Gemma Atkinson discusses benefits of crafting with Mia

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Gemma Atkinson, 37, took to Instagram today to share a health update with her followers after her scary hospital dash left her needing to “heal from her trauma”. The radio presenter is recovering after having to undergo an emergency operation to have her wisdom tooth extracted.

Following her painful procedure, Gemma told her 1.8 million followers that, despite “feeling rank”, she was on the road to recovery.

Sharing an impressive picture of herself doing the splits in her home gym, as her dog lay beside her on the mat, Gemma wrote: “A sweaty stretching mess!”

“But, my first session after two weeks off felt ok. I had a wisdom tooth out, the gum became infected and developed a dry socket and I then had a bad reaction to the antibiotics.

“Not a great combo,” she added with a laughing emoji. “It’s very common though, especially with wisdom teeth so we just gotta suck it up, deal with it and that’s that!”

The former Strictly star then went on to describe how she was attempting to get herself back to full fitness.

“The body obv wants to heal after any injury or trauma, and in order for it to do so and to help it along we need fuel (nutrition) and hydration,” she explained.

“Two things which I was low on due to not being able to eat properly and actually not feeling hungry at all due to all the pain meds.

“Today was just steady cardio and a stretch and I felt mentally amazing to move again!!

“Within 5 mins I was feeling “up”. Focus now for me is my GUT. Obv antibiotics cleared my infection, they worked but there’s usually side effects.

“And for me that was bloating, cramps, hardly any bowel movements so just feeling sluggish and to be blunt, rank!” she admitted.

“As well as my daily probiotics I’m focusing on Fermented foods as they are helpful in healing our gut.

“Foods like sourdough bread, natural yoghurt, kombucha and pickled veggies (beetroot is my go too, I love them in smoothies!) These little steps as well as getting back in the gym will slowly but surely get me back on track 100%.”(sic)

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Gemma made it clear that she was keeping up the positive energy and stressed the importance of self care.

“I love taking care of myself and feeling mentally and physically good, and today was the start of getting back to just that,” she wrote.

“If you’re re-starting after time off or starting from scratch, be patient, be persistent and train smart!

“Take care of yourself with small daily habits, they make a big difference in the long run,” she concluded with a heart emoji.

Gemma gave her fans a scare after she was rushed to surgery earlier this month with a swollen face.

The fitness enthusiast said her wisdom tooth had caused her pain for months and admitted that she was still in severe pain after the operation.

She took to Instagram on Saturday to share an update with her followers, explaining that the swelling had gone down but that she was still in a lot of discomfort.

The on-screen star even said it was so bad, she would “rather go through having Mia (her daughter) again, than have another wisdom tooth out”.

Gemma shares three-year-old daughter Mia with her partner Gorka Márquez, who is a professional dancer on BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing.

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