Bindi Irwin shares sad update on 'crippling' endometriosis journey

"You deserve answers and genuine health care”.

Bindi Irwin has been vocal about the reality of living with endometriosis since receiving her diagnosis two years ago. The wildlife warrior has now shared a painful update with her fans. 

One in nine girls, women and people assigned female at birth live with endometriosis, many of whom have to miss work, school, events and commitments due to flare-ups and complications.

Bindi Irwin has been open about her battle with the often debilitating condition, and has shared a health update after she had to miss the annual Steve Irwin Gala, instead spending the night in the hospital. 

The 26-year-old went public with her diagnosis in early 2023, and has given followers updates on her personal struggles online since, as a way to help others feel less alone. 

She even received the EndoFound Blossom Award in 2024 for her work. 

The wildlife warrior posted a series of photos to Instagram, including one from a hospital bed. 

Irwin wrote she is “healing” after previously revealing she had her appendix removed, “along with 14 lesions (after having 37 endometriosis lesions and a cyst removed two years ago)”. Surgeons also repaired a hernia she “acquired through childbirth four years ago”. 

“The reason I share my health journey is because more girls and women desperately need answers to their undiagnosed pain.” Image: @bindisueirwin on Instagram

Ever dedicated to raising awareness of life with endo, she thanked her followers for their support before writing, “The reason I share my health journey is because more girls and women desperately need answers to their undiagnosed pain.”

“This disease is crippling and can make you feel incredibly isolated. We need to raise awareness and change the narrative for women’s health. I see you, your pain is real, and you deserve answers and genuine health care”, she wrote, before linking to The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EndoFound).

Irwin’s family shared their support for the 26-year-old, with mum, Terri, commenting “Thank you for sharing your journey.”, while her husband of five years, Chandler Powell, wrote “Thank you for always helping others.”

Steve Irwin’s eldest child has “battled with endometriosis for more than 12 years”, and dealt with “insurmountable fatigue, pain & nausea”, while being told these symptoms were “simply something you deal with as a woman”.

She also posted a video earlier this month, addressing her followers while still tired in her hospital bed just an hour after surgery, to share details of her health journey and thank her supporters.

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