Posted on 03/07/2024 12:42:29 PM PST by nickcarraway
Schumer has been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome, a condition resulting from having too much of the hormone cortisol in the body.
Amy Schumer has shared that she has been diagnosed with Cushing syndrome, a condition where the "body has too much of the hormone cortisol for a long time," according to the Mayo Clinic.
Cushing syndrome has several side effects, including having a "rounded face," according to the Mayo Clinic.
Schumer revealed the diagnosis in Friday's edition of Jessica Yellin's "News Not Noise" newsletter, according to People, and said she recently discovered it while promoting season two of her Hulu show "Life & Beth."
"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," Schumer said. "So finding out I have the kind of Cushing that will just work itself out and I'm healthy was the greatest news imaginable."
Schumer first revealed that she had been diagnosed with endometriosis, which the Mayo Clinic describes as an often painful condition in which tissue that is similar to the inner lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus, earlier this month after online critics started saying online that the comedian had a "puffier" face in her recent public appearances.
Endometriosis can cause weight gain, and some medications to treat it can also cause weight gain.
Yet, in an interesting twist, Schumer told Yellin that the "puffier" face criticism helped her realize something was wrong, and led to her diagnosis.
"It has been a crazy couple [of] weeks for me and my family," Schumer said for the newsletter. "Aside from fears about my health, I also had to be on camera having the internet chime in. But thank God for that. Because that's how I realized something was wrong."
‘Life & Beth' stars share acting and comedy origin stories
"Life & Beth" stars Amy Schumer, Sas Goldberg, Yamaneika Saunders and Arielle Siegel dish with Kelly Clarkson on the second season of their Hulu series. In Schumer's initial health reveal this month, she acknowledged that the critics were right about her face being "puffier" due to some "hormonal and medical things" going on, but that she was "okay."
"But I feel strong and beautiful and so proud of this tv show I created. Wrote. Starred in and directed. Maybe just maybe we can focus on that for a little," Schumer wrote in an Instagram post.
Schumer also acknowledged the difference men and women's health has been studied over the years, and that no woman owes an explanation for their physical appearance.
"Historically women’s bodies have barely been studied medically compared to men," Schumer wrote. "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."
Ok, I stand corrected! I can’t even imagine going for 2 hours in one of those!
Mea culpa.
No, she is just flat out fat. No question about it.
How tight was it? The first couple times I was jammed in the whole way, and it was really tight, but I’ve seen ones where they had adequate space. But when I had the foot done no problem. I just wish they’d let you read.
It has been years but I don’t recall feeling claustrophobic and I think I went in feet first. What I remember clearly was having to be still that long was a challenge. They told me not to sleep so you are left there trying to keep your mind occupied and not think about staying still.
Worst part was that docs were 99% sure on my diagnoses but wouldn’t call it without the full MRI scans.
Food Network did her no service green lighting her cooking show. Maybe it helped save her health to some small degree by cancelling her after 8 episodes. Any blood line of Chuckey is bond to be foul.
“body has too much of the hormone cortisol for a long time,”
Her body has too much of the Schumer gene in it.
“body has too much of the hormone cortisol for a long time,”
Her body has too much of the Schumer gene in it.
So, she was in a serial comedy. When that failed she tried stand-up comedy. When that failed she got a cooking show. That seems to be failing.
How many failures have to happen before producers/directors/networks say, “No more, loser,”?
“I don’t think she’s ever fasted, from the looks of her.”
Fasts 15 minutes every 2 hours around the clock.
They can’t get me into one of those medieval iron maidens.
Good luck! Let us know how it went. Hopefully it’s one of the newer one.
I guess you’ll have to take off the chainmail.
Let’s not confuse with facts. :)
A lot of lipstick on Miss Piggy would help.
I would suspect this liberal has too much cortisol in her body because leftists are perpetually outraged and depressed about everything.
“Amy Schumer... Comedy so funny everyone forgets to laugh.”
Nice!
Cushing Syndrome causes brittle bones (osteoporosis), moon face and hump back. From her appearance, she has all the symptoms.
Somebody on a different (much smaller and more private) Internet venue I follow turned out to have that. Pituitary tumor. It accounted for a lot of nasty and annoying symptoms she was having. Yea, including weight gain.
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