Paty Navidad, actress and reality TV star, raised concerns among her most loyal fans after announcing that she was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a chronic autoimmune disease for which she is already receiving treatment. How has her health progressed? Here's the story.

In a recent press conference, the former contestant of “La Casa de los Famosos: All-Stars” shared the symptoms that led her to seek professional help to understand their cause.

“I've been diagnosed three times with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)… I started having anxiety attacks, insomnia, headaches, fatigue… there are many symptoms, and we generally have to be mindful of our health because weight gain isn't always due to food,” she said about the first indication of her condition.

After receiving the necessary professional help, Paty Navidad finally got the answer to her questions: “I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's thyroiditis; it made me gain a lot of weight and became bloated. I didn't know what it was until the doctors told me it was Hashimoto's thyroiditis due to stress,” she explained.

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, it is a condition in The condition occurs when the immune system produces antibodies that attack the thyroid gland, causing it to become damaged and unable to produce enough hormones to supply energy to the body, support organ function, and even regulate heartbeat. Once the condition was identified, the television star began a treatment that, in addition to alleviating some of her symptoms, helped her lose the weight she had gained in the previous months: “I've got my figure back,” she emphasized.