Bethenny Frankel announced that she has been diagnosed with stage two chronic kidney disease.
The 55-year-old RHONY alum – who recently contracted a bacterial infection on her face amid a trip to St. Barts – gave the health update to fans in a TikTok video shared on Thursday.
‘So, I have a medical announcement,’ she began while sitting outside, but explained she did not want anyone to ‘worry.’
‘Months ago I decided I was going to be very proactive about blood tests, bone density, all the things I had heard people talking about. And I started to take a series of blood tests.’
Frankel said that each time she had a blood test done, her kidney function results would have a ‘low’ result.
‘Then today, I was told I had a doctor’s appointment with a kidney specialist and I didn’t even want to go,’ the TV personality shared.
Bethenny Frankel, 55, announced that she has been diagnosed with stage two chronic kidney disease; seen in May 2025 in Miami Beach
‘So, I have a medical announcement,’ she began while sitting outside, but explained she did not want anyone to ‘worry’
The reality star expressed that she made herself go to the appointment, with her team also encouraging her to go.
Frankel then stated that the doctor told her she has ‘stage two chronic kidney disease.
‘And he said it could be a function of this traumatic experience I had years ago when I almost died from an allergy attack. It could have done damage to the kidney.’
Another cause could be an autoimmune disorder while adding ‘it’s connected to urinary, which I do get UTIs – not as much anymore.’
The media personality admitted that she doesn’t drink a lot of water, with the doctor telling her that ‘water is your medicine.’
Frankel added that she has to stay away from ‘ibuprofen or Aleve or Advil’ but can still have Tylenol.
‘He said you can’t have turmeric and one other thing,’ she said while indulging in a scoop of ice cream which the doctor informed the star she could have.
The mom-of-one told her fans that she also has low blood pressure and has also had problems with POTS (Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome).
Frankel said that each time she had a blood test done, her kidney function results would have a ‘low’ result
The media personality admitted that she doesn’t drink a lot of water, with the doctor telling her that ‘water is your medicine’
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