Comedian couple Son Min-soo and Im La-ra revealed their struggles with hypothyroidism, sharing the story of how they faced criticism for being 'extra' during their twin pregnancy and morning sickness.
On the 24th, Son Min-soo and Im La-ra released 'Pregnancy Diary Episode 22' on their YouTube channel 'Enjoy Couple.' In the video, they shared their feelings and backstory regarding the criticism of being 'extra' during the process of their twin pregnancy.
Son Min-soo and Im La-ra greeted by saying, 'We are the 'extra' couple Min-soo and La-ra.' In fact, they have faced significant criticism, to the extent that the keyword 'extra' is associated with the Enjoy Couple. They directly discussed this and revealed their feelings.
First, Im La-ra stated, 'I don't know if it's because I'm having twins, but I couldn't endure morning sickness without medication from week 5 to week 21.' She continued, 'Even a little hunger would make me vomit, I would vomit just by brushing my teeth, and even strong smells would make me vomit. It wasn't Min-soo's smell, but the outside smells he brought that made me sick.'
Additionally, she confessed, 'I have a genetic condition of hypothyroidism. I've had it even before pregnancy, but I didn't disclose it because I felt it would attract too much media attention. Medication helps me manage it. However, during pregnancy, I have to take more medication, and it can contribute to infertility factors, which made me even more anxious.'
She added, 'The reason I was acting 'extra' is that I had to be fasting for at least an hour before taking my thyroid medication. Also, after taking the medication, I had to wait at least four hours. That time was always very tough. I wanted to die.' This revelation added to the shock.
Im La-ra remarked, 'The severe difficulties and vomiting I experienced were due to that. I recommend others who have severe morning sickness to get tested for other illnesses. Just take the medication for morning sickness. I couldn't go about my daily life without it. Considering my career was all set, I think I was under a lot of stress.'
Besides this, she confessed to enduring the situation by receiving IV fluids for morning sickness, adding, 'During the worst times, I went for IV treatments every few days. Before important schedules, I received treatments often the day before.'
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