Re: 20 years old with possible endometriosis
From: Marie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Sep 30 22:40:44 2003
Dear Tina,
thank you for your reply. There is plenty of Endo info that has been
provided which should take me some time to get through. I was
particularly interested in the comment you made about Candid Albican, a
yeast infection which is commonly found in urinary tract infection. I'm
not at all surprised to hear about this as I have always been prone to
yeast induce infections. I have previously change my diet to a more
vegetable type to better help me deal with Endo. Also, I'm ware of the
importance of regular exercise and have been doing it for quite some
time now. Thank-you for imput, it has been very much appriecated.
Regards,
Maria.
At Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Tina wrote:
>
>Marie,
>
>I am sorry to here how bad your mom & grandmother had endo. Back then
>very few doctors knew anything. At least the research is getting
>better. Here are some of the sites that I have found helpful.
>
>Endozone - research the articles & they have a list of book references
>http://www.endozone.org
>Endometriosis Association http://www.endometriosisassn.org
>Endometriosis Research Center http://www.endocenter.org
>Dr. David Redwine's site http://www.endometriosistreatment.org
>Webmd has an overview, articles and support group also
>http://www.webmd.com
>
>Here are some books, if you have a library they are worth checking out:
>"Endometriosis Sourcebook," by Mary Lou Ballweg, Pres. of Endo Assn
>"Endometriosis: A Key to Health Through Nutrition," by Dian Shepperson
>Mills
>"Endometriosis: The Complete Reference for Taking Charge of Your
>Health," Mary Lou Ballweg - this book has some research info on endo &
>cancer
>
>It looks like the researchers are looking more into immunotherapy and
>nutrition with this disease. Immunotherapy is getting your allergies or
>asthma under control. Research has been showing that there is a
>significant number of endo women with Candida Albicans, a yeast
>infection. This is treated mainly through diet (no sugar, no wheat, no
>processed flours or foods). Then exercise plays a role in keeping well.
>
>A women with endo should be going to a specialist, most ob/gyns are not
>trained for endo. There is a lot of controversy over surgery (excission
>vs. laser), conventional drug therapy (lupron, etc.), and
>unconventional therapy (herbs, accupuncture, etc.). Read as much as you
>can about the disease. And just because a doc wrote it, doesn't mean it
>is right. For ex) many docs boast getting pregnant is a cure. For some
>women, endo goes into remission for others it doesn't. Same holds true
>for hyst.
>
>I hope this helps you get started,
>Tina
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