Loose Women's Judi Love opens up on 'unbearable' 20-year health battle and details the 'physical and mental strain' of living with the condition
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Loose Women's Judi Love has opened up on on her 'unbearable' battle with Endometriosis. The comedian, 44, who was diagnosed with the condition over 20 years ago, has now detailed the 'physical and mental strain' it has on her. She told the Mirror: 'It took me about five years to get a diagnosis, and the average time is even longer – as long as nine years. For women, our pain is often not always taken seriously, so symptoms are just put down to having bad periods.
![[The comedian, 44, who was diagnosed with the condition over 20 years ago, has now detailed the 'physical and mental strain' it has on her]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/11/94006625-14275629-image-m-4_1736680295172.jpg)
'At the time, it wasn't spoken about much, so when I received my diagnosis I honestly didn't really know what it was, but the effect on my life, my physical and mental health, was sometimes unbearable. 'I think it's so important that people are starting to have more open conversations about endometriosis and the impact it can have, as well as pushing for diagnoses, because not having that pain recognised or acknowledged is really difficult.'.
![[She told the Mirror: 'I think it's so important that people are starting to have more open conversations about endometriosis and the impact it can have, as well as pushing for diagnoses, because not having that pain recognised or acknowledged is really difficult.']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/11/94006669-14275629-image-a-6_1736680422840.jpg)
Endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. Loose Women's Judi Love has opened up on on her 'unbearable' battle with Endometriosis. The comedian, 44, who was diagnosed with the condition over 20 years ago, has now detailed the 'physical and mental strain' it has on her.
![[Claiming the pain was unbearable, she added: ' (I had) pains to the point where I'd be in bed for a couple of days, I didn't want to eat, I'd be vomiting, and then it got to a stage where it was affecting work']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/12/11/92380327-14275629-Claiming_the_pain_was_unbearable_she_added_I_had_pains_to_the_po-a-7_1736680432650.jpg)
It's a common condition that affects around 1 in 10 women and adolescents of reproductive age. Symptoms of Endometriosis can include pelvic pain, painful periods, pain during or after sexual intercourse, heavy periods, infertility, and fatigue or low energy.
