Can anyone with endometriosis explain your experience?

A few people who I know tangentially and follow on Instagram have endometriosis and describe it as debilitating, a disability, something that puts you in the hospital for months and on bedrest for days at a time.

I then did research because if it truly affects 5% of the population as one mentioned, I wanted to know more. What I find on google doesn’t really match their anecdotes, but it also seems to be true that the disease is vastly underresearched due to mostly affecting women.

I’d never want to ask qualifying questions at risk of making them feel like I’m negating their experience. I’m just curious and confused! Anyone have endo? How would you describe it, to whatever extent you’re comfortable?