl. I’m just thinking about it. I’m not gonna do it.”
After bringing the scissors closer to her hair and putting them back down, Jenelle revealed her new layered haircut and said: “I did it.”
Many fans took to the comments section to express their confusion over the minor haircut, while the MTV alum clarified that she only gave herself layers.
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Another TikTok user noted that Jenelle appears to be losing hair, writing: “What happened to your hair line? Why does it look like you’re balding?”
Jenelle replied: “Cuz I’m having hair loss and idk why.”
HEALTH STRUGGLES
The TV personality revealed she's losing hair after she opened up about her many health struggles.
Over the weekend, Jenelle took to to share a video revealing she was recently hospitalized.
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The video began with the Teen Mom 2 star crying and struggling to breathe as text onscreen described some of her symptoms, including chest pain and having a hard time breathing after waking up.
She explained that she tried to relax and rest more, though was hospitalized just days later.
Text onscreen then explained that Jenelle had “two antibodies related to Myasthenia Gravis show up on blood tests.”
The video prompted some fans to share their shared thoughts on why the mother of three might be having health issues.
One person wrote: “I’m not trying to be rude but sometimes weight gain does this. It happened to a friend.”
Jenelle gave another update by responding to the fan, writing: “I can hardly walk 5ft without my legs burning like I’m doing squats but I have been trying to take walks around my land lately.”
NEW TEST RESULTS
The video came after the MTV alum gave another update on her health status in a series of Instagram Stories.
In the first slide, Jenelle revealed that "new blood tests results" had come in.
She mentioned that she had "two of the anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies," which are "usually found in Myasthenia Gravis."
According to the , Jenelle is suffering from a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder.
The disorder has been known to fluctuate the weakness of the voluntary muscle groups.
takes place when acetylcholine "cannot activate the receptor sites at the neuromuscular junction."
Jenelle told her fans that this was causing the "blocking and binding in my system."
In the second slide, she revealed that she "was in the hospital all day" for her "chest pain" and asked fans to "send prayers."
SCARY DIAGNOSIS
Additionally, the Teen Mom alum previously revealed she had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia in an interview with .
Jenelle told the outlet: "My entire body gets in so much pain and sometimes I lay in bed and cry.
"For a long time, no one believed my symptoms until I got a second opinion from a new neurologist recently."
She added: "I now know why my body is acting the way it does and it explains a lot.
"I never knew what fibromyalgia was until my doctor diagnosed me."
Jenelle also credited her husband David Eason, 33, for taking care of her during the difficult time.
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The couple share five-year-old daughter, Ensley.
Meanwhile, Jenelle is also the mother to sons Jace, 12, and Kaiser, seven, with former partners.
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