A Place in the Sun’s Laura Hamilton shows bleeding gums from autoimmune disorder

Laura Hamilton has mentioned that she wished to spotlight the ‘actuality of what’s beneath and what you possibly can’t see’

A Place within the Solar presenter Laura Hamilton has opened up about what it is prefer to stay with autoimmune dysfunction ITP.

The 39-year-old, who has hosted the present since 2012, shared photos of the bruises alongside her arms following her analysis in 2020.

Taking to Instagram, Laura mentioned that she wished to spotlight the “actuality of what’s beneath and what you possibly can’t see”.

Addressing her signs, Laura mentioned that she had been affected by bleeding gums and “extreme bruises”.

She informed followers who additionally had ITP (immune thrombocytopenia) to “not let it get you down”.

Laura wrote: “This week I may need posted a number of images in fairly clothes, however that is the fact of what’s beneath and what you possibly can’t see…

“I’ve had bruising on my arms and my gums have been bleeding. That is ITP.

“Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an auto immune dysfunction that may result in simple or extreme bruising and bleeding. The bleeding outcomes from unusually low ranges of platelets — the cells that assist blood clot.

“If you’re an ITP sufferer my ideas are with you. Don’t let it get you down. Observe your goals. Something is feasible. There is no such thing as a must let it maintain you again…

“#itp #itpawareness #autoimmunedisease #bruising #platelets #keeppositive #reducestress #healthyliving.”

Fellow host Anna Williamson praised her put up, commenting beneath: “Gosh bless you Laura, that appears painful xxx.”

Whereas one other ITP sufferer thanked her for sharing the main points of her dysfunction.

They wrote: “I’m additionally an ITP sufferer, together with different autoimmune ailments. Thanks for sharing and posting about this, in an uncommon approach it’s comforting. X”

Laura beforehand informed The Mirror that she first found the signs of her dysfunction when daughter Tahlia was a child.

“When Tahlia was about seven months outdated, I used to be as a consequence of drive to Portugal to movie a health app, however a number of days earlier than I used to be as a consequence of go I began noticing all this bruising popping out on my legs,” she mentioned.

“At first I questioned if the bruises may need been attributable to my food regimen. I used to be all the time somebody who bruised fairly simply anyway, however it was greater than regular.

“I began attempting to diagnose myself and see what was improper and it got here up with all kinds of scary issues.”

The hospital had ordered blood assessments, and when the outcomes got here again, they confirmed Laura’s blood platelet ranges – which assist blood to clot and permit wounds to heal – had been dangerously low.

A standard platelet depend is between 400 and 140 Ok/uL. Laura’s was solely 23.

“The physician defined that when platelets drop under a sure level, you’re liable to inner haemorrhaging and bleeding on the mind,” she recalled