Following the “Endo Diet” will relieve your pain and other Endometriosis symptoms.

The Endo Diet works for many people to alleviate some of their pain and other Endometriosis symptoms; however, it does not work for all.

What is the Endo Diet?

In a nutshell, you try to reduce or completely exclude the following items from your diet:

• Wheat
• Red meat and ham
• Refined sugars (including juices and sodas)
• Caffeine
• Chocolate
• Dairy
• Alcohol
• Some women cut out eggs (I still eat them)

I try my hardest to follow this diet and have been pain free since July, 2014.  BUT…I had my diagnostic and excision surgery on June 30, 2014; altered my diet in July, 2014; began my Lupon Depot injections in August, 2014; ended my Lupron Depot injections in January, 2015; and have been on continuous birth control since January, 2015.  I also drink a nightly anti-inflammatory tea before bed.  I truly believe that I am pain free because of the combination of these treatments and dietary changes.

I’d love to hear if you follow the Endo Diet and how your pain and symptoms have been since starting it.  Drop me a comment below?

~ Again, I am a layman.  I do not hold any college degrees, nor mastery of knowledge.  Please take what I say with a grain of salt.  If curious, do your own research 😉 Validate my writings.  Or challenge them.  And ALWAYS feel free to consult with your physician. Always.  Yours ~ Lisa

Endometriosis is not restricted to your pelvic cavity.

Endometriosis can infect your pelvic cavity and is routinely found on the ovaries, the bladder, the bowel, the uterus, the fallopian tubes, etc.  It is also found on other organs, such as the liver.  It can grow and spread on the diaphragm and lungs, and even enter a woman’s lungs, causing regular collapsed lungs or coughing up blood.  Rare cases of Endometriosis have been diagnosed on the brain, heart, eyes, skin, and even inside the spinal cord.

This disease is not restricted to the gynecological interest.  It should not be known as just a “period disease.”  All areas of the body can be affected.  Ongoing research to better understand this incredibly invasive disease.  One day we will have answers.  And hopefully a cure.

Endometriosis begins to develop while you’re still in the womb.

Although a few recent studies have found displaced endometrioum-like cells outside of the uterine cavity of female fetuses, there is still a lot of research to be done.  Several people now believe that those of us who have Endometriosis have had it since we were in our mothers’ wombs.  Some believe it’s pre-ordained at birth where our Endometriosis implants will grow and at what Stage (1, 2, 3, or 4).

Unfortunately, there is still no proven cause of Endometriosis, so every “cause” is still just a theory.  Without a known cause, a cure is difficult to even begin to develop.

Resources:

Endopaedia

Reproductive Biomedicine Online

U.S. National Library of Medicine