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Debbie Gibson reveals battle with Lyme disease after critics slam weight loss
The 43-year-old explained to fans the reason behind her thin frame after being criticized for her gaunt appearance.
Debbie Gibson has revealed her battle with Lyme disease.
The '80s pop icon felt the need to share her private health struggle after critics attacked her earlier this month for her skinny frame while performing two shows in Chile.
"I feel compelled to address a health-related issue I have been dealing with. Last year, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. It is an elusive disease that disguises itself as many other things and creates a lot of pain and discomfort along the way," she wrote on her website Wednesday.
"I am not exactly sure when or where I picked it up, but, in the early spring, I began to show unusual symptoms. A lot of Lyme symptoms mimic symptoms of anxiety and stress"
Gibson, 43, in attempt to silence the critics, explained that the illness has had an extreme affect on her diet.
"The first symptoms came in the form of food sensitivities. I found I could not touch sugar, starch, caffeine, certain oils etc., without having a severe reaction that felt like jolts of electricity running through my body."
"I kept eating a ton of protein and fat to try to keep weight on … egg yolks, red meat, you name it. But the weight kept falling off and I had a gaunt and sinewy look."
The "Only in My Dreams" singer explained that the people close to her began to get very concerned over her appearance.
"At times, my boyfriend would insist I eat some pasta and butter, even though I did not feel great doing it," she says. "'You need to gain weight,' he would say. My spine was frail and unprotected."
Gibson made the attempt to get Botox after she started losing the weight to smooth out her lines.
"Both the trauma of the needles and the toxin itself wreaked havoc on my physical and mental state. I will never put this or any other toxin into my body for vanity reasons again."
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