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Re: Alt. Medicine
From: Yen (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Mar 5 22:29:37 2001
Marcia,
Thanks so much for sharing your "endo diet" with us. I'm always
interested to learn of diets which may assist in the alleviation of endo
pain.
Marcia, you mentioned 1 surgery three years ago. How many have you had,
when was your last surgery and how are you feeling lately (endo pain)?
Thanks:)
Yen
At Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Marcia wrote:
>
>Hi Joanna:
>
>Three years ago, after 1 surgery, and 2 courses of Zoladex, I wanted to
>try to heal naturally. It does work best after a surgery or the med.
>treatment, and it did work for me for about 10 months. Then the pain
>came returned with a vengeance. I think the holistic regimen I was on
>did help to balance my system, as it was supposed to do, however, the
>holistic pratitioner I went to told me she could get rid of my endo, and
>that, of course, is not really possible.
>
>Here is what she put me on:
>
>vegetarian diet (no meat or dairy, as they have estrogen or
>antibiotics), no caffeine
>
>1 tablespoon flaxseed oil daily (on salads or cereals)
>
>Twice daily each of the following:
>
>Digestive enzymes (bromelain [which is pineapple] and papaya), both of
>which were supposed to break up my endo, although really, all they did
>was help me digest food better.
>
>And herbal drops, made by HerbPharm: Dandelion and Milkthistle, which
>were to cleanse my liver, for immune purposes; and Pulsitilla Vitex,
>which is a woman's mixture, to cleanse my female organs.
>
>[She also gave me a homeopathic remedy, which suppossed gives you part
>of the disease to cure it, but I don't believe in this--and it didn't
>work anyway]
>
>Now, as I said, this did work for a while, and natural regimens can work
>for some. I do all my shopping now at Whole Foods, a health food store,
>and all the dairy (I don't have much), and meats I buy are hormone- and
>antiobiotic-free. If you buy these at a regular store, you don't know
>what you're getting. They give estrogen to cows to make them produce
>more milk, so if you go and get certified free milk and meat, it is
>much, much better for you all-around. Yes, it is more expensive, but I
>feel better knowing I'm not getting the extra hormones.
>
>Hope this info helps you. :) :)
>
>--
>Marcia
>
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