{"id":241573,"date":"2026-05-21T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/mikayla-matthews-claps-back-at-people-minimizing-her-chronic-skin-condition-as-just-rashes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T17:46:14","slug":"mikayla-matthews-claps-back-at-people-minimizing-her-chronic-skin-condition-as-just-rashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/mikayla-matthews-claps-back-at-people-minimizing-her-chronic-skin-condition-as-just-rashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikayla Matthews Claps Back at People \u2018Minimizing\u2019 Her Chronic Skin Condition as \u2018Just Rashes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mikayla Matthews<\/strong><\/a> doesn\u2019t have time for haters as she continues to battle chronic inflammatory response syndrome<\/a> (CIRS) both publicly and privately.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor everyone saying it\u2019s just \u2018rashes\u2019 or minimizing the mental and physical toll severe skin conditions can have on someone, it can completely take away your quality of life, your will to live, and leave lasting effects on every part of your life.\u201d Matthews, 25, wrote via Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday, May 20, clapping back at naysayers downplaying her health struggles.<\/p>\n

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em><\/a> star shared a video of her skin condition in various stages of irritation over the past four years, including breakouts on her neck, arms, back and puffiness around her eyes.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLooking back at these videos is super triggering, but also such a reminder that healing is possible,\u201d Matthews continued. \u201cI remember being at my absolute lowest mentally and physically with my health like it was yesterday, and I would\u2019ve begged to be where I\u2019m at today. So for that, I\u2019m so so grateful for the progress and continued healing\ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffc.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matthews\u2019 most recent video about her condition was posted as part of the current \u201cdrag path\u201d social media trend where users refer to a traumatic or meaningful incident that has left a \u201cdrag path\u201d to other moments in their life.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Mikayla Matthews is officially on island time after moving to Hawaii amid her health journey. \u201cTravel with me to heal my skin!\u201d Matthews, 26, captioned an Instagram video on Wednesday, April 29, in which she revealed she was leaving Utah for Hawaii while continuing her search for \u201chealing.\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cA drag path \u2026 but it\u2019s the 4 years of joy and time with my kids I was robbed of going through debilitating chronic illness,\u201d Matthews wrote over the video showing her highs and lows with CIRS.<\/p>\n

CIRS is an \u201cinnate immune dysregulation\u201d involving \u201ca range of symptoms that simultaneously [affect] multiple organ systems,\u201d according to the National Library of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Matthews, for her part, has been vocal about her health condition since her life as a Mormon wife in Utah was thrust into the spotlight on season 1 of the Hulu series<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Matthews began traveling to different locations in the U.S. in hopes of healing her skin, telling her Instagram followers in April that she was \u201cterrified\u201d of returning to her home state of Utah after feeling relief in California and Costa Rica that spring.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Mikayla Matthews has been open about her ongoing chronic illness battle. Matthews revealed that she was dealing with several unidentified health issues during the 2024 inaugural season of the hit Hulu reality TV series. At the time, Matthews had not received an official diagnosis. \u201c[I] haven\u2019t found any [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Matthews explained on April 22 that after being away from home for a month, she felt \u201ca little more normal without these flares.\u201d<\/p>\n

She broke down in her Instagram video, discussing how she\u2019s \u201cjust surviving\u201d in Utah, whereas she was actually \u201cliving\u201d in the more tropical locations.<\/p>\n

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Matthews plans to go to Europe later this year for a \u201cdetox retreat\u201d and has offered to take one fan who also suffers from a skin condition along with her, all expenses paid.<\/p>\n

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