Nick Knowles' wife undergoes hysterectomy after years of 'unbearable pain'

Nick Knowles' wife has revealed that she underwent a hysterectomy after "surviving" years of "pain". The 35-year-old lingerie business owner - who recently tied the knot to the DIY SOS star - shared the news in an Instagram post on Friday (July 11).

In the candid post, the mother-of-two was seen dressed in a hospital gown as she opened up about living through almost unbearable pain which left her "vomiting, curled up in bed and missing out on life". A hysterectomy is a surgical procedure which removes a woman's womb and may also involve the removal of other organs, such as the ovaries. She captioned the post: "I'm 35 and I've just had a hysterectomy.

"I've lived with PCOS, endometriosis and adenomyosis since Moses were short pants. And no, it wasn't 'just a bad period'. It was constant hospital trips. Multiple laparoscopies. Bleeding through clothes. Vomiting from the pain. Being curled up in bed, missing out on life.

"It was extreme bloating that made me look pregnant. It was migraines, stabbing pains in my legs, butt and stomach. It was chronic fatigue. It was hiding in loos, crying over another ruined day. It was my daughters terrified of getting their periods in case they end up like mummy."

She went on: "Years of misdiagnosis & being fobbed off. Told to take painkillers. That it was 'normal'. It wasn't. I've cried on bathroom floors. I've bled through clothes in public.

"I've had 3 surgeries. I've tried every pill, every patch, every hormone tweak. I've been put on a medical menopause just to get through uni. And still... the pain came."

Katie - who said 'I Do' to the BBC presenter last month - also spoke about not being able to recognise herself due to the pain her brought her. Post-operation, the 35-year-old admitted she feels "less like a woman" but revealed she took the decision to undergo the surgery in order to "take her life back".

She wrote: "It feels like something in me has changed, apart from being sans uterus. Right now, I'm in lots of pain. I'm bloated. I'm exhausted. I'm hot. I'm forgetful. I'm hot (see how that works on multiple levels).

"I feel raw and less like myself. Less like a woman, if I'm being really honest. But this was a decision I made to take my life back. To stop surviving and star living again, & have days that aren't defined by pain.

"This is hopefully beginning of healing. The beginning of self-love scars, stitches and all. And please, if you've made it this far, I ask gently: This is something deeply personal. If you're tempted to leave a judgmental or flippant comment, I'm asking you to just scroll on. There is a real person behind this post."