Lili Reinhart Says She's 'Searching for Answers' About Her 'Mysterious' Chronic Illness

Mar. 15, 2025

Lili Reinhart.Photo:Lili Reinhart/Instagram

Lili Reinhart/Instagram

Lili Reinhartis opening up about her health, revealing that she’s spent the last year dealing with an unknown illness.

In a social media post to accompany the release of a new interview withSelf Magazine, theRiverdaleactress, 28, reminded readers to prioritize their health, while sharing what’s going on with hers.

“I feel it’s important to show an honest glimpse at what last year was like for me, when dealing with my health issues,” she began in the caption to anInstagram carouselon Thursday, Jan. 23.

Reinhart then thanked the outlet for helping to tell her story, while sharing several photos from her journey.

Her cover image showed her sitting in a hospital room, which she noted was 5 a.m. in a German hospital for a “possible bladder/UTI infection.”

“Being diagnosed withinterstitial cystitiswhile simultaneously searching for answers about a mysterious autoimmunity/inflammatory disease made 2024 the hardest year of my life,” her caption continued.

Another photo in her upload showed a text message screenshot with Reinhart telling someone she’d spent “the last few days” standing beside a garbage can throwing chunks of her hair out.

Lili Reinhart health update.Lili Reinhart/Instagram

“I just run my hands through it,” the text message said, “until it stops coming out.”

Lili Reinhart, October 24, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.Presley Ann/Getty

Presley Ann/Getty

Other images in her Instagram post showed more visits to the doctor, as well as a photo of her sitting on an airplane.

“No greater discomfort than flying with a bladder flare,” was written over the picture.

Her very next image was a post about chronic illness.

TheNational Institute of Mental Healthdefines chronic disease as “a condition that lasts at least one year and requires ongoing medical attention or limits activities of daily living or both.”

On her Instagram Stories, Reinhart shared quotes from herSelf Magazinefeature.

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“Don’t let a doctor tell you that nothing’s wrong when you know that there is,” one quote read.

Another quote urged people to “Listen to your body, and don’t take no for an answer.”

source: people.com