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Ashton Kutcher has spoken for the first time about his experience with a rare autoimmune disease that left him struggling to walk, see and hear.<\/p>\n

Kutcher is starring in an upcoming episode of Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge<\/em>, and\u00a0Access Hollywood<\/em><\/a> obtained an exclusive look at Kutcher’s appearance on the series, in which he discusses his battle with a rare form of vasculitis.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike two years ago, I had this weird, super rare form of vasculitis, that like knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, it knocked out like all my equilibrium.\u201d It took him about a year to build each back up again,” he tells Grylls in the episode.<\/p>\n

He says his case lasted for a year and became really traumatic, giving him a newfound appreciation for his physical health. \u201cYou don\u2019t really appreciate it, until it\u2019s gone. Until you go, \u2018I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m ever going to be able to see again, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m ever going to be able to hear again, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m ever going to be able to walk again\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kutcher spent a year recovering from his illness. Image: Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vasculitis is quite serious<\/a>, and experiences range from fever and numbness or weakness in extremities through to debilitating issues in the body such as inflammation of the blood vessels and restriction of blood flow, which in turn can lead to organ and tissue damage.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Ashton has made a full recovery. But he explained to Grylls in the episode he feels “lucky to be alive” after his experience, and that it’s taught him to “start seeing your obstacles as things that are made for you, to give you what you need.”<\/p>\n

Ashton Kutcher\u2019s episode of running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge<\/em> airs Monday on National Geographic in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31333,"featured_media":26039,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[36,35],"yoast_head":"\nAshton Kutcher Reveals He Suffered From Rare Autoimmune Disease<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ashton Kutcher has revealed a traumatic experience with an autoimmune disease a few years ago that left his sight, hearing and body impacted.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/ashton-kutcher-autoimmune-disease\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ashton Kutcher Reveals He's "Lucky To Be Alive" After Battling A Rare Autoimmune Disease\" 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