Created and directed by Shannon Cohn, “Below the Belt,” which premiered at NYC’s Museum of Modern Art in May, explains this complex inflammatory disease through the lens of three patients.
In this week s issue of PEOPLE, the
Good Girls actress, 31, opens up about her years of excruciating pain that led to a life-changing diagnosis, endometriosis the reproductive condition in which uterine tissue grows outside of the uterus, causing cramping and chronic pain. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following I remember there was a scene in
One Fine Day where there was a lot of running across New York and I got really sick to the point where I couldn t do it, recalls Whitman, who starred alongside George Clooney and Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1996 romantic drama. I couldn t keep moving. I remember that kind of marked the beginning of a journey of a lifetime of stomach aches for me, and a lifetime of problems for me.