Amy Schumer reveals how comments about her 'moon face' led to shock health diagnosis
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Amy Schumer said that comments about her having a 'moon face' led to her Cushing syndrome diagnosis. If it weren't for the trolls on social media pointing out her swollen face, she said she wouldn't have found out she had the condition as quickly as she did.
![['A year ago, the Internet really came for me,' the Emmy-winning actress, 43, recalled going viral for her 'swollen' face; pictured February 2024 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/04/94418631-14315755-_A_year_ago_the_Internet_really_came_for_me_the_Emmy_winning_act-a-15_1737607691578.jpg)
On Wednesday, she made an appearance on Call Her Daddy and told podcast host Alex Cooper about how she learned she had the condition. 'A year ago, the Internet really came for me,' the Emmy-winning actress, 43, recalled going viral for her 'swollen' face.
![[Then, she recalled starting to see physicians commenting on her appearance too. She noticed that people were speculating that she could have Cushing syndrome — a condition which occurs when the body has too much of the hormone cortisol for a long time]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/04/94419201-14315755-Then_she_recalled_starting_to_see_physicians_commenting_on_her_a-a-16_1737607691585.jpg)
At first, she said she ignored the comments about her appearance until doctors started sharing their thoughts on possible diagnoses. The comedian — who also made a 'scary to say' sex confession during her podcast appearance — 'I was like, "Okay, everybody, like, relax."'.
![[The condition can result from the body making too much cortisol or taking steroids for an extended period of time. Then, she recalled how she was 'getting steroid injections for my scars' from her breast reduction surgery and Cesarean section after she and her husband Chris Fischer welcomed their son Gene, now five, in 2019; pictured October 2023]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/04/94419209-14315755-The_condition_can_result_from_the_body_making_too_much_cortisol_-a-17_1737607691589.jpg)
Amy Schumer said that comments about her having a 'moon face' led to her Cushing syndrome diagnosis; pictured May 2024 in New York City. Then, she recalled starting to see physicians commenting on her appearance too. 'Doctors were chiming in in the comments and they were, like, "No, no, something's really up. Your face looks so crazy."'.
![[The I Feel Pretty star later revealed that her doctor diagnosed her with Cushing syndrome in February 2024. She recalled how she was about to start filming her upcoming comedy movie, Kinda Pregnant, at the time; pictured October 2023 in New York City]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/23/04/94419207-14315755-The_I_Feel_Pretty_star_later_revealed_that_her_doctor_diagnosed_-a-18_1737607691591.jpg)
She noticed that people were speculating that she could have Cushing syndrome — a condition which occurs when the body has too much of the hormone cortisol for a long time, according to the Mayo Clinic. The condition can result from the body making too much cortisol or taking steroids for an extended period of time.
