Former Emmerdale star Gemma Oaten has shared the horrifying details of a recent health scare which left her close to death. The actress, who played Rachel Breckle in the ITV soap, had been struck down with coronavirus when her health took a turn for the worse back in April.
After informing them of her hospital stay, Gemma told her fans that she had been diagnosed with a rare condition called Milk-alkali syndrome following a "scary" trip to A&E after suffering problems with her kidney while also dealing with Covid.
Milk-alkali syndrome is a rare condition where there is a high level of calcium in the body, otherwise known as hypercalcemia. It causes an imbalance of acid and base toward alkaline (metabolis alkalosis) and can lead to the loss of kidney functions. At the time of her hospital dash, Gemma had "dangerously high" calcium levels in her body with only eight percent kidney function.
