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Perez Hilton says taking medication without food led to sepsis, 21-day hospitalization

  • Perez Hilton, celebrity blogger, said in a Monday, March 23, 2026, YouTube video that he was hospitalized for 21 days in Las Vegas before being released.
  • Taking flu meds on an empty stomach, Hilton explained, led to an ulcer, perforation and sepsis after about a week of the flu.
  • Taken by ambulance, he underwent emergency care that included laparoscopic surgery after about five days and lung drainage while receiving feeding tube and IV nutrition for two weeks.
  • Now home, Hilton said he remains on IV treatment with a PICC line for 10 days and thanked Southern Hills Hospital staff, adding he plans more sleep and time with his children and sister.
  • Hilton urged viewers in his YouTube video that sepsis is a serious, potentially fast‑moving condition, warning against taking medication on an empty stomach, citing Mayo Clinic facts.
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