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Lady Gaga, Super Bowl queen and conqueror of body-shaming Twitter trolls, has been open about her health struggles in the past. Back in November, she Instagramed about infrared saunas, a pain relief method she swears by, but she didn't get too specific about exactly what was behind the chronic pain she was dealing with. A few years ago, she even shared that she had to take a hiatus from performing due to a hip injury, according to an interview she did with Women's Wear Daily.

Now, the star is revealing for the first time in an interview with Arthritis magazine that the source of her health woes is actually rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Though the full article does not appear online, the cover quotes her as saying: "Hip pain can't stop me!" and "I fought RA pain with my passion." Inspiring, right?

If you're not familiar, RA disease causes your immune system to attack your own body's tissue, according to theMayo Clinic. As of now, it looks like genetics may play a role in some cases, but beyond that, the specific causes of RA are not known. The Centers for Disease Control(CDC) also notes that new cases of the disease are two to three times more prevalent in women than in men, making it especially important for women to be aware of the disease and its signs. (FYI, here's why autoimmune diseases are on the rise.)

The symptoms of RA and other autoimmune diseases can be tough to spot, so it's important to be informed. When they start to feel sick, "people think they ate something wrong or they have a virus or they're exercising too hard," rheumatologist Scott Baumgartner, M.D., an assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Washington in Spokane, told us in The Symptoms You Should Never Ignore. For RA, the main thing to watch out for is stiffness and soreness in more than one joint, especially both hands and feet when you first wake up and at night.

@ladygaga @gagadaily Thank you so much for telling your story. I have osteo & psoriasiatic arthritis. You are a true angel! pic.twitter.com/whje0Fiyn3

Kim Evans (@kimevans4037) March 29, 2017

Since aren't that many celebs who have spoken out about autoimmune illnesses, aside from Selena Gomez, who has talked about her experience with lupus, Gaga's fans who are also dealing with this group of diseases are understandably psyched that she's shedding light on it. One tweeted, "Thank you so much for telling your story. I have osteo and psoriasiatic arthritis. You are a true angel!"

It seems like we can always count on Gaga to speak up about the things that matter to her the mostincluding her healthwhich is one of the many reasons we love her. (P.S. Remember that time she shut down Piers Morganmansplaining about rape? Yeah, that was pretty awesome, too.)

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Lady Gaga Opens Up About Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis - Shape Magazine

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