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Solange Knowles has opened up about her struggles with a number of autoimmune issues.
Musician Shaun Rosss spoke candidly about his postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) prognosis on account of lengthy COVID by way of an October 14 Instagram put up. Knowles, 38, wrote about her personal expertise with POTS within the feedback part. Per the Cleveland Clinic, POTS is understood to trigger an abnormally fast coronary heart fee when transitioning from mendacity all the way down to standing up.
“Sending u a lot love and energy Shaun and to all within the feedback battling the debilitating, complicated, and lonely signs of POTS,” the “Shedding You” singer wrote.
Together with POTS, Knowles revealed that she was additionally identified with Sjögren’s syndrome and mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) in 2018, including that she will “actually relate to not wanting your well being to be your identification.”
In accordance with the Nationwide Institute of Well being, Sjögren’s is an autoimmune dysfunction that assaults the salivary and lacrimal glands. As for MCAS, the situation causes repeated and extreme allergic reactions like “hives, swelling, low blood stress, issue respiratory and extreme diarrhea,” based on the American Academy of Allergy, Bronchial asthma and Immunology.
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Knowles additionally gave a shout-out to Dysautonomia Worldwide, a nonprofit that “seeks to enhance the lives of people dwelling with autonomic nervous system issues,” per its web site.
“The great people at @dysautonomiaintl have been actually an unbelievable useful resource for me and I really feel actually grateful for the spoonie neighborhood for holding me down throughout my instances of full uncertainty!” she wrote.
Ross, 33, responded to Knowles’ remark, saying, “Thanks a lot Solange. You’ve identified me since I used to be a teen and the way energetic I could be. This undoubtedly modified my whole outlook on a lot [trying] to navigate this solely. I respect you a lot. Sending love ❤️.”
Knowles beforehand spoke about her well being points by way of Instagram in 2021, on the two-year anniversary of her critically acclaimed 2019 album, Once I Get Residence. Nevertheless, she didn’t get particular about her diagnoses on the time.
“Once I first began creating ‘Once I Get Residence’ I used to be fairly actually combating for my life,” the R&B singer wrote in her March 2021 put up. “Out and in of hospitals (s/out park plaza on Binz! 🙂) with depleting well being and damaged spirits asking God to ship me an indication I’d not solely survive, however that if he let me make it out alive, I’d step into the sunshine no matter that meant.”