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Huffington Post // Entertainment

Amy Schumer Says Online Comments About ‘Swollen Face’ Helped Diagnose Cortisol Condition

Thursday 23rd January 2025, 11:28AM


Amy Schumer at Broadway reopening of "David Byrne's American Utopia" Comedian Amy Schumer has opened up about what led to her being diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome last year.Amy recently spoke on the Call Her Daddy podcast with Alex Cooper, telling the host that online trolls and well-meaning commenters alike were part of the reason she got tested for the condition.“A year ago, the internet really came for me,” she shared, stating that a lot of comments mentioned her “swollen” face.She said: “I was like, ‘Okay, everybody, like, relax’” at first, until “doctors were chiming in in the comments and they were, like, ‘No, no… something’s really up. Your face looks so crazy’”.

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