(Charlotte Simpson, Manish Pandey/ BBC News) — Sharing an image of her stomach on Instagram, the 26-year-old said she wasn’t pregnant, and explained she’s suffered from the condition before.
“It’s never fun,” the US model told her 49 million followers, adding that she does not have other ovarian conditions such as endometriosis.
“It’s painful and achey and makes me feel nauseous and bloated and crampy,” she said.
“Anyways… I’m sure a lot of you can overly relate and understand. We got this.”
One of those who can relate is 21-year-old Demelza May.
Demelza tells BBC Newsbeat she didn’t “have any idea” about ovarian cysts until it happened to her, with her symptoms often being put down to IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). (…)