Maura Higgins has revealed her doctor has discovered “severe inflammation” around her bladder following an ultrasound.
The former Love Island star has been undergoing various tests to discover a mystery illness she was struck down with earlier this month.
Speaking on her Instagram Stories, Maura updated her fans after another trip to the doctors.
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She said: “Thanks for all your lovely messages by the way. A lot of you are looking for a Q&A on like what’s going on with me and stuff but I can’t do a Q&A because I’m as much in the dark as you guys. This is why I’m getting tests done.
“However, we did figure something out today, well when I say we, obviously the doctor. I’ve got severe inflammation around my bladder. Like my bladder is inflamed and we don’t know why. Obviously I have to get more tests done.
“But yeah, very strange.”
The 31-year-old Longford native revealed she went in for an ultrasound and the doctor decided to do a smear test on her – something which Maura said is “so, so important”.
“I actually went in for an ultrasound today. That was the appointment. So obviously you go in and you talk and you all this jazz and whatever. He was doing like an internal check type thing.
“I don’t want to go into too much details because I know it grosses people out or whatever… anyway, so afterwards I turned around and said to him ‘oh my god that felt a bit like a smear test’ and he said ‘it was.
“But this is my point because I know a lot of you message me about the smear test… if anyone ever says to you that a smear test is painful, uncomfortable, anything – they are drama queens.
“I’ve had smears test in the past and it never hurt. I’ve had a smear today and I didn’t even know I was getting one. It was absolutely fine.
“I’ve had messages from women at the NHS saying that women actually cancel their smears because they’re so scared and they feel uncomfortable. There is no need to feel uncomfortable. These gynaecologists, doctors and nurses have seen hundreds and hundreds of vaginas every day….
“My point is get your smear test. It is so so, so important,” she added.
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