Selena Gomez responds to body shaming comments with bowel disorder revelation: 'It makes me sick'

After some fans commented on Selena Gomez's attitude at a recent red carpet event to promote her upcoming Netflix movie Emilia Perezthe singer/actress/entrepreneur reportedly responded by revealing a medical condition she's been battling.

According to ELLEAfter Gomez walked the carpet at the film's premiere at the American French Film festival in Los Angeles last week, comments on TikTok questioned whether the singer was trying to hide her body with the poses she struck in photos from the premiere in which she wore a black, long-sleeved Carolina Herrera dress with her hands placed on her stomach.

After reading the comments, Gomez reportedly responded to comments on TikTok — which has since been deleted — explaining her body language. “This makes me sick,” Gomez wrote in the comments of the speculation. “I have SEBO [SIBO] in my small intestine. It's on fire. I don't care that I don't look like a stick. I don't have this body. End of story. No, I am NOT a victim. I'm just human.”

According to the Mayo ClinicSIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) is the result of an “abnormal increase in the overall bacterial population in the small intestine — especially species of bacteria not normally found in this part of the digestive system,” sometimes also referred to as a “blind loop” . syndrome.” The condition occurs when a patient's intestines struggle to absorb fats, carbohydrates and proteins efficiently, which can damage the body, cause weak bones (osteoporosis) and an overabundance of bacteria in the digestive tract, which can lead to diarrhea , weight loss and malnutrition.

In the past, Gomez has been open about her other health struggles, which include the autoimmune disease lupus. in 2017 he received a kidney transplant and underwent several rounds of chemotherapy.

Gomez co-stars with Zoë Saldaña in the Spanish-language musical Emilia Perezwhich will premiere on Netflix on November 13.