Bethenny Frankel Explains Why Her Face Looks ‘F–ked Up’: ‘I’m Not Doing That Great’

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Setting the record straight. Bethenny Frankel is aware that her face looks “different” in footage from her Aspen, Colorado, vacation — and she’s clapping back at the online criticism.“I’m bloated, swollen and I’ve gained 4 lbs in 3 days because my body is desperately hanging on to any water it can,” the Real Housewives of New York City alum, 52, wrote via Instagram on Thursday, February 23, alongside a video of herself discussing her symptoms. “A while back I shared what has been a serious battle with POTS.

This is an autoimmune disorder that seems to have been drastically exacerbated since COVID. I know there are many of you out there, so thanks for all of the information.

It’s certainly a condition to manage.”Frankel, who also suffers from chronic severe dehydration and extremely low blood pressure, added a “P.S.” to the social media users that have bashed her appearance.“When you comment on someone’s physical appearance, you may not know exactly what they’re enduring personally, physically and emotionally,” she wrote on Thursday.The Skinnygirl founder further explained that she is “messed up” and “not doing that great,” while she deals with her dehydration struggles and chronic pain.“I have had liters of Pedialyte and water and Kombucha and coconut water and it just goes right through me,” she said in her social media upload. “And I’ve gained, like, four pounds while being here [in Aspen] because my body’s trying to hold onto any water it can.

Dehydration is so real. This is, like, very intense and it’s gotten really bad in the last few years since this autoimmune thing I’m dealing with.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesThe former Bravo star added: “So that’s why I look f—ked up.”Frankel — who