Piers has explained the reason behind his hospitalisation (Picture: Instagram/Piers Morgan)

Piers Morgan has blamed his trip to the hospital on tasting a Gregg’s vegan sausage roll.

Because just because you’re in a hospital bed, doesn’t mean the trolling needs to stop.

The 53-year-old tweeted from his hospital bed yesterday, informing his followers: ‘Bad news: I’m not dying. I can only apologise for all the distress I know this will cause some people.’

And, giving an update on his health, Piers told fans that he underwent a gastroscopy – a procedure where an endoscope is used to look inside the oesophagus, stomach and small intestine.


If you really want to know, I was diagnosed with stomach gastritis and duodenitis.

I blame eating a mouthful of vegan sausage roll, Brexit & Donald Trump. https://t.co/Z5qEGFfbAH — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 12, 2019

Monday, 6.40am: I eat one mouthful of vegan sausage roll.

Friday, 11am: hospitalised for gastroscopy on inflamed, exploding innards. I'm doing the maths. https://t.co/FyjtkgHrWO — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) January 12, 2019

The Good Morning Britain host tweeted: ‘If you really want to know, I was diagnosed with stomach gastritis and duodenitis.



‘I blame eating a mouthful of vegan sausage roll, Brexit & Donald Trump.’

Piers added more fuel to the sausage roll fire, tweeting: ‘Monday, 6.40am: I eat one mouthful of vegan sausage roll. Friday, 11am: hospitalised for gastroscopy on inflamed, exploding innards.

‘I’m doing the maths.’

The journalist added that he couldn’t remember the gastroscopy as he had been given sedatives.

According to the NHS, gastritis occurs when the lining of the stomach becomes inflamed, while duodenitis is inflammation of the duodenum – the shortest part of the small intestine.

Gastritis can be caused by anything from a bacterial infection to a ‘stressful event’ – although we wouldn’t class tucking into a vegan sausage roll as a stressful event.

Piers spat out the Gregg’s delicacy after complaining that the introduction of the vegan pastry was the result of ‘PC ravaged clowns’.

However, the vegan sausage roll has been a huge success, selling out in Gregg’s counters nationwide.

Meanwhile, Piers will be back on GMB on Monday, telling fans he’s not one to pull a sickie.

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