'DWTS' judge Carrie Ann Inaba admits she's 'always in pain' with 'debilitating' health battle

Longtime "Dancing with the Stars" judge Carrie Ann Inaba is opening up about her "debilitating" pain.

During a recent interview with Fox News Digital at Televerse 26, a festival by the Television Academy, the 58-year-old TV personality discussed her experience with Sjögren's disease .

"It's debilitating.

And so I am always in pain," she said.

"And most of the time, when I'm not on camera, I'm in sweatpants.

Maybe I haven't showered in three days, and I'm just kind of like roaming my little neighborhood, walking my dogs.

My life is very unglamorous for the most part." Inaba said it is "really an important message in this day and age" for people to hear what life is actually like behind closed doors because everyone is "being shown these very hyper-realistic versions of people, and it's not true." DOLLY PARTON’S ONGOING HEALTH BATTLE FORCES COUNTRY LEGEND TO MISS MAJOR DOLLYWOOD EVENT "I think we need to know that people, we're all people, we are all going through something," she added.

"And I'm grateful to have Sjögren's disease because it has given me even more compassion for people and I think it makes me a better judge because I really can feel people when they're going through stuff, and it's given me more empathy, and I'm grateful." WATCH: CARRIE ANN INABA IS 'ALWAYS IN PAIN' LIVING WITH SJÖGREN'S DISEASE According to the Mayo Clinic, Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disease that "most often affects the glands that make moisture in the eyes and mouth." The lack of moisture leads to "fewer tears and less saliva." Inaba's symptoms started with dry eyes, but the ballroom judge said, "I also had a lot of pain, and I think people don't know this." "A lot of people think Sjögren's disease is just dry eyes and your moisture glands, but it's actually a whole systemic condition and can affect your organs as well, and I've had some organ interactions," she explained.