Coronation Street’s Georgia May Foote has opened up about the experiences she is having after endometriosis surgery.
Endometriosis, according to the NHS, is where cells similar to those in the lining of your uterus grow in other parts of the body.
Symptoms of the condition during your period can include pain when you go to the toilet and period pain so severe, it stops you from doing normal activities.
It currently isn’t known what causes endometriosis, and at the minute there isn’t a treatment that cures it. However, some treatments can help manage pain symptoms.
You can also have surgery to remove part of your bladder or bowel if impacted by endometriosis. You can also have an operation to remove your womb or ovaries, as well as fluid-filled sacs caused by endometriosis.
For Georgia, who played Katy Armstrong in the ITV soap, she underwent surgery last year following her diagnosis.
Now, however, the star experiences symptoms such as severe bloating that she finds ‘so upsetting’.
Taking to her Instagram Stories, Georgia shared some images of her stomach at points where she’s experiencing a flare up.
She wrote alongside: ‘Having to deal with this kind of bloating for the last few months has been absolutely awful. I had my endo surgery last year so to still be having this is just so upsetting. Hormones everywhere. Pain. No one understanding. Them trying to give us a tablet that causes early menopause. It’s a joke’.
In the video, the star said: ‘What we have to go through hormonally is just unbelievable. On top of that, we have conditions like PCOS and endometriosis, we have to deal with the bloating and the pain and the absolute fatigue that comes with it.
‘The lack of energy, the mood swings, and we still get up and go to the gym. I’ve really been struggling with it this month.
What is Endometriosis and what are some of the symptoms?
Endometriosis is where cells similar to those in the lining of your uterus grow in other parts of the body.
It also sometimes impacts organs such as the bladder and bowel.
Symptoms can occur when patches of endometriosis break down and bleed during your period, but are unable to leave your body.
During your period, symptoms can occur that include:
- Severe period pain
- Heavy periods that see you change pads or tampons every couple of hours
At any time in your menstrual cycle, the following symptoms may occur:
- Pain during or after sex
- Stomach and back pain
- Fatigue
It can take a long time to diagnose endometriosis, due to the fact it can be similar to other conditions like fibroids or IBS.
If other treatments such as painkillers are not working, you can have surgery.
‘It is endometriosis awareness month and I want to give a shoutout to all you little warriors who are dealing with it on a day-to-day basis. Honestly, it’s not nice, I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.’
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Georgia first appeared in Corrie back in 2010 as Katy Armstrong.
She soon began a relationship with Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and the pair had son Joseph (William Flanagan).
After her exit from the show in 2015, Katy was killed off-screen in a car accident in 2017.
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