After being in horrific pain for 32 years, BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty has finally received a diagnosis for her womb condition.
Since the age of 15, the presenter has been in and out of the hospital, begging doctors to help her recover from the pain. Alas, they all told her that there was nothing to worry about.
However, as it turns out, she was right to have her concerns. The 48-year-old is battling adenomyosis. The gynaecological condition causes endometrial tissue to grow on the wall of the uterus, which leaves her in utter agony.
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In a testament to her incredible bravery, during the Women and Equalities Committee on October 18, the TV host opened up about her condition. Sat alongside Geordie Shore icon, Vicky Pattison, Muchetty revealed that she only found out the full picture when she opted to go private.
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Addressing the Conservative committee chairwoman, Caroline Nokes, Muchetty said: “I started my period at 15. It would last for 11 or 12 days. Eight or nine of them were very heavy. I’d throw up on the first day, pass out once or twice during the cycle.
“I’d be wrapped around a toilet. I’d still go to school. I still went to work. Whenever I went to the doctor, I was told it was normal.” She added she was told by doctors to just to ‘suck it up’ and ‘You’re normal’ and ‘Everyone goes through this’.
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She added: “For work, I wouldn’t sleep because I’d set an alarm at 2 AM to change the towel and super heavy tampon.”
Stunned by what she was hearing, Nokes asked: “So, 32 years?” To which the breakfast host replied: “Yes”.
This isn’t the first time the Londoner has discussed her condition. During an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live, she revealed that, on one occasion, her husband had to call her an ambulance due to the pain.
She said: “The pain was so terrible I couldn’t move, turn over, sit up. I screamed non-stop for 45 minutes. And then it happened again in the middle of the night, and we had to call an ambulance because I couldn’t be moved. And I was just screaming.”
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The ex-Strictly star spoke to the parliamentary committee in the hope that they will make recommendations to the government to help reduce disparities that exist in the diagnosis of gynaecological conditions.
Elaborating on her own condition, Pattison, said that she’s been made to feel ‘Ashamed’ over her health issues. In her mid-20s, she started suffering from ‘Crippling anxiety’, insomnia and fatigue.
Doctors originally told her this was down to PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome). However, as it turned out, she was actually suffering from a more serious pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).
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