Megan McKenna gave a health update on Instagram on Thursday when she revealed that she was rushed to the hospital after suffering a severe allergic reaction.
The reality star and singer, 31, who is pregnant with her first child, revealed she had a big ‘scare’ earlier this week when she woke up with a swollen tongue and throat after suffering a reaction to a medication. from the dentist.
Megan explained to her fans in a candid video that she was in “so much pain” that her tongue “doubled in size,” prompting her to seek medical treatment.
The former TOWIE star described the reaction as “the worst that has ever happened” and said she believes her “pregnancy has made her body more sensitive.”
Speaking while in a car, Megan said: “I just want to give you an update, I was in A&E yesterday and I woke up in the morning and my tongue was twice the size and my neck and throat were swollen.”
Megan McKenna gave a health update on Instagram on Thursday when she revealed that she was rushed to the hospital after facing a severe allergic reaction to a medication she was given at the dentist.
The reality star and singer, 31, who is pregnant with her first child, revealed she had a huge ‘scare’ earlier this week when she woke up to a swollen tongue and throat.
“It was affecting my swallowing and everything, it was very scary.”
She continued: ‘The day before I called 111 and they sent a paramedic and they sent me to an emergency dentist where I was prescribed metronidazole and I took it for a day, but as soon as I started taking it I started to feel weird.
‘My neck started to hurt, the swelling got worse, I was sick and that’s why yesterday they told me to call 999 if the swelling got worse, obviously because it can stop you breathing.
“When the paramedics came they said I could have a secondary reaction because my tongue was very swollen, so they needed me to be at the hospital to give me everything they needed.
‘When I got there they gave me steroids and I still take them for a few days, they gave me an antihistamine and they changed my antibiotics. Now I’m in a different one.
‘I had a root canal and now everything is about getting better, as if I were very bad. I just think being pregnant has made my body a lot more sensitive, I’m allergic to a lot of things.’
She concluded: ‘Anyway, long story short, I’ve been in a lot of pain, I’ve been taking codeine and paracetamol and I’m still in pain. It’s honestly the worst thing I’ve ever seen and I wouldn’t wish for it in any way.
‘I’ve literally been eating baby food, like chopped food, for the last few days to try and get some nutrients. But that’s the update and my neck and under my tongue are still swollen, but luckily I’m not as bad as yesterday.
Megan explained to her fans in a candid video that she was in “so much pain” that her tongue “doubled in size,” prompting her to seek medical treatment.
The former TOWIE star described the reaction as “the worst that has ever happened” and said she believes her “pregnancy has made her body more sensitive.”
It comes days after Megan apologized for her unexplained absence from social media after not posting to her Instagram account in five days, where she usually posts daily (pictured last week).
She revealed to her nearly three million followers that this was because she had been struggling with a painful absence.
“I’m just praying for the next 24 hours to get better.”
It comes days after Megan apologized for her unexplained absence from social media after not posting to her Instagram account in five days, where she usually posts daily.
She revealed to her nearly three million followers that this was because she had been struggling with a painful absence.
Megan wrote on a black background: ’Sorry I’ve been quite (sic) I’ve been very unwell, I have an abscess (sic) which has been the most painful thing I’ve ever experienced and ever had. an allergic reaction to the medications I took for it.
“It all caused severe swelling on and under my tongue and neck, which has been very scary. “I can’t thank Birmingham City Hospital and the ambulance service enough for looking after me this morning.
‘The attention I received was incredible. I’m still recovering and I’m still a little swollen, but I’m taking the right medication to relieve it. I wanted to get back to your DM because I know some of you have been worried about me. Thank you for registering.
Megan finished: “I’ll soon be posting some cute food videos from before I got sick that I never got around to posting…so I hope you enjoy them.”
The star is pregnant with her first child and on Friday it was revealed that she will be selling her house.
She has put the luxury three-bedroom property up for sale as she prepares to permanently move from Essex to the Midlands with her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke.
Megan returned to social media on Wednesday to post a recipe for delicious stone-baked pittas for coeliacs from the UK.
It comes as pregnant Megan puts her luxury three-bedroom property up for sale as she prepares to permanently move from Essex to the Midlands with her footballer fiancé Oliver Burke.
The former TOWIE star has been renting her home for £3,500 a month since October, but is now looking to cut ties completely ahead of the birth of her first baby.
The former TOWIE star has been renting her home for £3,500 a month since October, but is now looking to cut ties completely ahead of the birth of her first baby.
Megan has been living in a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with a walk-in closet and movie theater since 2016, and often shares videos from inside the spotlessly clean abode with her 2.8 million fan base.
After undergoing fertility treatment, Megan and Birmingham City footballer Oliver, 27, became pregnant and the country singer publicly thanked her ‘amazing’ doctors for the ‘magical experience’.
The sale of their home further cements Megan’s relocation from Essex to the Midlands, where Oliver is stationed at the Championship club, as the engaged couple prepare to start a family together.
A source told MailOnline: ‘Megan hasn’t been living in the property since October but is now finally ready to sell it and move out of Essex for good.
“It’s been a big change for her, but the most exciting moment is that she’s expecting the baby of her dreams and can’t wait to start the next chapter of her life with Oliver.
“She will always be an Essex girl at heart, but now she has to say goodbye to the first house she bought as she prepares to become a mother and wife.”
In 2016, Megan bought the property in Loughton, the same year she starred on Celebrity Big Brother.
After undergoing fertility treatment, Megan and Birmingham City footballer Oliver became pregnant and the singer publicly thanked her ‘incredible’ doctors for the ‘magical experience’
A source told MailOnline: “Megan hasn’t been living in the property since October but is now finally ready to sell it and move out of Essex for good” (pictured in her Essex garden).