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Kris Aquino opens up about having autoimmune thyroiditis

Kris Aquino took to social media to open up about her autoimmune condition.

Sharing a selfie on Instagram, Wednesday, the actress wrote: “My left eyeball is much bigger & protrudes more visibly than my right. That’s an indication my autoimmune thyroiditis is acting up.”

Because of her condition, Kris shared that she wouldn’t be able to do vigorous exercises.

“I can’t do vigorous exercises but I read up on a few breathing & morning meditation I can try while working myself up to going back to a regular yoga practice,” she said.

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Kris revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease called chronic spontaneous urticaria.

In 2019, she said she also suffered from a “form of lupus” and that she was allergic to all medications used to manage or heal the illness. – Kaela Malig/RC, GMA News