The Block’s Jade Joyce reveals she fell ill and was forced to spend a day in bed during kitchen week
It was another tough week on the work site for The Block’s Jade and Daniel Joyce.
And on Friday, Jade, 34, revealed to 9Now that amid the drama of kitchen week, she was suffering from a food allergy.
The mother-of-three said: ‘You don’t have time to be sick when you’re a mum, and you don’t have time to be sick on The Block, that’s for sure.’
‘You don’t have time to be sick that’s for sure’: The Block’s Jade Joyce revealed she was ill and forced to spend a day in bed after suffering from a food allergy during kitchen week
She was left with swollen, red hands and feet, itching, vomiting and diarrhoea.
The Block’s on site nurse confirmed her food allergy symptoms, but Jade said wasn’t sure what food caused her to feel ill.
She was so unwell she spent a day in bed and missed out on an important visit from their real estate agent.
Symptoms: She told 9Now she wasn’t sure what food caused her to feel ill and that she was left with swollen, red hands (pictured) and feet, itching, vomiting and diarrhoea
Feeling unwell: She even shared a video diary on Instagram in which she said she was ‘tired, sleep deprived and sick’ in the caption. Jade added: ‘This is not uncommon for me but it did suck spending most of Saturday in bed’
She even shared a video diary on Instagram in which she said she was ‘tired, sleep deprived and sick’ in the caption.
‘A food allergy this week caused vomiting, diarrhoea, swollen red hands and feet and itching all over!
‘This is not uncommon for me but it did suck spending most of Saturday in bed,’ she added.
Despite feeling unwell, Jade was optimistic about her circumstances during kitchen week.
Health first: After the experience, she said: ‘Anaphylaxis and allergies — that sort of stuff is quite serious, you do have to be careful and mindful of it’. Pictured is Jade with her husband Daniel
She told 9Now: ‘I suppose I probably picked the best week to be sick to be honest, because it was kitchen week, so Kinsman were in there a lot of the time putting in the kitchen [cabinetry], and we had Christian Cole who delivered his island bench.’
After the experience, she said: ‘Anaphylaxis and allergies — that sort of stuff is quite serious, you do have to be careful and mindful of it.’
This week, Jade and her husband Daniel had a handcrafted island bench by Christian Cole installed in their kitchen as the ‘game changing’ idea for their house.
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Big week: This week, Jade and her husband Daniel had a handcrafted island bench by Christian Cole installed in their kitchen as the ‘game changing’ idea for their house. Pictured is Daniel (right) with one of their workers