Gwyneth Paltrow's intestine issue

Jan 21, 2008, 13:30 GMT

Gwyneth Paltrow - © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi

Gwyneth Paltrow's recent hospital dash was due to a "gastrointestinal situation".

The Oscar-winning actress' chef friend Mario Batali - who is to co-host a Spanish cookery show with Gwyneth - revealed the mother-of-two is "doing great" after being treated for intestinal complications last week.

He told Us Weekly magazine: "She had a little gastrointestinal situation. It's now been straightened out. She's doing great."

The major functions of the gastrointestinal tract are ingestion, digestion, absorption, and defecation, however the specifics behind Gwyneth's hospitalisation are still unclear.

Gwyneth and Mario will travel to Majorca and Valencia in three weeks time to shoot their Spanish macrobiotic cooking show, which is set to air on PBS in October.

Gwyneth, 35, was rushed to hospital on Monday (14.01.08) by husband Chris Martin. The Coldplay singer was seen pushing her in a wheelchair into the maternity wing of New York's Mount Sinai Medical Center, sparking rumours she was pregnant.

However, just two days earlier the 'Shakespeare In Love' star - who has a three-year-old daughter Apple and a one-year-old son Moses with Chris - was spotted sipping champagne at New York's Caroline's Comedy Club.

Gwyneth - who drank Guinness stout while pregnant with Moses - was watching Susie Essman's stand-up show with Chris and her mother Blythe Danner.

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