While out and about promoting the second season of Life and Beth , Amy Schumer was inundated with online trolls who popped up to comment on her appearance, stumbling upon herself to point out what they called “puffiness” s face”. “
Schumer fired back in an Instagram post on February 15, writing: “Binge-watched 2 seasons of @lifeandbethhulu and thank you so much for all the opinions on my face! As a woman of all things, I’m enjoying all the comments about my face Feedback and thoughtful consideration of my appearance.” Been doing it for almost 20 years. You’re right, it’s more puffy than normal now. I have endometriosis, an autoimmune disease that every woman should read about. There’s some medical and hormonal stuff going on in my world right now, but I’m like, “Okay. Historically, women’s bodies have had very little medical research compared to men’s.” But after further consultation with a doctor, Schumer learned Got a new diagnosis.
In Jessica Yellin’s “News Not Noise” newsletter published on Friday, Schumer revealed that the comments on her face led her to discover she had Cushing’s syndrome, a condition in which cortisol increases in the body ( Occurs when there is too much of a major stress hormone). A long time, according to the Mayo Clinic.
“When I was doing press for my Hulu show, I was also in the MRI machine for four hours at a time, and my veins closed from the amount of blood being pumped, and I thought I might not get to see my son grow up. .So finding out that I have Cushing’s disease and that I’m healthy is the best news imaginable,” Schumer said, adding, “It’s been a crazy few weeks for me and my family .Besides the fear “I also had to let the internet get in on camera when it came to my health. But thank God. Because that’s how I realized something was wrong. “
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