Amy Schumer In fact, he has online trolls to thank for leading him to a diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome

Schumer, 43, gushed that "the Internet is coming for her" in 2024 during a press conference. "Call Her Daddy" podcast episode Wednesday, January 22. At first, he "tried to hold back the insults until the doctors (started) yelling at the comments."

The actress explained, "They were like, 'No, no... something really happened. Your face looks so crazy that we think something's going on.'" Schumer, who was confused as to why doctors would troll her, added that the social Media users thought he had Cushing's syndrome. (For the uninitiated, Cushing's syndrome is a disorder caused by high cortisol in the blood. It leads to a puffy, red, round face.)

Schumer then realized that the steroid injections she was taking were to reduce scarring from her breast reduction. and c-section His facial swelling may account for the features.

“I was getting these steroid injections, and so it gave me this thing called Cushing's syndrome; Which I wouldn't have known if the internet hadn't come so hard for me," she told the host Alex Cooper.

Schumer also added that she was diagnosed with Cushing's disease in February 2024, just before she began filming Kind of Pregnant.

"I learned that I have something called a 'moon face' and I'm in a movie and there's a camera in my face and I'm like, 'Oh my God.' I was feeling very bad before I started shooting for this movie."

The comedian revealed that he relied on his friend, the director Lorraine CafferyFor support, who told her: "You know what, I think you look great."

"I just needed someone to lift me up," Schumer said.

Now, all of Schumer's swelling has disappeared while her system naturally flushes it out on its own. Take that, internet trolls.