\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n \tRelated story \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tAnna Faris Says This Surprising Pattern Made Her Rethink Alcohol\t\t<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n \t \n\tLooking back, the actress realized her body was throwing up red flags long before she officially got tested.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019ve been suffering for years since the days when I would drink a beer, but I didn\u2019t know that meant that my body was having, like, an aversion to it or [a] reaction to it,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n \n\tCeliac disease is an autoimmune condition where the body essentially attacks itself after consuming gluten. According to the Celiac Disease Foundation<\/a>, celiac disease affects one in 100 people worldwide, but only 30% of people are properly diagnosed.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGarth has previously spoken out about her struggles with substance abuse, an issue that escalated during her divorce from Peter Facinelli<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tGarth admitted that the breakup left her feeling \u201ctormented\u201d for years. \u201cI noticed my light really dimming,\u201d she shared. \u201cI wasn\u2019t putting off good vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn her memoir<\/a>, I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose, and Embracing Reinvention<\/em><\/a>, she wrote about a night when she mixed alcohol and pills to the point of needing her stomach pumped. Following that hospital visit, she checked into the Canyon Ranch rehab center to break the cycle of self-medicating.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tToday, Garth lives a sober life with her husband, Dave Abrams.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tShe also credits working with a naturopath and using hormone replacement therapy to manage another health challenge: menopause.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI\u2019m on hormone replacement therapy,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m on the trifecta. I take estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone on the daily,\u201d adding, \u201cIt does help me. I sleep through the night.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShe\u2019s also spoken out about having two hip surgeries<\/a> to treat osteoarthritis, to help erase the stigma around joint replacement and aging.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI had wished during my journey of the first surgery that I could share my experience with people because there\u2019s such a stigma around getting any of your joints replaced,\u201d she continued. \u201cThis is something that doesn\u2019t just affect 80-year-olds.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tNow, armed with the truth about her autoimmune disorder, she finally has answers for the physical pain she\u2019s endured for so long.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt all comes down to people-pleasing,\u201d Garth told People<\/em><\/a> in April. \u201cOnce you really get to the core of what you want for your life? That\u2019s when everything seems to get easier.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n![\"Anna](\"https:\/\/www.sheknows.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-sheknows-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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