Disclaimer: I am not certified to give medical advice in any way, shape or form and that is the furthest thing from my intent with this post. I am just speaking to my personal experience living with endometriosis, some of what I’ve learned and read over the last few years, and what has worked for me with regards to managing it. If you think you are suffering from endometriosis, please speak to a health professional. I am not qualified to give anyone advice on treating this disease in any way. I’m still struggling to cope with endometriosis too.
Hi guys! I wanted to finally write a post that has been highly requested by you over the last few months. As some of you may know, I have struggled with endometriosis over the last six years and in the last year have changed my diet to alleviate some of the pain and other symptoms of endo.
Some of you may be wondering what endometriosis is. In short, endometriosis is a disease where the endometrial tissue that lines your uterus starts growing outside the uterus, where it is not supposed to grow. It creates a lot of scar tissue and can grow all over your organs, sometimes fusing them together. Google a picture of it, it looks like something out of the movie Alien. Endometriosis can be an incredibly painful disease. Some of the other symptoms are excruciating pain and cramps, abnormally heavy menstruation, cystic acne, infertility, nausea, frequent urination, lower back pain, bladder pain, rectal pain, pain during sex, abdominal cramping and swelling, depression, and fatigue. It is important that I note that some women with endometriosis may not experience any symptoms at all. I have a friend who found out at the age of 43 that she had endometriosis because the endometrial growth had started cutting off some of her organ functions. She had experienced no symptoms her entire life.
