Former Bachelorette Rachel Recchia is on the mend after being sick for months — and had a message for her haters. During a Sunday, August 18, Q&A on Recchia’s Instagram Story, a fan wrote, “Your comments make me sick. I hope you know how loved and beautiful you are.
” In response, Recchia, 28, shared a screenshot of several remarks she’s received regarding her physical appearance. “I always liked that she was gorgeous but more ‘normal’ with healthy curves. She doesn’t look healthy here anymore,” one user wrote, while another added, “Wow what change!!! Why??? You were so pretty before!!” Recchia then shared a message for her trolls, noting she has been “extremely sick” since May.
“I was in the hospital for a bad kidney infection that spread into my back muscles,” she wrote. “I was on antibiotics through a picc line for over a month.” Recchia noted that the antibiotics made her “so tired and nauseous” which led to “the weight loss everyone has been commenting on.
” She added, “I am aware I look ‘sick’ because I was sick.” She concluded, “Please be mindful, I love you all.” In another Instagram Story upload on Sunday, Recchia shared a pic of her arm while responding to a fan asking whether she got her picc line removed.
“I just got it out,” she wrote. “I’ve been sick since before the beginning of the summer and it’s such a relief to be off medication!!!” Recchia, who’s been candid about undergoing a breast reduc.