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Endometriosis

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CognitiveDissonance · 03/05/2018 04:53

If you suspect you may have endometriosis, is it better to see your GP at a particular point during your cycle? Should it be before, during or after?
I'm petrified and the pain is becoming unbearable Sad

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AlexGreen · 04/05/2018 11:07

Questions to ask your doctor

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

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

Here are some questions to ask 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

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

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

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