Selena Gomez has lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation in many parts of the body, like the skin, joints, heart, kidneys, lungs, and even mental health problems like depression. Lupus is an incurable autoimmune disease where the bodys immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal tissue. Selena revealed her battle with the disease back in 2015 and took a break from her career in 2017 to undergo a kidney transplant as a result of lupus. She has also undergone chemotherapy to treat her autoimmune disease. Selena has been open about her condition and how it affects her physically and emotionally. She has been praised for explaining how her body changes when she takes medication to treat lupus and for speaking on lupus and body-shaming.