Jade Thirlwall spent years feeling bloated, experiencing gurgling and discomfort that no one could explain to her.
The former Little Mix member revealed that she had been diagnosed with retrograde cricopharyngeal dysfunction, a rare condition that physically prevents her from burping. She mentioned it while commenting on a video by Gemma Renwick, a creator who shares information about this disorder, and confessed that she finally felt “seen and understood” 💛
There is a treatment, a Botox injection known as “throtox”, but Jade is still hesitant: she worries it could affect her voice, her tool for work since she was a teenager. Doctors do not even know what causes it — only that it is lifelong.
