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Bindi Irwin says she's on the road to recovery after a 10-year battle with endometriosis. |
After a ten-year fight with the uterus-affecting ailment, Australian naturalist Bindi Irwin disclosed on Wednesday that she had undergone surgery for endometriosis.
Irwin posted pictures of herself in a hospital bed with the statement, "For 10 years I've battled with overwhelming weariness, agony, and nausea," on social media.
I completely gave up after a doctor informed me it was just something women have to cope with, despite my best efforts to function despite the agony.
International Women's Day and Endometriosis Awareness Month fell on the same days as Irwin's posts.
In endometriosis, the tissue that ordinarily borders the uterus develops outside the uterus, according to the National Institutes of Health in the United States.
Pelvic discomfort, excessive menstrual bleeding, and reproductive problems are examples of symptoms.
Irwin, 24, claimed she was now "on the path to recovery" despite the fact that doctors had discovered 37 lesions, some of which were "extremely deep and tough to remove."
“I’m sharing my experience for anyone who reads this who is quietly coping with agony and no answers. Let this be your confirmation that your grief is genuine and you deserve assistance," she continued.
The disease may affect anybody with a uterus who is of reproductive age, although women in their 30s and 40s are most likely to contract it. According to the World Health Organization, endometriosis affects around one in ten persons who are born with uteruses. Almost 190 million women and girls worldwide are impacted by the illness.
Irwin is a well-known environmentalist who has been in the reality television series "Crikey! It's the Irwins," which follows her family's activities at the Australia Zoo in Queensland, which her mother runs.
She won "Dancing With the Stars" in 2015, and her father, Steve, the late "Crocodile Hunter," who was murdered by a stingray while shooting in the Great Barrier Reef in 2006, is also a conservationist.
In March 2021, Grace, a daughter, was born to her.
Irwin said in her article on Wednesday, "Please be polite and pause before asking me (or any woman) when we'll be having more kids. "I am very glad that we have our beautiful daughter after all that my body has been through. She feels like a miracle for our family.
Immediately after she posted, her relatives expressed their support on social media.
While she was totally rife with endometriosis, her husband Chandler Powell stated, "Seeing how you fought through the pain to take care of our family and continue our conservation work is something that will motivate me forever."
You never know who is suffering in silence, therefore let's make this a subject that we can all openly discuss, Robert Irwin wrote on Instagram.
Irwin is the most recent in a line of famous people to talk openly about their battles with endometriosis.
Comedian Amy Schumer talked about her decades-long fight with what she called a "lonely sickness" in a Paramount Plus docuseries that was published the previous year. In 2021, Schumer underwent uterine removal surgery and published a video of the procedure on her Instagram.
Lena Dunham, a comedian, and Padma Lakshmi, an actor, have both spoken out about their own experiences with the illness.
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