US EditionBethenny Frankel Shares Stage 2 Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis
Bethenny Frankel revealed her stage 2 chronic kidney disease diagnosis to promote regular bloodwork and hydration, noting over 35 million Americans have the condition, per CDC.
- On Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Bethenny Frankel, 55, Real Housewives of New York City alum and Skinnygirl founder, announced a stage 2 chronic kidney disease diagnosis in an Instagram video, urging caution but no worry.
- Repeated low kidney function from months of proactive blood tests led to a kidney specialist referral, with possible causes including severe allergy attack, autoimmune disease, infections, and low water intake.
- Medical guidance included boosting hydration to a liter and a half a day and avoiding ibuprofen, turmeric and ice cream while trying to reverse kidney damage, her doctor suggested.
- Frankel encouraged her community to be thorough with blood tests, follow up on outlier results, and repeat testing every six months, soon receiving advice and support from followers and online community.
- About 35.5 million people in the U.S. have CKD, and as many as 9 in 10 adults with CKD do not know they have it; this is Frankel's second medical emergency in 2026.
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"Maybe I'll have to deal with this forever," Frankel told her followers.Hoda Davaine/Getty Bethenny Frankel in 2025Bethenny Frankel has been diagnosed with stage 2 chronic kidney disease — and she's using her diagnosis to help her fans."I have a medical announcement. Not because I want you to worry, but because I want you to take precautions in your own life, be mindful," the Real Housewives of New York City alum, 55, began in a video shared to…
‘RHONY’ alum Bethenny Frankel reveals she has stage 2 chronic kidney disease
Bethenny Frankel on Thursday announced to her fans that she’s been diagnosed with stage 2 chronic kidney disease. “I have a medical announcement. Not because I want you to worry, but because I want you to take precautions in your own life, be mindful,” the Real Housewives of New York alum said in a TikTok video. Frankel, 55, went on the explain that she recently decided to be “very proactive about blood tests, bone density, all the things I had …
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