{"id":239406,"date":"2026-05-10T05:59:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T05:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/billy-bob-thornton-opens-up-about-rare-health-condition-talks-his-restrictive-diet\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T05:59:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T05:59:48","slug":"billy-bob-thornton-opens-up-about-rare-health-condition-talks-his-restrictive-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/billy-bob-thornton-opens-up-about-rare-health-condition-talks-his-restrictive-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy Bob Thornton Opens Up About Rare Health Condition, Talks His Restrictive Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption><span class=\"copyright\">Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"\/tags\/billy-bob-thornton\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Billy Bob Thornton<\/strong><\/a> is speaking out about his health and a rare condition he has that causes his him to have a restrictive diet. <\/p>\n<p>The 70-year-old<em> Landman<\/em> star opened up on <a href=\"\/tags\/howie-mandel\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Howie Mandel<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s podcast <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aupKrNsLDc4\" id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aupKrNsLDc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howie Mandel Does Stuff<\/a><\/em> about is &#8220;very restricted&#8221; diet. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I&#8217;m allergic to wheat, dairy. I have type AB-negative blood, which is the rarest type in the world. It&#8217;s, like, less than 1% of the population of the world has it,\u201d <strong>Billy Bob<\/strong> said. <\/p>\n<p>If you didn&#8217;t know, AB-negative is &#8220;the least common blood type among Americans,&#8221; with the less than 1% of the US population having that blood type, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcrossblood.org\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.redcrossblood.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Red Cross<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the podcast, <strong>Billy Bob<\/strong> explained that the blood type has caused him stomach issues, among more dietary restrictions. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It means you have less digestive enzymes. That&#8217;s one of the things that goes along with it,\u201d the actor shared, adding he grew up &#8220;with a lot of allergies but ate everything.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just assumed everybody felt like s&#8212; after they ate. I didn&#8217;t know,\u201d he said of his childhood. \u201cBut anyway, I can&#8217;t have dairy, wheat\u2026 can&#8217;t eat meat, like, you know, pork or beef or any of that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you missed it, <em>Landman<\/em> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/12\/05\/landman-renewed-for-season-3-at-paramount-as-season-2-premiere-breaks-streaming-records\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2025\/12\/05\/landman-renewed-for-season-3-at-paramount-as-season-2-premiere-breaks-streaming-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already been renewed<\/a> for a third season, and we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/18\/landman-season-3-cast-whos-returning-who-may-not-after-season-2-finale\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/18\/landman-season-3-cast-whos-returning-who-may-not-after-season-2-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have an idea of which stars are returning and who&#8217;s not<\/a> after the season two finale. <\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/10\/billy-bob-thornton-opens-up-about-rare-health-condition-talks-his-restrictive-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Billy Bob Thornton Opens Up About Rare Health Condition, Talks His Restrictive Diet<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News and Gossip | Entertainment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/05\/10\/billy-bob-thornton-opens-up-about-rare-health-condition-talks-his-restrictive-diet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Billy Bob Thornton is speaking out about his health and a rare condition he has that causes his him to have a restrictive diet. The 70-year-old Landman star opened up on Howie Mandel&#8216;s podcast Howie Mandel Does Stuff about is &#8220;very restricted&#8221; diet. \u201cWell, I&#8217;m allergic to wheat, dairy. 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