Endometriosis...

[Kate8989]

Do you have it?
How do you live with it?
Was diagnosed last Thursday and can’t get my head around it.. I find the word so scary xx

I have it! I was scared at first too.
had many scans, doctors telling me it's something else, that I'm making up the pain etc. It's the worst pain ever!
Having flare ups making me looking 6 months pregnant, and some days not being able to get out of bed.
Hot water bottles help me, no pain killers help it at all.
How did you get diagnosed? Having a laparoscopy?
There's a Facebook page called
endometriosis support that is good to follow where you can ask questions and have people answer that understand exactly what you're going through

It’s been quite a quick diagnosis for me, but looks like I’ll have to have a second operation to completely clear me as I have some in an awkward place.
I’m not really allowing my body to recover as already thinking about the next operation.
I just feel this has hit me out of nowhere. Gone from having no symptoms to suddenly being bedridden with it along with anxiety and depression!!! X

Questions to ask your doctor

You may think that this is fantasy since you have a terrible painful illness and you may be expecting doctors to prescribe a drug to help you, but this information has helped a number of women

What if your Endometriosis is caused - or made worse - by things that you eat, or don't eat ?

Here are some questions to ask your doctors about Endometriosis:

• What causes it ?
• How will looking at it and scraping it help me get better ?
• How can I stop it recurring ?
• Do I have too much Estrogen in my body ?
• Could my illness be caused by things that I eat, or don't eat ?
• What can I change about my diet and lifestyle to help my body repair itself ?

These are easy questions to ask, but very difficult for doctors to answer as they know very little about Nutrition. It may be worth asking them to refer you to a Dietitian or a Nutritional Therapist, as they specialise in Nutrition.

If your doctor won't do this, try a search for BANT or Nutritional Therapist and interview 10 of them to find 1 who has had success advising about Endometriosis

Search online for "anti-inflammatory diet"
Here is an example: Anti Inflammation Food Guide

This and the suggestions below may help to reduce the pain

Here are 3 well-proven natural ways to reduce the Inflammation that causes the pain of Endometriosis

• Increase your Vitamin D
• Increase your Omega-3
• Reduce your Omega-6

Here are some relevant references that may be useful to you:
Vitamin D Wiki
Optimise Omega-6/3 Ratio
How much Omega-3 ?
15 Omega-3 Foods
What to Do About Inflammation ?
Expert Omega-3

Some people have reported that eating specific foods like meat or dairy gives them an instant flare-up
You may find that keeping a Food Diary may help you find out which foods make your Endometriosis worse and which may help
.