During her three pregnancies, the Duchess of Cambridge suffered from the debilitating illness Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which saw her hospitalised while carrying her firstborn, Prince George. On Thursday, Ms Schumer revealed in an Instagram post she too had been diagnosed with the same medical complication. The comedian shared a photo of her in a hospital bed, announcing she would have to cancel her scheduled stand-up appearances in Texas due to her illness.
Ms Schumer wrote in the caption: “Texas, I am so deeply sorry.
“I have been really looking forward to these shows. I have to reschedule.
“I am in the hospital. I’m fine.
“Baby’s fine but everyone who says the second trimester is better is not telling the full story. I’ve been even more ill this trimester.
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“I have Hyperemesis and it blows.
“Very lucky to be pregnant but this is some bulls**t!
“Sending so much love to the doctors and nurses taking great care of me and Tati! They are cool as hell!”
Apologising again to her Texan fans, Ms Schumer added: “And Texas I am really really sorry and I’ll be out there as soon as I’m better.”
The Duchess of Cambridge also had to cancel Royal engagements while pregnant due to her intense morning sickness.
Paediatric expert Dr Tamara Bugembe shed some light on the little known condition, stating: “It is the severest form of nausea and vomiting experienced during pregnancy.”
She added: “The nausea and vomiting can be so severe that it starts to cause complications such as dehydration, an imbalance of the body’s salts and weight loss of more than five per cent of the mother’s pre-pregnancy weight.”
The chances of developing Hyperemesis Gravidarum for most women is less than one percent.
However, if like Kate you suffered from it in a previous pregnancy, your chances of having it again in subsequent pregnancies shoots up to 15 percent.