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(NEXSTAR) – Actress and comedian Amy Schumer is opening up about her health after facing criticism online for her appearance.
Earlier this month, the 42-year-old appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to promote the second season of “Life & Beth,” a Hulu series that Schumer created and stars in.
After the interview aired, some social media users asked why her face looked different. Schumer responded to the comments in a Instagram post from February 15writing: “Thank you so much for everyone’s comments about my face!”
“I have enjoyed feedback and deliberation about my appearance, as all women do, for almost 20 years. And you’re right, right now it’s more swollen than normal,” she added.
Schumer later revealed that he has exogenous Cushing’s syndrome, “caused by high-dose steroid injections,” in an interview published February 23 in the News not noise Newsletter.
Cushing’s syndrome occurs when the body produces too much cortisol, often called the “stress hormone,” according to the National Institutes of Health. This rare condition can cause weight gain, a round face, high blood pressure, and other complications such as heart attacks and strokes.
“There are some types of Cushing’s, some that can be fatal and require brain surgery or removal of adrenal glands,” Schumer told Jessica Yellen, journalist and founder of News Not Noise.
“While doing on-camera press for my Hulu show, I was also in MRI machines for four hours straight, with my veins closed from the amount of blood drawn and thinking I might not be around to see my son grow up.” . So finding out that I have the type of Cushing’s that will resolve itself and that I am healthy was the best news imaginable,” she continued.
Although Schumer has criticized critics for commenting on her appearance, she said that “having the Internet intervene” led her to seek treatment.
“Thank God for that. Because that’s how I realized something was wrong,” he told Yellen. “The Internet is undefeated, as they say.”
In addition to Cushing’s syndrome, Schumer previously shared that she was diagnosed with endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory disease in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, according to the World Health Organization.
“It can cause severe pain in the pelvis and make pregnancy difficult,” the organization said on its website.
In September 2021, Schumer posted an Instagram video of herself in a hospital bed the morning after her uterus and appendix were removed due to the illness.
Schumer said in her interview with Yellen that she is publicly sharing information about her medical problems to “advocate for women’s health.”
“The shame and criticism of our ever-changing bodies is something I have dealt with and witnessed for a long time.” she said. “I really want women to love themselves and be relentless when fighting for their own health in a system that generally doesn’t believe them.”