Gold Medalist McKayla Moroney Rushed To Hospital In Severe Pain

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Newport Beach resident and Olympic gold medalist McKayla Moroney, 25, went to the hospital this week with kidney stones, she announced over social media.

Moroney went to the emergency room at 3 a.m. Wednesday morning due to extreme nausea and severe pain in her back and stomach, her social media feed and the Daily Mail reported.

"Tuesday, I was throwing up all day with severe pain in my back and stomach," she writes on her Instagram page. "Had to come to the ER at 3 a.m. because the pain kept getting worse."

After a CT scan, she revealed in her Instagram story that she had "a few kidney stones," as reported by the Daily Mail.

Moroney was put on "pain management," the Olympian said, and could only hold down smoothies, she said.

Moroney was part of the "Fierce 5" gymnasts from the Team U.S.A. in the 2012 summer Olympics. That year, she won the gold medal in the vault. She also won the gold at the World Championships in 2017.

Since that time, Moroney offers Cameo messages of support and inspiration to fans and followers.

Also in 2017, she joined the lawsuit that ignited the sport of gymnastics with allegations against the disgraced team USA physician, Larry Nassar. Moroney described her account on her Facebook page, that the team doctor had molested her since the age of 13.

Nassar is now incarcerated in Florida at the USP Coleman Federal Penitentiary until 2068, according to prison records.