Lauren Goodger has shared a picture of her swollen stomach as she shared further details about her secret health battle on Instagram on Monday.
The TOWIE star, who recently revealed she is suffering with a hernia, said that people may think she is pregnant due to her rounded belly.
Lauren, 37, shared a picture of herself lying on her side showing off her stomach, wearing a tight fighting white T-shirt and pink shorts.
She wrote on the image: 'Still got a bump lol. People may think I'm pregnant but I'm not it's just a hernia.'
Last week, the reality personality revealed she was suffering from the 'most painful' health battle as she shared an update with her fans.
Lauren Goodger has shared a picture of her swollen stomach as she shared further details about her secret health battle on Instagram on Monday
The TOWIE star, who recently revealed she is suffering with a hernia, said that people may think she is pregnant due to her rounded belly
She took to Instagram where she told how she's been struggling with an agonising hernia that left her with a swollen belly, with Lauren desperate for things to return 'back to normal'.
Uploading an image of her sore-looking stomach, Lauren shared: 'My hernia. I look and feel nine months pregnant honestly the most painful thing ever!
'I'm so swollen and this belly button is literally inside out the red ring it's burning hot on skin!
'Praying it clears goes back to normal when the antibiotics kick in.'
Lauren had initially shared a statement with her followers in which she apologised for being slow with responses due to her health condition.
She then explained how during her 'traumatic labour' with late daughter Lorena in July 2022, she developed a small hernia, with medics informing her it was nothing 'to worry about' and didn't need surgery.
But Lauren revealed that two days ago she woke up to 'pain and swelling' which eventually grew worse, leaving her in agony and 'a lot of discomfort'.
After vising the doctors, Lauren told how the swelling has now become infected leading to 'a few other issues', with the TV star currently on antibiotics and hoping hoping surgery is not needed.
She took to Instagram where she told how she's been struggling with an agonising hernia that left her with a swollen belly, with Lauren desperate for things to return 'back to normal'
Uploading an image of her sore-looking stomach, Lauren shared: 'My hernia. I look and feel nine months pregnant honestly the most painful thing ever!'
In a second slide on her Instagram stories, Lauren added that she's now on a 'major health kick' in a bid to aid her recovery, with the mum insisting she wants to avoid having surgery as she fears it would be difficult to juggle her daughter Larose amid the two week recovery time.
She continued to stay that she will recommence her fitness training once here hernia clears up and will be embarking on a strict diet for health reasons.
She concluded: 'I really want [to] clear up this infection and get back to life. Right now I'm scared and in pain and just keeping an eye on signs that can be dangerous.'
Hernias are very common and occur when part of an organ becomes displaced and pushes through the structures that contain it, creating a bulge through the skin.
Lauren had initially shared a statement with her followers in which she apologised for being slow with responses due to her health condition
In a second slide on her Instagram stories, Lauren added that she's now on a 'major health kick' in a bid to aid her recovery, with the mum insisting she wants to avoid having surgery
Lauren is desperate to avoid sugery as she fears it would be difficult to juggle her daughter Larose amid the two week recovery time
In women, we often see paraumbilical hernias — or ‘belly button hernias’ — which occur just above the navel and are usually due to a natural weakening of the abdominal wall after the muscles of the abdomen have been stretched in pregnancy. Also common are incisional hernias, at a site of previous surgery.
It comes as earlier this week, Lauren shared a gym update with her Instagram followers after taking three and a half weeks away from her fitness regime because of the health scare, which was undisclosed at the time.
The beauty shared a mirror selfie and revealed her first day back at the gym had left her feeling 'strong'.
Lauren sported a baggy black T-shirt and loosely fitting white shorts as summer temperatures soared across the United Kingdom.
The TV personality tied her hair in a loose ponytail and went makeup-free following her first workout in almost a month.
It comes as earlier this week, Lauren shared a gym update with her Instagram followers after taking three and a half weeks away from her fitness regime
Lauren shows off her physique in an Instagram post, shared before her break from the gym
She captioned the post: 'After 3.5 weeks of zero training and diet... today was my 1st day back and I felt strong! I wasn't sure how I was going to be, but I'm back!!'
'Had a little health scare I've been training got 2.5 months most days and then went to 0 due to life stress and other distractions and also it's 6 weeks holidays!'
'Day 1 everyday always come back and start again!'
