Pregnant Megan McKenna reveals she was rushed to hospital after having a ... trends now

Megan McKenna has given a health update on Instagram on Thursday as she revealed she was rushed to hospital after suffering a serious allergic reaction.

The reality star and singer, 31, who is pregnant with her first child, revealed she had a huge 'scare' earlier this week when she woke up and her tongue and throat were swollen after suffering a reaction to medication from the dentist.

Megan explained to her fans in a candid video that she was left in 'so much pain' as her tongue 'doubled in size' which caused her to seek medical treatment. 

The former TOWIE star described the reaction as 'the worse thing ever' and said she believes her 'pregnancy has made her body more sensitive'.

Speaking while in a car, Megan said: 'I just want to give you an update so yesterday I was in A&E and I woke up in the morning and my tongue was double the size and my neck and throat were swollen. 

'It was affecting me swallowing and everything, it was so scary.'

She continued: 'The day before I rang 111 and they sent paramedic round and they sent me to an emergency dentist where they prescribed me metronidazole and was on that for a day but as soon as I started taking it I started to feel weird. 

'My neck started hurting, the swelling got worse, I was being sick and that's why yesterday they told me to ring 999 if my swelling got worse, obviously because it can stop you from breathing. 

'When the paramedics came they said I could have a secondary reaction because my tongue was really really swollen so they needed me to be in hospital to give me everything they needed to. 

'When I got there they gave me steroids and I'm still on them now for a few days, and gave me an antihistamine and they have changed my antibiotics. I'm now on different one.

'I've had root canal and it is now all about getting better, like it is just so bad. I just think being pregnant has made my body so much more sensitive, I'm allergic to so many things.'

She concluded: 'Anyway to wrap it up, I've been in so much pain, I've been on codeine and paracetamol and I've still been in pain. Honestly, the worse thing ever and I wouldn't wish it on anyway. 

'I've been literally eating baby food, like chopped up food the last few days to try and get some nutrients. But that is the update and I'm still swollen on my neck and underneath my tongue but no where near as bad as yesterday luckily.