Amy Schumer's plans were derailed on Thursday as the comedienne was admitted to the hospital.
Schumer, who announced her pregnancy in October, posted the news on her Instagram account and apologized to Texas audiences for postponing her shows in Dallas and Austin.
"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 2nd trimester is better is not telling the full story. I've been even more ill this trimester. I have hyperemesis and it blows. Very lucky to be pregnant but this is some bullshit! Sending so much love to the doctors and nurses taking great care of me and Tati! They are cool as hell! And Texas I am really really sorry and I'll be out there as soon as I'm better," Schumer wrote.
The 37-year-old isn't the first celebrity to be felled by the condition, Kate Middleton has suffered from the illness during all three of her pregnancies. Others including Kelly Clarkson, Debra Messing and Kim and Kortney Kardashian have described experiencing symptoms consistent with a hyperemesis diagnosis during their pregnancies.
Symptoms of hyperemesis gravidarum include severe, persistent nausea and vomiting as well as possible weight loss, dehydration and an inability to take in food or liquids.
While the condition might sound like morning sickness, hyperemesis is considered much more severe. It is also less common than morning sickness.
Morning sickness generally tapers off at the end of the first trimester while hyperemesis can last through an entire pregnancy.
"The condition can make it difficult to continue to work or take care of yourself. It can cause anxiety and depression in some women that lingers after the pregnancy," the U.S. National Library of Medicine's listing for hyperemesis says.
Treatment includes avoiding foods that might trigger nausea and making sure to drink fluids and eat whenever able. In some cases, nutrients and fluids may be administered via an IV.
While this is the first time (that we know of) Schumer has been hospitalized for the condition, the actress posted a video on Nov. 5 of an ultrasound appointment and said she's been sick every day thus far in her pregnancy.
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