What Disease Does WWE Champion Brock Lesnar Have?

Published 01/08/2022, 9:00 AM EST

Brock Lesnar has done extremely well for himself in the professional wrestling industry. From the time when he came to the WWE roster in 2002 and when finally came back at SummerSlam 2021, it’s been exhilarating to watch him.

However, while The Beast is a strong man, there was a time he was bed-ridden because of a serious medical condition.

What did Brock Lesnar suffer from?

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The Beast was diagnosed with diverticulitis and mononucleosis in the same month.

Diverticulitis is the disease that got the better of him. It’s a disease that develops in the large intestine. It creates a tiny pouch that becomes inflamed.

Some of the symptoms are lower abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and others. While the exact cause of the same is unknown, it requires immediate attention.

He underwent surgery for the same in 2009 (November 16th) since the fecal matter had started leaking into the abdominal cavity. This ended up putting immense pressure on his immunity system.

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The Beast had a second surgery for the same in 2011. In this surgery, the surgeons removed a foot of his colon.

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The surgeries The Beast’s body had to endure weren’t easy. It took a toll on his strength and his muscles.

His diet changed, and his workout massively changed.

With the sudden change in his diet and workout, The Beast paid for it with his muscles. However, that was worth it given that Lesnar recovered from his surgeries before getting back in the game.

How did it affect ‘The Beast’?

Brock Lesnar spent almost a year with the disease without getting it diagnosed. He suffered severe pain and even wrote about it in his book.

“It felt like I had taken a shotgun blast to the stomach, and then someone poured in some salt and Tabasco and stirred it all up with a nasty pitchfork.” H/t MMAMania

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He checked himself into the hospital after coming back from a hunting trip in 2009. It was during this time that he got to know about the disease. The first hospital was unable to help him, but a hospital in North Dakota diagnosed him and informed him of the disease.

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Currently, Brock Lesnar is doing good. He became the WWE Champion after defeating Big E on WWE day 1. He is going to face Bobby Lashley at Royal Rumble 2022.

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Shuvangi is a senior WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. She has over 1000 published WWE articles and also has experience in content operations with Forbes. Having completed her undergraduation from Royal Holloway, University of London, Shuvangi is closely aligned to the fitness industry, having amateur skills levels in tennis and basketball while rowing at a regatta level.

What Disease Does WWE Champion Brock Lesnar Have?

What did Brock Lesnar suffer from?

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