Doctors dismissed my agonizing symptoms for years — my misunderstood condition affects 190M people
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March 31, 2026
Kristina Kasparian's pain was unbearable. She couldn’t shower without vomiting from the strain, couldn’t pull up her underwear or tie her shoes. But doctors brushed it off as IBS or anxiety.
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