Megan McKenna slams trolls who called her ‘anorexic’ and reveals the real reason behind her weight loss
MEGAN McKenna has slammed trolls who called her "anorexic" and revealed her sudden weight loss was due to Coeliac disease.
The reality star admitted she was hurt by the cruel jibes from her followers and that she'd been in and and out of hospital before filming her new show, There's Something About Megan.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun Online, Megan said: "It’s not nice as no one would call someone fat, but they think it’s OK to call me anorexic.
"I did respond to one of them, as I was fuming.
"Everyone knows I’m a Coeliac, and I’ve just been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
"I was so ill with my belly before I went to Nashville and I was in and out of the hospital and no one knew what was wrong with me, so yes I was thin as I was unwell.
"People need to realise I’m always going to have problems with this and not troll me.
"I’m always going to have Coeliac disease, it’s a serious thing and it’s life changing."
Towie star Megan also opened up about how the disease - which is caused by an adverse reaction to gluten - could negatively affect her health in the future.
She explained: "It can lead to bowel cancer if you don’t control your diet, so this is a serious thing I have to live with and people need to stop trolling me.
"I eat enough, I just had a roast dinner, I scoff food and it’s not my fault I can’t keep it in me.
"I was really ill growing up as my body was rejecting everything."
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Megan says she's developed a thick skin from being in the public eye but is concerned about how the negative comments might influence her younger followers.
She added: "The trolling annoys me, but it doesn’t affect me. What I worry about is the young girls on my page who stick up for me and then get abuse themselves.
What is Coeliac disease?
Coeliac disease (pronounced see-liac) is a lifelong autoimmune disease and is caused by the immune system reacting to gluten a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
When someone with coeliac disease consumes gluten, their immune system reacts by damaging the lining of the small intestine.
Symptoms range in severity and include bloating, diarrhoea, nausea, wind, constipation, tiredness, sudden or unexpected weight loss, hair loss and anaemia
While the condition is not rare with 1 in 100 people suffering from it, only 24% of sufferers have been diagnosed.
There is no medication for coeliac disease, with the only treatment being cutting out gluten completely.
"I worry that they might go to their rooms and do something stupid if they’re depressed.
"I’ve gone on some of these peoples’ pages and they're people with kids.
"I’d like to know how they’d feel if someone was doing that to their daughter."
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