# @bbc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZCkm4EAZWW
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66328435-bbc-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/812a54dd4f.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T10:38:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC (@bbc) — https://gondola.cc/bbc

## Caption

'When I was 14 I thought I was dying'⁣
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But doctors told the BBC’s Ellie Colton it was 'just bad periods'. ⁣
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After years of debilitating pain she was finally diagnosed with endometriosis, a gynaecological condition that affects around 1 in 10 women.⁣
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#BBCIdeas #Endometriosis ⁣
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Watch Emma Barnett: Fighting Endometriosis on iPlayer

## Stats

- **Views:** 11,710
- **Likes:** 730
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 33

## Tags

endometriosis, bbcideas

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