BBC Breakfast star Naga Munchetty has long been open about her brave health battle after being diagnosed with adenomyosis. The TV presenter, 49, first revealed her condition last year after being forced to take some time off from her hosting duties amid her battle with the complex condition. 5 Naga Munchetty has long been open about her health battle Credit: Getty 5 The BBC Breakfast star has been admitted to hospital a number of times as a result of her Adenonyosis Credit: instagram 5 She even spoke about her experiences with the healthcare system in front of the Women's committee Adenomyosis is a condition that causes the lining of the womb to bury into the muscular wall of the womb.
Naga previously left her BBC Radio 5 Live listeners in shock when she confessed that as a result of her medical condition she was broadcasting to them in crippling pain each day. Addressing her condition on the airwaves last May, Naga said: "Right now as I sit here talking to you, I am in pain. Constant, nagging pain.
" She then added: "Every so often the pain changes; it becomes a stabbing pain. A pain that takes my breath away and I can do nothing but sit with it for a minute or curl up to cope." MISSED DIAGNOSIS The BBC journalist finally went public with the news of her condition after being formally diagnosed by a private doctor.
This came after the star hit out at the NHS as she insisted she had been "gaslit and never taken seriously" in her 35-year battle with doctors to discover the root.