Pete Davidsons debilitating Crohns disease battle began years before fame Wed 1 February

May 2024 · 3 minute read

It often feels as though celebrities are invincible, but they aren’t immune to life’s challenges. Rumors have been circulating around Pete Davidson’s health, so does he have Crohn’s disease?

Hollywood celebrities tend to portray themselves as perfect role models, but comedian Pete Davidson hasn’t been afraid to discuss his obstacles, including his health complications.

Does Pete Davidson have Crohn’s disease?

Yes, Pete Davidson does have Crohn’s disease. The former Saturday Night Live star was diagnosed with the chronic illness at the age of 17.

Despite trying a variety of different medications, Davidson found that smoking marijuana was a great way to soothe his symptoms. In fact, it would settle his stomach enough to eat and he even attributes the herb to helping him perform on stage.

Crohn’s sufferers often find it hard to maintain a healthy weight due to restrictions on their diet and other side effects from the autoimmune illness.

Davidson previously told High Times: “Weed would be the only thing that would help me eat, I wouldn’t be able to perform on SNL if I didn’t smoke weed.”

The Meet Cute actor has been vulnerable about his struggles with the disease and even included it in his film, The King of Staten Island.

A now-deleted 2018 tweet from a prominent blog once described the comedian as having “butthole eyes” due to the inflammation around his eyes, which can be a side effect of Crohn’s.

The insensitive message prompted Ariana Grande, Pete Davidson’s girlfriend at the time, to defend him online.

The singer wrote: “Y’all do kno this man has an autoimmune disease…right? Like you do understand what you’re doing when u do this right? jus wanna make sure.”

Bupkis actor Pete was also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) when he was age 23. The condition is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, but most BPD sufferers are often found to have experienced trauma or neglect as a child.

The exact cause of his BPD is unknown, but the death of Pete’s dad affected his mental health greatly.

What is Crohn’s disease?

Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and weight loss.

Those with severe Crohn’s may have inflammation of the skin, eyes, joints, or liver. This can be both painful and debilitating. The illness is chronic; meaning people who are diagnosed, will likely have to manage the disease for the rest of their lives.

Whilst it is not determined to be life-threatening, It can lead to life-threatening complications; including bowel obstructions, colon cancer, and liver disease. There’s no known cure for Crohn’s disease, but medication, such as anti-inflammatory drugs and therapies can greatly reduce symptoms.

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