Bindi Irwin Issues Sad Health Update After Devastating Diagnosis And Fans Are Heartbroken

The 27-year-old TV personality opened up about her health journey, sharing a candid update on her Instagram.

Irwin was diagnosed with endometriosis 13 years ago and has detailed the toll that the exhausting condition has had on her life.

Symptoms of the chronic condition include extreme pelvic pain, debilitating fatigue, pain during or after s**, heavy periods, and more.

Describing her life with the condition, she said: “I felt utterly ashamed as a teenager and young adult being told that my pain was just part of being a woman.

“I felt lesser. I felt hurt. I felt weak.”

Urging for more action, she added: “That is not okay. Young girls and women shouldn’t feel alone with pain in the driver’s seat of their lives.

“We need to take away the stigma of talking about women’s health.

“It’s time to have open discussions and make change on a global scale.”

The conservationist sent ‘light and love’ to those battling the same condition.

Despite some people with endometriosis being unable to conceive, Bindi and her husband Chandler Powell, are parents to four-year-old daughter Grace.

In the post after her recent surgeries, Bindi revealed that surgeons identified ’51 endometriosis lesions and a chocolate cyst,’ which were removed, alongside her appendix.

“My hernia from giving birth that was unzipping – was taken care of,” she added.

In an emotional statement she shared with fans, the zookeeper said: “I can FINALLY say that I’m feeling better.

“Genuinely healing. I can function in everyday life without wanting to throw up or pass out from the pain.

“Slowly, slowly gaining my strength back.”

After living with the condition for over a decade, she added: “I cannot express the gravity of my emotions as I am beginning to recognize myself again.”

But the road to recovery has not been easy.

The mom-of-one said: ” Trying to remain a positive person & hide the pain has been a very long road.

“These last 10 years have included many tests, doctors visits, scans, etc.

“A doctor told me it was simply something you deal with as a woman, & I gave up entirely, trying to function through the pain.”

She added: “Going in for surgery was scary but I knew I couldn’t live like I was.”

And Bindi isn’t the only celebrity to have suffered from the condition.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Spice Girl Emma Bunton said: “I remember the doctor saying at the time, ‘fifty percent of women with endometriosis go on to have children.’

“I thought, ‘Only 50 percent?’ It scared the life out of me.”

It’s a condition that affects over 6.5 million women in the U.S.
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