They may be beautiful, rich, and famous, but even the stars are human like all of us, which means they are prone to getting sick.

Some celebrities suffer from chronic diseases that can affect their daily lives.

The following is a list of celebrities who have a chronic illness:

Selena Gomez:

Lupus

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Pop singer Selena Gomez canceled her music tour in 2013 after being diagnosed with lupus.

After the diagnosis, she underwent a series of treatments and took a break from the public eye.

Systemic lupus erythematosus

, known briefly as lupus, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues in many parts of the body.

Symptoms vary from person to person and can range from mild to severe.

The most common symptoms are joint pain and swelling, fever, chest pain, hair loss, mouth ulcers, swollen lymph nodes, feeling of tiredness and redness of the skin most often on the face.

There are usually periods of illness and periods of relief when the symptoms are milder.

Nick Cannon

,

,

and

, are some other celebrities who have lupus.

Charlie Sheen:

HIV

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Actor Charlie Sheen topped the media headlines in 2015 when he announced during an interview on NBC that he was HIV positive.

He had learned the diagnosis four years before making it public.

However, HIV, or the human immunodeficiency virus, is no longer considered a death sentence as it was several decades ago.

In the US alone over 1.2 million people live with HIV.

HIV

is a virus that attacks the immune system and destroys a type of white blood cell ('T helper' cells).

Nowadays antiretroviral treatment is quite effective and enables people with HIV to lead a normal and healthy life.

The virus can be transmitted through body fluids, semen or blood, but not through sweat, saliva or urine.

People who are HIV positive can get AIDS (acquired human immunodeficiency syndrome), a deadly disease during which the immune system becomes too weak to fight disease.

Magic Johnson

,

and

are some of the celebrities living with HIV.

Kim Kardashian:

Psoriasis

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The TV star announced that she suffers from psoriasis in 2011, during an episode of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians", she was 30 years old at the time.

Her mother, Chris Jenner, also has the same disease.

Psoriasis

is a chronic autoimmune skin condition caused by increased activity of the immune system.

Skin cells grow very quickly and accumulate in the skin causing the typical changes for this condition: red spots covered with white layers of skin.

These changes can occur anywhere on the skin, but most often on the elbows and knees, body and hair roots.

Psoriasis can range from mild (involving only two percent of the body) to severe (covering 10 to 80 percent of the body surface area).

Thankfully, therapy and lifestyle changes can control this condition even in the most serious cases.

Cara Delevingne

,

,

and

, are among the stars suffering from this disease.

Michael J. Fox: Parkinson's Disease

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Actor Michael J. Fox, best known for his iconic film "Back to the Future," was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in the 1990s when he was 30, and despite tremendous effort and continued treatment, the disease is constantly progressing.

Parkinson

's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement.

Symptoms begin gradually, sometimes starting with tremor (tremor) in only one hand that is difficult to notice.

In addition to tremors, it also causes stiffness or slow movements.

In the early stages, the face may show little or no mimicry.

Arms may not swing while walking, speech becomes slurred or blurred.

Symptoms worsen as the disease progresses.

Parkinson's disease has no cure, but there are therapies that significantly improve the condition.

In certain cases, surgical intervention on the brain is necessary.

Rocker

is one of the latest stars to announce he suffers from Parkinson's disease.

Tom Hanks:

Diabetes

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During a Late Show interview with David Letterman in 2013, Tom Hanks announced that he was suffering from type 2 diabetes.

The actor has said he has had problems with high blood sugar for years since his doctor told him they had met the criteria to be considered diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes

is the most common form of diabetes (95 percent of cases).

In this case either insulin is not produced enough or the cells are insulin resistant and as a result the blood glucose rises.

This type of diabetes develops in adults.

Actress

and TV personality

have also been shown to have diabetes.

Selma Blair:

Multiple Sclerosis

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Selma Blair was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August 2018. At the time, the actress had said that others should help her get dressed and for other needs on a daily basis.

"I am incompetent.

I crash sometimes.

Things fall to me.

My memory is blurred.

While my left side requires guidance from a damaged GPS.

"But we are doing it."

"And I manage to laugh, as I do not know exactly what I will do, but I will give my best", the actress had confessed.

Multiple sclerosis

is a demyelinating disease in which the lining of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord (medulla spinalis) is damaged.

This impairment impairs the ability of parts of the nervous system to communicate causing a range of physical and mental signs and symptoms and sometimes even psychiatric problems.

Specific symptoms include vision problems (nystagmus, double vision, optic neuritis), muscle weakness and spasms, problems with sensation, coordination and balance, fatigue, pain, difficulty controlling urination and defecation, and many other symptoms.

The other Hollywood actress,

, as well as the moderator

, are other famous personalities suffering from this disease.

Lena Dunham:

Endometriosis

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Actress and screenwriter Lena Dunham in 2015 described her decade of suffering with endometriosis.

She indicated that since puberty she had had irregular menstruation, abdominal pain and chronic fatigue.

Her life changed the moment she learned she was suffering from endometriosis.

Endometriosis

is a painful disorder in which tissue normally located inside the uterus (in the endometrium) grows outside it.

Endometriosis most commonly involves the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and tissue located in the pelvis.

Susan Sarandon

,

and

are the other celebrities with endometriosis.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck: Celiac disease

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The famous moderator, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, has been suffering from celiac disease for more than a decade.

In the United States alone, more than two million people suffer from this condition.

Celiac disease

is an intolerance of the body to gluten - albumin found in cereals. This disease can develop at any time of life, but can also cause other diseases such as type 2 diabetes, dermatitis, anemia or multiple sclerosis, reports Telegrafi.

Gluten is an albumin present in wheat, barley, rye and oats.

In people who are genetically predisposed, gluten intake causes inflammation in the body.

Apart from avoiding gluten rich foods, there are no medications against this disease.

Actress

is among the stars suffering from celiac disease.

Bret Michaels:

Heart disease

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American singer-songwriter Bret Michaels, known as the former vocalist of the group "Poison", has had an ischemic attack in the past as a result of heart health problems, when he also installed a device to regulate the normal functioning of the heart.

Long is the list of celebrities who have various forms of heart disease, including moderator

, former US President

, singer

who has other chronic conditions, etc.

Jillian Michaels:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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The famous American personality, Jillian Michaels, in addition to endometriosis, also suffers from Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).

Women who have

PCOS

suffer from hormonal imbalance that leads to problems with their periods and ability to get pregnant.

Fortunately there are several methods, including taking contraceptives that can help treat this condition.

The main features of polycystic ovary syndrome are irregular menstrual cycle with no menstrual bleeding for up to half a year and longer, difficult conception or infertility and numerous cosmetic defects such as body and face hair growth, acne, seborrhea and increased hair loss.

However, this syndrome is associated with a number of possible complications that can significantly endanger a woman's health during her lifetime.

There is a known increase in the incidence of high blood pressure or cardiovascular disease, the development of diabetes, cancer of the uterine mucosa, ovaries and breast compared to women who do not suffer from this disorder.

Victoria Beckham

and

are celebrities suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome.

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