Jennifer Esposito Reveals 7-Hour Psych Ward Stay After Celiac Disease Went Undiagnosed
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Updated · AOL · Aug 12
Jennifer Esposito Reveals 7-Hour Psych Ward Stay After Celiac Disease Went Undiagnosed
3 articles · Updated · AOL · Aug 12
Summary
Jennifer Esposito said a doctor placed her in a psychiatric ward for seven hours after misreading her plea to be kept there because she felt she was “jumping out of my skin.”
On Maria Menounos’ podcast, the 53-year-old linked the episode to years of undiagnosed celiac disease that left her deeply depressed, suicidal and repeatedly treated for symptoms rather than the underlying illness.
Her condition worsened while filming Samantha Who? — her hair, nails and even a tooth fell out — before a doctor finally diagnosed celiac disease two days after a near-crash she took as a sign to keep pushing.
Even after cutting out gluten, Esposito said her liver was failing, she was severely vitamin D deficient and so sensitive to light and stimulation that she slept in her kitchen during a long recovery.