Kim Kardashian has revealed that losing 16kg to fit Marilyn Monroe’s iconic dress at the 2022 Met Gala came at a high price.
The 41-year-old SKIMS founder – who usually eats a plant-based diet – revealed that because she was consuming meat in her efforts to lose weight quickly, her body developed psoriasis which led to psoriatic arthritis.
“The psoriasis broke out all over my body and I got psoriatic arthritis, so I couldn’t really move my arms,” she said in a new interview with Allure, adding, “I was freaking out.”
Cost of beauty: Kim Kardashian says losing 16 pounds to fit Marilyn Monroe’s dress at the 2022 Met Gala caused a flare-up of psoriasis that led to psoriatic arthritis
“It was really painful and I had to go to a rheumatologist who put me on a steroid,” she said.
Fortunately, cutting out the meat worked and helped her body recover: “I cut out the meat again and it calmed down.”
Despite suffering from the painful condition, Kim recently defended her diet and noted that she hasn’t been doing “anything unhealthy” as she compared her weight loss to Christian Bale’s extreme weight loss for his role in The Driver.
Painful: “Psoriasis broke out all over my body and I got psoriatic arthritis, so I couldn’t really move my arms,” she said in an interview with Allure, adding, “I was freaking out”; Pictured from the 2022 Met Gala
Chatting to The New York Times, Kim, who attended the prestigious fashion event with boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28, shared that she slimmed down through diet, sauna and running twice a day, explaining: ‘I haven’t been doing anything unhealthy.’
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star has been open about her battle with psoriasis, a skin condition believed to be an immune system problem that causes skin cells to build up and form flakes and itchy, dry patches.
She opened up about her condition in depth on her sister Kourtney Kardashian’s website Poosh in 2019, where she shared various photos of herself having psoriasis flare-ups.
Standing behind her look: Despite suffering from the painful condition, Kim recently defended her weight loss, noting she didn’t do ‘anything unhealthy’; Pictured with boyfriend Pete Davidson, 28
The mother-of-four first experienced the condition in her twenties, but it came back stronger in her thirties.
“Earlier this year it got extremely bad – it covered my whole face and most of my whole body,” the KKW Beauty mogul said.
She also shared that her mother, Kris Jenner, had psoriasis, but was able to treat it with UV rays from a tanning bed, which Kim couldn’t.
“It’s been 13 years since I experienced my first flare-up of psoriasis… I’m the only child my mother passed down her autoimmune problem to. I’m lucky, hahahaha, she said.
Dealing with psoriasis: The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has previously shared her battle with psoriasis – a skin condition – and opened up about the condition on sister Kourtney’s website Poosh in 2019.
Struggle: The mother-of-four first experienced the condition in her twenties, but it came back stronger in her thirties
“When I was 25, I had my first psoriasis flare-up. I got a common cold and since psoriasis is an autoimmune disease, that triggered it. It was on my stomach and legs.
Later, she also discovered she had psoriatic arthritis, a type of arthritis that affects some people with psoriasis.
“One night I woke up to use the toilet and I physically couldn’t pick up my phone,” she said, adding that she underwent medical tests that confirmed she was suffering from the disorder.
Although it was scary to be diagnosed with the condition — which can come and go — Kim said it was better to know so she could properly manage the condition.
“It’s still painful and scary, but I was happy with the diagnosis. No matter what autoimmune disease I had, I would overcome it and they are all manageable with proper care.
Seriously: She shared various photos of herself having psoriasis flare-ups and talked about finding out she had psoriatic arthritis
WHAT IS PSORIASIS?
Psoriasis is a skin condition that causes skin cells to multiply up to 10 times faster than normal, according to webmd.
“This causes the skin to build up in bumpy red patches covered in white scales. They can grow anywhere, but most appear on the scalp, elbows, knees and lower back,” it added.
Psoriasis usually appears in early adulthood.
For most people, it only affects a few areas. In severe cases, psoriasis can cover large parts of the body. The patches can heal and then reappear throughout a person’s lifetime, the site adds.
Symptoms of psoriasis vary depending on the type you have.
Some common symptoms of plaque psoriasis – the most common type of the disease – include: Plaques of reddened skin, often covered with silvery scales.
“These plaques can be itchy and painful and sometimes crack and bleed. In severe cases, the plaques will grow and coalesce, covering large areas. was added.
It can also affect nail health.
Psoriasis cannot be passed from person to person, although it sometimes occurs in members of the same family.
People with psoriasis can also get a type of arthritis called psoriatic arthritis.
It causes “joint pain and swelling.” Between 10% and 30% of people with psoriasis also have psoriatic arthritis, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation.
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