Amy Schumer is sadly not a stranger to dealing with fans and the public making comments about her weight and appearance. She's recently been making the media rounds to promote the second season of her Hulu show Life & Beth and dealing with comments about her face looking puffier and her body heavier. Although the critiques and questions about her appearance may have been inappropriate, Schumer recently revealed that a medical condition is to blame.
On Friday she shared the news that she has a hormonal condition called Cushing syndrome. This condition, which is caused by an overproduction of the hormone cortisol, causes a variety of symptoms, including weight gain and a rounded face.
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Earlier this month, Schumer fired back at people talking about her appearance.
In an Instagram post on February 15, Schumer disclosed that she was dealing with health issues. She sarcastically stated "thank you so much for everyone’s input about my face! I’ve enjoyed feedback and deliberation about my appearance as all women do for almost 20 years."
She continued, noting, "And you’re right it is puffier than normal right now. I have endometriosis an auto immune disease that every woman should read about. There are some medical and hormonal things going on in my world right now but I’m okay…I also believe a woman doesn’t need any excuse for her physical appearance and owes no explanation.
"But I wanted to take the opportunity to advocate for self love and acceptance of the skin you’re in," she concluded. "Like every other women/person some days I feel confident and good as h— and others I want to put a bag over my head."
Amy explained more about her recent diagnosis in an interview.
Amy spoke with Jessica Yellin, who writes a newsletter called News Not Noise, about her condition. She revealed that her form of Cushing was caused by high-dose steroid injections but that her prognosis looks good.
"There are a few types of Cushing. Some that can be fatal, require brain surgery or removal of adrenal glands," she shared. "While I was doing press on camera for my Hulu show, I was also in MRI machines four hours at a time, having my veins shut down from the amount of blood drawn and thinking I may not be around to see my son grow up. So finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I'm healthy was the greatest news imaginable. It has been a crazy couple weeks for me and my family."
The focus on her looks led to Amy's diagnosis.
Although having people publicly discuss her body is clearly not a comfortable experience for Amy, she did note that it led to her seeking out answers.
"Aside from fears about my health, I also had to be on camera having the internet chime in. But thank God for that," she told Yellin. "Because that's how I realized something was wrong. Just like when I realized I had named my son something that didn't sound so good. The internet is undefeated, as they say."
Amy is advocating for women's health concerns to be taken seriously.
Amy, who has talked about her struggles with endometriosis and hyperemesis gravidarum, is no stranger to having to advocate for herself to get the medical care she needs. She chose to reveal this new diagnosis to encourage women to "advocate for women's health. The shaming and criticism of our ever-changing bodies is something I have dealt with and witnessed for a long time. I want so much for women to love themselves and be relentless when fighting for their own health in a system that usually doesn't believe them."
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