The writer and influencer revealed in an emotional story what her life is like with endometriosis, a disease that affects almost 10% of women.
“Endometriosis: what happens to me before my period… I’ve been swollen for three days now“, in this way the writer and daughter of Leonardo Farkas, Tatianarevealed on his Instagram account that he suffers from this chronic disease.
as collected Page 7, Tati, as she is known in the networks, recounted what her life is like with the pathology in a series of photographs and videos. In them she described and showed the changes produced by the disease in her own body.
“It looks like I have a baby. Typically, it’s called an endo belly (endobelly).”, wrote. “I’m ashamed to show myself like thisif I’m being honest, but I want other women and girls not to feel alone”, he stated before showing a video where his abdomen is completely swollen, similar to how a pregnant person would be.
the author of “Looking towards the light is a Prayer”added that the endometriosis It usually causes great inflammation of the appendix, ovaries and diaphragmbesides that “every period I have pain as if I were going to have a baby” and sometimes “It causes me not to want to live many times, it is incredibly painful and stigmatized”.
What is the endometriosis that Tatiana Farkas has?
According to National Library of Medicine In the US, endometriosis occurs when cells from the lining of the uterus (colloquially known as menstrual blood) grow in other areas of the body.
This abnormal growth produces Intense pain, heavy bleeding and between periodswhat it can even be extended for the whole month and problems of infertility.
These cells can be housed in organs and structures in the abdominal area such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, intestines, rectum, bladder, and linings of the pelvic areaexplains the encyclopedia.
However, the endometriosis suffered by Tatiana Farkas also produces various symptoms related to mental health, as she herself explains: “My hormones are out of balance, so it causes depression, anxiety and stress“, which is corroborated by the World Health Organization (OMS).
How to detect it?
mayo clinic explains that although the main symptom of the disease is dysmenorrheathat is to say, painful menstrual periodsthis is not a reliable indicator, since each person’s pain threshold is different.
Accordingly, it is recommended to pay attention to signs such as pelvic pain and cramps; it also occurs in the lower back and abdomen; during sexual intercourse or during bowel movements and urination; excessive bleeding; infertility; in addition to fatigue, diarrhea, constipation, bloating, and nausea.
Treatment consists of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain, others to reduce the activity of the ovaries, surgery to remove or destroy ectopic endometrial tissue and in more severe cases removal of the uterus or ovarieshe explains MSD medical handbook.