Comments about Amy Schumer’s face intensified after she appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on February 14, 2024 prompting her to take to Instagram to address the backlash. But before diving into the why, Schumer clapped back at the backhanded concerns. “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 wrote.
Schumer then explained that her years-long struggles with endometriosis caused imbalances responsible for the swelling. “There are some medical and hormonal things going on in my world right now but I’m okay,” she wrote. A few days later, she shared with News Not Noise that she had been diagnosed with exogenous Cushing syndrome, a condition caused by excessive cortisol in the body, according to the NIH. In her case, it was the result of long-term use of steroid injections to treat endometriosis.
As hard as the journey has been, Schumer’s Cushing diagnosis brought relief because some forms of Cushing can be life-threatening. “I feel reborn … finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I’m healthy was the greatest news imaginable,” she told News Not Noise. Undergoing nerve-racking tests while promoting her Hulu series was hard enough, but the internet trolls made it worse. However, the comments prompted her to seek professional help. “That’s how I realized something was wrong,” she said.
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