Re: Alleviation of Endo Pain!?!
From: Kim (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Feb 6 06:03:51 2001
The fatty acid that I bought is flaxseed oil. I read in the Coping with
Endometriosis book that it may relieve or reduce endo symptoms. I guess
it couldn't hurt to try it. I am in pain pretty much all of the time
now anyway.
Thanks for your response.
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Kim B
At Mon, 5 Feb 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>By "fatty acids", do you mean fish oil, evening primrose oil, etc.? If
>yes, whether fatty acids work for some, I do not know. I do know that
>fatty acids DO NOT work for me -- fatty acids flare my endo-pain.
>
>At Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Kim wrote:
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>>Does anyone know if fatty acids work? I read in one of the books that it
>>is supposed to help.
>>
>>At Sun, 4 Feb 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>>>Elimination of all DAIRY products (yes, that means no icecream, whipped
>>>cream, cheese, etc.), pseudo dairy "non-dairy" products (milk proteins),
>>>eggs, animal meat, soy products, HIGH-FAT foods, evening primrose oil,
>>>salmon, excess caffeine, chocolate, and ... (we learn as we go) *may*
>>>greatly help to alleviate your endo pain. Sincerely try this
>>>elimination diet. Should you find the elimination of these foods
>>>helpful, you can then, in future endo flares, pay attention to what was
>>>most recently consumed to determine what it was that *may* have
>>>contributed to the flare. No guarantees, BUT you'll never know unless
>>>you
>>>give this lifestyle a try -- try it, it just may help to alleviate your
>>>pain --- P.S. For produce, try to stick to organically grown fruits and
>>>vegetables
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