Endometriosis: I had to quit modeling because I kept passing out.

Carla Creasey worked as a model from the age of five until she was 17, but she continued to fall victim to violence.

“It was so embarrassing and I couldn’t do it anymore,” she said.

She has suffered from excruciating pain since she started her period at the age of 13, but was finally diagnosed with endometriosis at the age of 25.

At that time, doctors suspected she had acute appendicitis and removed her appendix.

“I was hospitalized for a long time because of constipation, I couldn’t eat, I was vomiting and I was in a lot of pain, but I was told that it was stomach pain.”

Carla felt that her retraining as a beauty therapist was over She was “unemployed and hopeless” because of her health.

“I would have a client and then I would sit in a boiling hot bath to relieve my stomach ache. It was horrible, but it was the only way I could manage,” says the 35-year-old from Essex.

It is estimated that one in six women with endometriosis will end up with this condition, which causes tissue similar to the lining of the uterus to grow out of it.

Carla recently gave a proof Continuous question, External How the situation affects women in the workplace, External.

There is currently no legislation in the UK to ensure that workers with menstrual health problems are treated appropriately if they need time off work.