Lucy Mecklenburgh reveals she ‘won’t leave the house’ if she’s bloated

Lucy Mecklenburgh won’t leave her house if she is bloated.

The former The Only Way Is Essex star suffers from abdominal bloating and because she can never predict when she is going to have a “swollen, painful stomach” she sometimes has to cancel plans with friends when it becomes too uncomfortable to even go out.

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In an interview with New! magazine, she said: “When I get a swollen, painful stomach, I don’t want to go out.

“Sometimes I’ve had to change my plans with friends because it gets so uncomfortable or I can’t get into my jeans.”

Lucy decided to share her swelling struggles with her 1.4 million followers on Instagram and she knew she was right to reveal her problem when she received countless messages from women who suffer from the same problem.

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This is a slightly different post to my usual but I’m annoyed it’s taken me so long! 2 days ago I posted a video on my story of my tummy bloated. I had 100’s of DM’s in minutes which really shocked me! This is something many of us clearly have to deal with!! And I’m frustrated with myself I haven’t been more open & honest about it in the past but the main reason maybe is that it felt embarrassing!! I train 3-4 times a week I eat a healthy balanced diet & I get this most nights for probably 10 years!! But I’ve never shared it with anyone maybe because i thought it looks bad as I have a health and fitness business and it didn’t make me a good advert for my business but actually I really wish I had as it doesn’t make me unfit or unhealthy it MAKES ME HUMAN! I know certain foods that trigger it and I’m more prone to it on holiday as I’m more relaxed with what I’m eating but this means I pack alot of kaftans and floaty dresses on in my suitcase!! I know pasta, bread, dairy products, greasy fast food, alcohol, onions and raw veg causes me to become bloated (I worked this out myself through years or keeping food diaries & logging when I was bloated) but honestly somethings IM LIKE WTF AM I ALLERGIC TO F****** WATER!!!! It happens randomly and I’m sooooo uncomfortable and makes me want to veg out on the sofa in One of Ryan’s trackies and do nothing. So I’m making a promise now to all of my followers that I will be more open and honest and not always show the ‘good’ ‘happy’ ‘perfect’ parts of me & my life ❤️

A post shared by Lucy Mecklenburgh (@lucymeck1) on May 26, 2019 at 4:34am PDT

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She said: “I did an Instagram Story a couple a couple of days before my swollen stomach and I just thought, ‘I’ve never actually put this on Instagram.’

“So I did and my inbox was full of hundreds of women with the same problem.

“It’s horrible, but it’s relatable. I think when it comes to Instagram, people with a following have a responsibility to make sure they’re not just showing all the good things in their life.”

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The 27-year-old model – who is in a relationship with former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas – has also opened up about her struggles with anxiety and admits she has just had to learn to live with the condition.

She said: “Anxiety is something you always live with and you just learn how to deal with it. For me, it’s learning techniques as simple as writing down everything I’m worried about in my notes on my phone to get it out of my head.

“Also I have an occasional social media detox and turn my phone off at 10pm.”

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