Inside Bindi Irwin’s ‘painful’ endometriosis journey: ‘It’s challenging’

During a recent public appearance Bindi Irwin decided whether or not to share her endometriosis journey for awareness purposes.

Teri, Bindi and Robert Irwin were in attendance at Endofound’s 12th Annual Blossom Ball, which took place at Gotham Hall in New York City on Friday, May 3.

According to the Endometriosis Foundation of America’s website, “all the people who have worked so hard for endometriosis” are honored at the fundraising night.

The funds will support the Foundation’s ongoing work in advocacy, schooling, outreach and treatment research.

Bindi, 25, was the first celebrity outside the United States to be named a recipient of the 2024 Endofound Blossom Award.

While on the red carpet, People magazine had the chance to interview the recipient and her family. Bindi spoke candidly about her “personal” and “traumatic” experience with endometriosis and the reasons she made the decision about her diagnosis.

“It was very difficult to decide whether I should tell my story or not,” said the conservationist and mother of one. “It’s challenging to talk about endometriosis because it’s such a personal matter for you.”

“Talking about every little health detail, lots of talk about fertility problems and IBS symptoms, and fatigue, and nausea, and the pain that comes with endo. And my fear was not that when I went in What a world it is to share my journey. But what kept me going was the hope that I could help other people, reach out to people who are in a similar situation, and maybe help them find answers for themselves. Giving strength if they are in incredible pain, no matter what,” she continued.

Bindi admitted that she “didn’t know” she had endometriosis for ten years.

He explained, “It took me 10 years to be diagnosed, and I had every scan and test you could possibly imagine, but didn’t get any answers. So that was really scary.” “For me personally, I didn’t know what was wrong with me until my friend Leslie [Mosier], she shared her story and it completely matched the symptoms and pain I was experiencing. That’s when I started paying attention to endometriosis because she was brave enough to share her story. “So hopefully more people will learn about this disease and get the diagnosis and treatment they so desperately deserve.”

Robert, 20, spoke out then, calling his older sister “one of the bravest people I know.”

He added, “When you finally start finding those answers, it meant so much to all of us to have Bindi come back into action as the most determined, graceful person under pressure.”