Bindi Irwin Had “Enormous” Cyst That Bonded Ovary to Her Side Before Endometriosis Diagnosis

"It resulted in a lot of canceled plans,” Bindi continued. “People must have thought I was just incredibly flaky because I was getting so sick from this disease that I would try to get up and I would just throw up, I was in so much pain all the time.”

In the midst of her struggle, Bindi—who shares daughter Grace, 3, with husband Chandler Powell—kept her pain to her inner circle, which also included her mom and brother Robert Irwin. But she’s taking a different approach going forward. 

“Now I feel like I'm standing on my soapbox so often,” she shared, “saying to girls and women, ‘If you’re having a hard time, if your periods are really painful, please go get help because it’s a really scary disease.’”

As for how the wildlife conservationist is doing these days? She’s full of gratitude.

"I’m so grateful to be on the other side of surgery,” Bindi said. “There’s no cure for endometriosis but if you’re able to get surgery you have a better shot at life. Maybe in five or 10 years, I’ll have to get another surgery, but for now, it's all gone, which I'm very grateful for."

Keep reading to look back at Bindi’s life over the years, including her love story with Chandler.