Oprah Winfrey hospitalized for stomach issue that left her with ‘stuff coming out of both ends’ according to Gayle King – five months after mogul admitted to using weight loss drugs

Oprah Winfrey was recently hospitalized due to a stomach problem that caused her to excrete from “both sides,” her best friend Gayle King revealed.

Gayle, 69, made the candid admission on Tuesday, adding that she hoped Oprah, 70, would not be upset by her indiscretion.

It comes five months after Winfrey admitted to taking weight-loss drugs similar to Ozempic.

‘She had some kind of stomach flu, with stuff coming out of both sides. I won’t get too explicit,” Gayle said.

“But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital due to dehydration, she had an IV, so it was a very serious matter,” the newsreader continued.

When asked about Oprah’s current health, Gayle said, “She’s going to be fine.” She’ll be fine.’ CBS mornings.

Gayle, 69, made the candid admission on Tuesday, adding that she hoped Oprah, 70, would not be upset by her indiscretion; Oprah and Gayle pictured in December

Gayle was interviewing novelist David Wroblewski, whose new release Familiaris was selected for Oprah’s book club.

Oprah usually introduces her book club picks herself, but her illness prevented her from appearing on air Tuesday, leaving the task to Gayle.

After vividly explaining the reason behind Oprah’s absence, Gayle said, “I hope she’s not mad at me for sharing that detail.”

Oprah, whose size has become well known over the years, recently made headlines with her documentary about people who use weight-loss drugs.

“It is a very personal subject for me,” Oprah said in a press statement she quoted STAKE: ‘and for the hundreds of millions of people around the world who have struggled with weight and obesity for years.’

Throughout her decades of superstardom, Oprah has been candid with her fans about the various steps she’s taken to shed pounds.

Last year she was dogged by rumors that she was taking Ozempic, the diabetes drug that has become a Hollywood fad among those trying to lose weight.

As speculation mounted, Oprah admitted in December that she had given in and started taking weight-loss medications – after previously feeling like she had to rely on her own “willpower” to reach the number she wanted.

“But needless to say, she ended up in the hospital, dehydration, she had an IV, so it was a very serious thing,” Gayle revealed; Oprah pictured in March

After vividly explaining the reason behind Oprah’s absence, Gayle said, “I hope she’s not mad at me for sharing that detail.”

Her size “took up fifty years of space in my brain, yo-yoing and feeling like, why can’t I just get over this thing, believing that willpower was my failure,” she said People.

When she underwent knee surgery in 2021, her physical rehabilitation helped her develop some healthy habits that helped her burn fat.

‘After knee surgery, I started walking and set new distance goals every week. Eventually, I could walk three to five miles every day and do a 10-mile walk in one go on the weekends. “I felt stronger, fitter and more alive than I had felt in years,” she said.

“I eat my last meal at 4 p.m., drink a liter of water a day and use the Weight Watchers principles of counting points,” added the television icon, who at the time was still on the Weight Watchers board of directors. fed up. .

As for the medication, she said, “I was aware of medication but felt I had to prove that I had the willpower to do it. I don’t have that feeling anymore.’