Selena Gomez lives with lupus, one of several health conditions she's experienced over the years. The Disney Channel alum has often been open about her health, especially about her mental struggles. "I will always be working on my mental health, and I will always evolve.
I’m not better or worse than anyone. I’m simply just a person living and surviving every day," Gomez told TODAY's Hoda Kotb in a May 2024 interview. The conversation was a part of her Mental Health Summit.
"Having to take steps to make yourself healthy takes a lot of work," she added. Here's what to know about Gomez's health. Gomez first went public with her health issues when she revealed that she'd been diagnosed with lupus two years prior in .
The announcement came after she abruptly ended her 2013 tour to check herself into a rehab center to undergo treatment. “I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about.
I could’ve had a stroke," she said. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can attack joints, skin, organs and other parts of the body, according to the There are of the condition. Gomez has not specified which one she has.
Chemotherapy can be used to treat severe forms of the disease. Symptoms of lupus include muscle and join paint, fever, rashes, chest pain, hair loss, kidney problems, fatigue and more. When Gomez was receiving treatment, speculation mounted about why she had to cancel her tour.
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