Rylan Clark gives health update on his mother Linda, 72, after she was rushed to hospital with mystery condition
The beloved presenter, 36, informed his followers on Friday night that he wouldn't be hosting his BBC Radio 2 show the day after due to the emergency.
'Mummy Linda isn't well sadly so I won't be hosting the show tomorrow. Thank you to the emergency team at Princess Alexandra Hospital,' he shared at the time.
On Saturday, Rylan gave fans an update as he assured fans she was doing better and confirmed that she would be back home for her 73rd birthday on Sunday, July 20.
'Antibiotics have worked. Letting her home on orals. So she's home for her bday,' wrote on his Instagram Stories.
'Cheers everyone for your messages. Means a lot. Off sort wheelie bins x.'
Earlier in the day, Rylan had told fans how his mother was doing better, but didn't disclose why she had been hospitalised.
'She's all good. Hoping she will be at home for her bday,' he shared. 'She's now worried about wheelie bins going out again.'
Linda won the hearts of the nation after her appearance with her son in Celebrity Gogglebox, where she had viewers in fits of laughter with her dry humour.
R ylan previously shared in 2023 his mother suffered a horror fall in Marbella and had to have emergency surgery before they both flew home on a private plane.
Rylan gave fans an update on her mother's health at the time, writing: 'She's doing really well thankfully. All going good. Cheers for all ur messages x'
'She's doing really well. Now chatting away with a lovely lady next to her. On the mend! Cheers for ur messages,' he added.
The mother-son duo have been favourites on Channel 4's Gogglebox since 2019, yet they had to miss the latest series due to Linda's health.
Rylan has also previously opened up about his mother's battle with Crohn's disease.
Linda has battled with Crohn's since her 30s, a condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system.
She often has to undergo multiple operations to remove damaged parts of her bowel and takes numerous medicines each day for her condition.
Crohn's disease is a chronic condition, which affects around one in 1,200 people in the UK, causing inflammation of the lining of the digestive system, although it is most commons in the intestines.
It causes symptoms including diarrhoea, intense abdominal pain, weight loss and fatigue.
Linda had to endure a six-week hospital stay due to her ongoing battle with Crohn's disease back in 2017.
'She's not in the best health with her other conditions and this has made it more complicated,' Rylan previously said.
In October that year, Rylan revealed that Linda had become well enough to visit his house for the first time in two months amid her health struggles.
Linda also contracted sepsis in 2018, which almost killed her.
Rylan previously shared in 2023 his mother suffered a horror fall in Marbella and had to have emergency surgery before they both flew home on a private plane
Rylan previously opened up to the Daily Mail about his mum's battle with the illnes s, which has affected many aspects of her life.
He explained: 'My mum lost her job because of the disease - it totally dictates her life. When she was diagnosed it really hit her hard because it wasn't picked up early enough.
'The earlier you pick it up the easier it is to control. I grew up with the disease as well because she was ill - it is life-threatening. It's scary.
'It could be difficult when I was young because sometimes she couldn't come on school trips and other times she was so embarrassed about her symptoms that I couldn't have my mates to stay over.'
CROHN'S DISEASE EXPLAINED
Crohn's disease is a long-term condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system.
Inflammation most commonly occurs in the last section of the small or large intestine but it can affect any part of the digestive system.
Common symptoms can include:
diarrhoea
abdominal pain
fatigue (extreme tiredness)
unintended weight loss
blood and mucus in your faeces (stools)
Remission occurs when people with the disease go long periods of time without symptoms however these periods can be followed by flare ups of symptoms.
Why it happens
The exact cause of Crohn's disease is unknown. However, research suggests a combination of factors may be responsible. These include:
genetics – genes you inherit from your parents may increase your risk of developing Crohn's disease
the immune system – the inflammation may be caused by a problem with the immune system that causes it to attack healthy bacteria in the gut
previous infection – a previous infection may trigger an abnormal response from the immune system
smoking – smokers with Crohn's disease usually have more severe symptoms than non-smokers
environmental factors – Crohn's disease is most common in westernised countries such as the UK, and least common in poorer parts of the world such as Africa, which suggests the environment has a part to play
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