Rachel Recchia is addressing a thorn in her aspect.

The Bachelorette alum clapped abet at on-line chatter about her recent weight loss, shutting down rumors that she had “work done” on her face and sought plastic surgical operation to slim down.

As a replacement, Rachel eminent that the alternate of appearance became the tip results of a prolonged health battle.

“I even bag been extraordinarily in downhearted health since May presumably well additionally,” she wrote on Instagram Stories Aug. 18. “I became in the sanatorium for a nefarious kidney infection that spread into my abet muscle groups.”

Based totally on the 28-yr-extinct, she had been on antibiotics through a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) for over a month, making her feel “so drained and nauseous, which led to the burden loss everyone has been commenting on.”

“I’m aware I conception 'in downhearted health' because I became in downhearted health,” Rachel added. “Please be aware.”

Indeed, Rachel became pictured with a PICC line on her magnificent arm in a few of her recent Instagram photos. On July 7, the Bachelor Nation important particular person posted a describe of herself in a crimson bikini with her bicep bandaged up, writing in the caption, “How I conception whereas going through it.”