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Joe Manganiello health battle and memoir

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Actor Joe Manganiello has detailed his seven-year struggle with an undiagnosed autoimmune disorder in his new memoir, ‘Bloodlines’. The illness caused symptoms including fatigue, headaches, migraines, fever, and digestive complications. Manganiello revealed that the medical crisis led to emergency surgery in 2016 to remove ~~a large portion of~~ his ~~intestines, necessitating~~ entire large intestine after it became life-threateningly infected. This necessitated the use of an ostomy ~~bag.~~ bag, which he disclosed he wore under his armor while filming his role as Deathstroke in ‘Justice League’. He noted that these health struggles significantly impacted his personal life, including the dissolution of his marriage to Sofia ~~Vergara.~~ Vergara, and caused a 60-pound weight loss and a difficult recovery to regain the ability to walk and stand. To regain a sense of agency over his body, Manganiello received a large dragon tattoo designed to cover the resulting surgical scars. He described the experience of the illness as a fight against a ‘non-existent dragon’ and expressed hope that his story inspires others to discuss health challenges with loved ones.

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