Singer Park Gyu-ri (47) revealed that she had come close to developing colorectal cancer.
Park appeared as a guest on the episode of TV Chosun's "A Narrow Escape" broadcast on Monday.
On the show, she said, "In the past, I lived with chronic constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and enteritis. I frequently visited the emergency room and had three or four polyps removed every year."
Two years ago, she was found to have serrated adenomas, a precancerous lesion associated with colorectal cancer. She said, "I heard that if left untreated, it would turn into cancer, so I was terrified."
Having experienced the crisis of being on the verge of colorectal cancer, she had the serrated adenomas removed.
Regarding the reason for her crisis, Park said, "It is embarrassing to admit, but I did not manage my health at all." She added, "I also flaunted my youth and loved eating too much. As a result, even though I knew it was bad for my intestinal health, I could not stop. I kept eating."
She said, "My hometown is Daegu. I loved makchang (grilled pork intestines), spicy tteokbokki (rice cakes in spicy sauce), and kalguksu (hand-cut noodle soup), so they were always on my mind."
Experts advised that her diet lacked dietary fiber and that she needed to change her eating habits.
Afterward, Park changed her diet and began systematic health management. She was seen enjoying kongbiji gang-tenjang (soybean paste with ground soybeans) and ssambap (rice wrapped in lettuce), as well as raw foods made from freeze-dried vegetables and fruits.
She expressed relief after recently receiving a medical checkup result indicating that her intestinal health had improved compared to two years ago.
Park Gyu-ri, a trot singer who began her career as a traditional Korean music performer, has been active with songs such as "Ari of Love," "Spoon and Chopsticks," "I Am a Woman," "You Are Boom, I Am Clap," and "Let's Go Together." She had previously revealed that she suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage in her 30s.
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