I lost 5 pounds In four days while Battling with Stomach Illness- Cardi B.
I Like It star Cardi B has spoken about her dramatic weight loss in the wake of a stomach illness that put her in hospital.
Tanitoluwa J. Adedotun 
Hip-hop star Cardi B has opened up about the stomach illness that put her in hospital.
The Bodak Yellow artist, 27, had been forced into hospital after the mysterious illness left her throwing up everything she ate.
Due to her occupying a hospital bed during the coronavirus pandemic, Cardi came in for some criticism on social media for her treatment there.
One critic on Twitter commented: "One thing that has been ticking me is that there's a close friend of my aunt's that has the coronavirus and she went to the hospital but they told her, to go home they can't serve her.
"So she's been stuck at home with the rest of her family without getting help."
They accused Cardi of using her celebrity status to get fast hospital treatment, despite the star losing 5lbs in four days due to her illness.
The user then tweeted: "But then I go on social media and see Cardi B at the hospital because she 'thinks' she has the virus and getting the help she needs. I know celebs have advantages, but this is someone's life.
"You can allow a celeb (who, by the way can help with a few donations and help the hospital) who thinks they have the virus to enter the hospital, (She ended up not having it) than an individual who does have it.
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The rapper, real name Belcalis Marlenis Almanzar, didn't waste much time to respond to the slam.
Cardi B tweeted: "Ummmmmm I was literally throwing up everything I swallow and lost 5 pounds in 4 days due to stomach issues. NOT CAUSE OF THE RONA.
"You can still go to the hospital for other problems you kno."
In now deleted tweets, Cardi wrote last Thursday how she had been badly hit by her mystery illness.
"Honestly cause I been having some real bad stomach problems for four days I went to the ER last night and I'm feeling way better," she tweeted. "Hopefully tomorrow I will feel no more pain."
One thing that does seem to be keeping Cardi distracted through this difficult time is the hit Netflixdocumentary Tiger King.
She has since gone on to joke about who was to blame for a tiger being diagnosed with the coronavirus COVID-19: "I'll tell you how... Carol F***in Baskin."
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