Halsey Opens Up About Health Struggles: "My Body Is Rebelling Against Me"
Halsey's lifelong health issues hit a tipping point in the months after they
gave birth to their first child, Ender. On May 10, the new mom, whose pronouns are she/they, shared an update on her Instagram Stories to address the concerns of fans worried about her well-being and whether she would be well enough to perform on her upcoming "
Love and Power" tour, which is set to kick off in West Palm Beach, FL, on May 17.
"So I know a lot of you guys have been wondering what's going on with my health and some of you saw a TikTok that I posted yesterday, basically confirming that I'm allergic to like literally everything so I just wanted to give you a little update," they said while lying in bed with a heart monitor taped to their chest. In the
TikTok, captioned "everything is fine," Halsey wrote, "just found out I'm allergic to coffee so there goes my entire personality."
After a few seconds of sipping on a matcha latte, she added, "and also potatoes, corn, spinach, ginger, garlic, milk, wheat, crab, shrimp, carrots, peppers, almonds, peanuts, cashews, blueberries, apricot, cantaloupe, grapes, onions, grapefruit, turkey, cauliflower, squash, hempwater (?), mustard, nutmeg, mackerel, celery, pear, rye, yeast, lemons, coconuts, bananas, pea, [and] soy." For Halsey, who has been open about their
struggle with endometriosis and has experienced autoimmune issues throughout their entire life, the lengthy list of allergies is just one symptom related to their newly diagnosed conditions.
"Obviously, my health has changed a lot since I got pregnant and gave birth," she said. "I started getting really, really sick and I've been kind of sick pretty much most of my adult life, but it started getting really bad." After being hospitalized for anaphylaxis on multiple occasions, Halsey saw several doctors and underwent testing that resulted in her being diagnosed with
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a connective tissue disorder;
Sjögren's syndrome, an immune disorder often accompanied by dry eyes and a dry mouth;
mast cell activation syndrome, anaphylaxis caused by allergic symptoms; and
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS), a blood circulation disorder. "I'm still looking for answers to the root cause of some of these things that could potentially be another type of autoimmune disease," they said. "I've known I've had autoimmune issues for most of my life, especially having endometriosis, but it's been exacerbated since I had Ender."
