Bee Gees' Robin Gibb in Sick Bay With Stomach Pain

'70s disco icon stricken with what could possibly be the same type of intestinal ailment that killed his brother

By Josh Grossberg Apr 05, 2011 3:31 PMTags
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Talk about scary!

Seven years after his twin brother, Maurice, died from a twisted intestine, Bee Gees frontman Robin Gibb was rushed to a U.K. hospital Sunday after falling ill with abdominal pains.

The health crisis forced him to cancel an upcoming tour of Brazil.

Per the BBC, the 61-year-old Gibb was supposed to play a series of gigs in such cities as Säo Paolo, Curitiba and Brasilia but after being stricken Sunday morning and taken by ambulance to a nearby medical center, his doctors advised him not to travel.

"We are not sure what's wrong with him at this stage and are worried," a rep for the Grammy-winning "Stayin' Alive" singer told the BBC.

Gibb has battled digestive problems before. Last year, during a tour stop in Belgium, he underwent emergency surgery for a blocked intestine, had part of his intestine removed, and was given a clean bill of health. With the onset of this new malady, physicians are now trying to determine if there's a connection with the prior operation.

"We don't know if it is a recurrence of the previous problem or if it is something else entirely," his publicist added.

Get well soon, mate.