{"id":1334,"date":"2026-10-25T07:10:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T07:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/healthymen\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2026-10-25T07:10:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T07:10:39","slug":"joe-manganiello-tells-the-full-story-of-the-mystery-illness-hes-been-living-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/healthymen\/?p=1334","title":{"rendered":"Joe Manganiello Tells the Full Story of the Mystery Illness He&#8217;s Been Living With"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKd5qrDSNSg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Joe Manganiello lost 60 pounds in two weeks, underwent surgery to remove his large intestine, and says his \u201cbody was in a civil war with itself\u201d while battling a mysterious auto-immune illness. 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