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Published 14:45 01 Apr 2026 GMT
Bindi Irwin speaks out on 'indescribable pain' from 'invisible disease' in heartbreaking health update
Bindi Irwin has spoken about the 'indescribable pain' she is currently experiencing from a cruel 'invisible' disease.
Bindi - the only daughter of the late 'Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin and his wife Terri - has opened up about her health struggles in a candid Instagram post, revealing that in the last three years she's had 50 lesions surgically removed from her body.
Taking to Instagram, the Australian star - who famously won Dancing With The Stars in 2015 - had revealed that she's been suffering from endometriosis and has been in 'indescribable' pain from the disease.
What 'invisible disease' is Bindi Irwin suffering from?
Endometriosis is the condition where the lining of a uterus occurs outside the womb, such as in the ovaries and fallopian tubes.
There is no cure for endometriosis, but several treatments may improve the symptoms.
Bindi's announcement came to mark Endometriosis Awareness Month, and alongside the pictures of her in a hospital gown undergoing surgery, she delved more into her health battle.
"In the last three years, I’ve had over 50 endometriosis lesions cut out of my body," she revealed.
"A chocolate cyst that was adhering my ovary to my side was removed. An appendectomy and a hernia repair. I’ve felt indescribable, inescapable pain.
"Trying to keep my invisible illness to myself after being told by doctors it was just 'part of being a woman.' I spent 10 years being undiagnosed."
A chocolate cyst is one of the most painful symptoms of endometriosis; a cyst that is full of old blood and takes its name from the colour of the blood inside the cyst, which is a brown, chocolate-like fluid.
Bindi continued, telling her fans that during her 10 year battle with the disease she has felt "weak and deeply insecure [...] trapped in my own body."
What is Bindi Irwin's journey with endometriosis?
Bindi was originally diagnosed with endometriosis after giving birth to her daughter Grace, who is now five.
At the time of her initial diagnosis, she told People Magazine that, during the process of being tested for endometriosis, she was "tested for everything. Every tropical disease, Lyme disease, cancer, you name it. I had every blood test and scan imaginable."
Bindi now says that, with correct treatment, her life has changed for the better, but urged people in a similar situation to "please find answers."
According to medical research, around 10% of the worldwide female population suffer from endometriosis, roughly 190 million in number. Symptoms in patients tend to appear in early adolescence and through their 20s, but do improve once they go through menopause.