MANILA, Philippines — Kris Aquino has revealed a new health update as she continues to battle several autoimmune conditions, this as she begins to take methotrexate.
In an Instagram post on May 17, the television personality revealed that she had just taken her first "baby dose" of the drug which is an antimetabolite medication.
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The post itself, which was a video of Kris taking the medication, was set to an excerpt of Maximillian's "Beautiful Scars."
Anticipating queries, Kris explained that methotrexate treats cancer by slowing the growth of cancer cells, treats psoriasis by slowing the skin cell growth to stop scales from forming, and may treat rheumatoid arthritis by decreasing the immune system's activity.
Kris then gave a brief rundown of her arrival in the United States last where she learned she had four autoimmune conditions including chronic spontaneous urticaria, autoimmune thyroiditis, and Churg Strauss (EGPA).