{"id":260737,"date":"2025-07-13T05:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T05:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260737\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T05:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T05:01:12","slug":"jennifer-anistons-health-guru-boyfriend-jim-curtis-kept-embarrassing-illness-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/260737\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Aniston’s health guru boyfriend Jim Curtis kept embarrassing illness secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jennifer hasn\u2019t publicly dated anyone since her 2018 divorce from Justin Theroux, but was spotted over the 4th of July weekend alongside hypnotist and wellness coach Jim Curtis\"JenniferJennifer hasn\u2019t publicly dated anyone since her 2018 divorce from Justin Theroux(Image: Variety via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Jennifer Aniston\u2019s new boyfriend hid an embarrassing secret about his health<\/a> for years and things got so bad it caused him to feel “depressed”.<\/p>\n

The actress, who hasn\u2019t publicly dated anyone since her 2018 divorce from Justin Theroux<\/a>, was spotted over the 4th of July weekend alongside hypnotist and wellness coach Jim Curtis and her longtime friends Jason Bateman and Amanda Anka.<\/p>\n

Jim may be a new face to Hollywood fans, but he\u2019s well-established in the wellness world<\/a>. On his official website, he describes himself as a \u201cwellness pioneer, author, and hypnotist.\u201d But over the years he has battled his own health issues.<\/p>\n

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\"SoSo far, neither Aniston nor Curtis has commented on their relationship.<\/p>\n

(Image: Jae C. Hong\/Invision\/AP)<\/p>\n

Jim, 49, says he suffered from acute irritable bowel syndrome<\/a> (IBS) due to a chronic health condition and confessed that “accidents happened a lot. In a 2018 interview, Jim said he kept his illness secret from colleagues and instead told them he was in a motorcycle accident.<\/p>\n

Jim told Fast Company magazine<\/a> in 2018: “Up until 10 years ago, I had IBS, and accidents happened a lot. As a salesperson on the road a lot, I would have to walk through major airports literally for a couple miles; I didn\u2019t want to wait for a wheelchair and trip and fall and be so sweaty.<\/p>\n

“I was doing that and not talking about it and pushing through. When something terrible happened\u2013which it did\u2013I would go into disaster mode or go home and take care of it and go back to work for another day.”<\/p>\n

Jim revealed that his health troubles began as a teenager, when he started to lose the use of his legs and found lesions on his spinal cord. Things got so bad, he said, that at one point he “wanted to die.” He suffered pain, headaches<\/a>, muscle spasticity, and paralysis but top neurologists couldn\u2019t figure out what was wrong.<\/p>\n

He said things got worse after college, when he started a job on Wall Street. He told Fast Company: “Wall Street comes with a lot of macho ego. It couldn\u2019t have been a worse choice. I had to stand up in a crowd all day. It was super high-stress, which is inflammatory and devastating for a condition like mine.<\/p>\n

“It increased symptoms of fatigue and pain, and it brought on new ones like IBS and other things I couldn\u2019t control. I was walking with a limp and I didn\u2019t want to get into the \u201cwhy.\u201d So for most of the time I lied. I said I\u2019d been in an accident\u2013often it was motorcycle accident\u2013because that fit perfectly, that\u2019s kinda cool and that\u2019s tough enough.”<\/p>\n

\"JenniferJennifer was seen holidaying recently with Jim Curtis <\/p>\n

He explained how he hid his condition from employers and colleagues for years and said he was “depressed” from the the embarrassing consequences caused by the crippling IBS, reports MailOnline<\/a>.<\/p>\n

IBS is a common condition that affects the digestive system. It can cause stomach cramps, bloating and diarrhoea. It\u2019s usually a lifelong condition but lifestyle changes and medicine can help. The exact cause is unknown \u2013 it’s been linked to things like food passing through your gut too quickly or too slowly, gastroenteritis, oversensitivity in your gut, stress and a family history of IBS.<\/p>\n

There’s no test for IBS, but you might need some tests to rule out other possible causes of your symptoms. The GP may arrange a blood test to check for problems like coeliac diseas or other tests on a sample of your poo to check for infections and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).<\/p>\n

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