Selena Gomez slams body shamers as she details struggle with SIBO: ‘I don’t look like a stick figure’
Selena Gomez shuts down body-shaming comments after some social media users claimed she appeared to be ‘hiding her stomach’ on a recent red carpet.
After coming across a since-deleted TikTok video that analyzed how she was posing, the Only Murders in the Building star, 32, hit back at criticism over her appearance.
In response to the comments cruelly speaking about her appearance, the actress reminded the world that she suffers from lupus and various health issues that affect her weight.
‘This makes me sick,’ she wrote. ‘I have SEBO in my small intestine. It flares up.’
She continued: ‘I don’t care that I don’t look like a stick figure.’
Selena Gomez is not only not letting the body shamers get to her, she’s educating them on what she’s going through. Pictured here on October 29, 2024
The singer concluded her comment by writing: ‘I don’t have that body. End of story.’
SIBO stands for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, which happens when ‘the passage of food and waste products in the digestive tract’ slows, ‘creating a breeding ground for bacteria,’ per the Mayo Clinic.
The condition is usually caused by ‘surgery or disease. Symptoms include bloating, stomach pain, and malnutrition.’
Selena not only had a kidney transplant, but she also has lupus.
Fans were overwhelmingly supportive of her in the comments on her comment.
‘The internet is everyone’s biggest hater,’ one person aptly wrote while another penned, ‘They pick on her for everything it’s so heartbreaking.’
‘Ughhh she’s soo perfect though,’ another fan gushed.
Last week, Selena shared a cute video of herself in the dress in question dropping her ballot at an official ballot box on her way to the premiere of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.
A TikTok user uploaded a since-deleted video of the Only Murders in the Building star, 32, in which they were critical of her stomach bulge. Seen here on October 29, 2024
The following day, Selena hit the red carpet at the premiere of her new Netflix film Emilia Perez and posed with her hands over her tummy. Seen here on October 29, 2024
The Wizards of Waverly Place alum was then accused her of ‘hiding’ her stomach and took to the comments to have her say
‘This makes me sick,’ she wrote. ‘I have SEBO in my small intestine. It flares up’
Some fans thought Selena’s red dress meant she voted for Donald Trump as red is traditionally the color of the Republican Party.
But Selena is an outspoken Democrat and has been very critical of Trump’s campaign especially after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’ at the October 27 rally at Madison Square Garden.
Selena, who is Mexican-American, said she ‘strongly disagreed with any comments that were made,’ referring to the disparaging remarks against the island by the since disgraced comedian.
‘I definitely want to stand by my people,’ she added.
