Selena Gomez hit out at trolls on TikTok and in the process revealed that she had been diagnosed with the intestinal condition SIBO.

The actor and singer is currently promoting her new Netflix film, Emilia Perezwhich was called “one of the most divisive films” after it premiered at Cannes Film Festivalat the beginning of this year.

The 32-year-old who underwent surgery for a kidney transplant in 2017was forced to respond to trolls mocking her appearance at the film’s premiere at the French American Film Festival in Los Angeles.

In a since-deleted TikTok video, it was cruelly insinuated that because of the way she was sitting on the red carpet, Gomez was trying to hide parts of her body from the cameras, it reports. elle.

Responding to the speculation, the Just murders in the building the star wrote in the video’s comments: “This makes me sick. I have SIBO in my small intestine. It lights up. I don’t care that I don’t look like a stick. I don’t have that body. End of story. No, I am NOT a victim. I’m only human.”

SIBO, which stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, is a condition caused by an abnormal growth of bacteria in the small intestine, which can cause bloating and stomach pain. If left untreated, it can create more serious conditions such as malabsorption of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies.

In 2013, Gomez revealed that she did he underwent chemotherapy for lupus after being criticized for taking a break from her work. Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack the body’s tissues and organs.

Speaking of the 2013 hiatusshe said, “I shut down until I was confident and comfortable again.”

Following his initial diagnosis at age 16 or 17, the Disney Channel alum said he learned to understand that both negative and positive situations are meant to happen for a reason. “I don’t know where I got the attitude. But it helped me feel better about my life,” noted Gomez, per elle. “And the following is not a pity party. That’s what I think.”

When it comes to the physical health struggles she’s endured since discovering her lupus, Gomez found the whole process “brutal” and “didn’t enjoy it at all.” Amid the pain and exhaustion, Gomez said she still found her own purpose in having the autoimmune disease.

“Cut to a few years later, I was able to visit a kid in the hospital and they wouldn’t look at me until I said I also had lupus,” she explained. “And that’s when I knew it happened to me because I could do that moment.”