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Re: Has anyone tried a change in diet? to Hela & others suffering from endo
From: Alexandra (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue Jan 10 15:07:31 2006
Hello:
Congratulations on your succeses! I am really happy for you. I am
willing to try those diet changes, but I am sad to report that in
Guatemala, my country, it is virtually impossible to obtain organic
food. And the few things that you can find are almost impossible to
pay. (They are imported almost always) So it will be a little bit hard.
However if you could give me some simple advices on the minimum to do I
would be very thankfull.
Good luck,
Alexandra.
At Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Hela wrote:
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>Hi Christy, WELL DONE!!! I am so pleased that you are so much better. I
>am struggelling last 2 months, but I guess I know why.. I was drinking
>+ smoking + getting stoned quite a lot around holiday, so although I
>managed to keep my strict diet, I didnt manage to stop partying :-( as
>you know, alcohol is oestrogenic and smoking tabacco and weed surely
>doesnt help too.. So I stopped smoking again (before holiday I didnt
>smoke for about a year!) and I drink very little, so I expect to get
>better again...
>I am so happy for you though!!! good luck with a baby!
>hugs
>Hela
>
>At Tue, 10 Jan 2006, Christy wrote:
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>>Hela,
>>I just now saw your response, sorry! I have read Dian Mills' new book,
>>and have discovered she knows endo! I have completely cut all wheat
>>flour from my diet that is not organic. This has changed my life! I
>>have gone from three months ago taking 6-8 pain meds per day about 16
>>days of every month, to taking no pain meds at all! I feel like a
>>changed person, and my husband says that he no longer feels adhesions
>>during intercourse! I have changed all of my eating habits completely,
>>and started using progesterone cream as well. The biggest change has
>>been my moods. I have gone from feeling hopeless and absolutely crazy
>>to hopeful and level headed. The relief was not immediate, but I wish
>>that more women with endo would try this way instead of drugs and
>>un-sympathetic docs. It is hard to change eating habits, but hasn't it
>>been worth it? All of the pesticides, hormones, and antibiotics used in
>>our food production are affecting people in different ways. Endo is a
>>mystery, but I feel like I have solved the mystery! I am so glad to hear
>>that you have had success with this route as well. Please keep me
>>updated on your personal success. My hope is that soon I will be
>>posting a "I am pregnant" message, after what seems to be the end of a
>>seven year battle with this disease. Let's put an end to endo!
>>hugs back,
>>Christy
>>
>>At Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Hela wrote:
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>>>Hi Christy,
>>>It is hard to say exactly when I started as it was pretty gradual. I am
>>>eating organic food since I came to UK (8 months) I am on the wheat free
>>>diet about 6 months. I stopped eating dairy products about 3 months ago
>>>and Ive finally seen a nutritionist (Dian Mills - she is REALLY
>>>great!!!!) about a month ago. along all this I was trying all different
>>>kinds of supplements.. we have installed water filter, so I drink good
>>>quality of water. I went to get tested for food sensitivities (that was
>>>maybe about 3 months ago) and I found out I am sensitive to yeast, soy
>>>and corn on the top of wheat and dairy.. Im also seeing a homeopath,
>>>and trying other alternative treatments (like colour light therapy that
>>>i mentioned before)
>>>I would like to get habit of exercise as well so I get more fit.
>>>I was diegnosed about 2 years ago, but suffered from horrible pain since
>>>I was 16 (now im 24) I underwent 2 laparoscopies and 6 months on
>>>Diphereline (same as Lupron) and as it didnt do slightest difference, I
>>>started to investigate the alternatives.. I was first staritng to get
>>>better mainly psychologically but later my immune system improved a lot
>>>and I got overally healthier (eg my hair is really thick and long now
>>>and it used to be very tired..) I still had painful periods - this is
>>>first month I had no PMS and now I have period, which is pretty good so
>>>far! (apart from very heavy bleeding - no pain though YIPEEEEEEEEEE!!!
>>>:-) I dont know which of those treatments (nutrition, homeopathy, colour
>>>light therapy) is that that is actually working (I think they all do!)
>>>but I am definitelly better. And it always cheers me up A LOT when
>>>someone else is trying these things - because I know they make a
>>>difference!
>>>I recenty read a book by Dian Mills - Endo... A key to healing through
>>>nutrition. There are so many case studies where women with endo and
>>>infertility issues got better and conceived! Dian herself had endo and
>>>got better (That is why I went to see her, because she is a real
>>>specialist on endometriosis)
>>>Hope the diet will work for you!!
>>>hugs
>>>Hela
>>>
>>>Peogress
>>>At Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Christy wrote:
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>>>>At Thu, 27 Oct 2005, Hela wrote:
>>>>>Hela, How long have you been on the organic route? - and how long have you had endo? I am curious to hear what you've changed and how you've changed! - Christy
>>>>>Wow! That is So good Christy!! I am on the same route :-) And I feel so
>>>>>much better. I wish everybody tried it.. Hela
>>>>>At Tue, 25 Oct 2005, Christy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I was diagnosed with endo 3 years ago. I have had one LAP, and been on
>>>>>>pain suppression therapy via bc pills, with no relief. I have been
>>>>>>trying to concieve for six years, mean while, my pain has become
>>>>>>unbearable. After losing all hope in the medical field, I am now trying
>>>>>>an organic diet. I have also added "living" supplements, probiotics,
>>>>>>and digestive enzymes. I have been eating this way for one month, and
>>>>>>have found that my irritable bowel syndrome has went away completely,
>>>>>>and I am hoping to reverse my endo. This is the first "hope" that I
>>>>>>have felt in years. I started out by seeing a nutritionalist. I had a
>>>>>>baseline done, found out I was anemic (low iron), and found out that
>>>>>>anemia is found in most women with endo. Did a doc ever tell you that?
>>>>>>Lack of iron was adding to the fatigue, irritability, and mood swings
>>>>>>already associated with endo!
>>>>>>I will continue to eat foods that are not genetically altered or sprayed
>>>>>>with pesticides. I have also stopped having my home sprayed by the bug
>>>>>>man every month, as well as changed all of my personal hygiene products
>>>>>>to chemically free and organic made. I have also installed a water
>>>>>>purifier in my shower to eliminate chlorine. I have felt a big change
>>>>>>in bloating as well as digestion from the changes I have made so far. I
>>>>>>am also planning to have a hormone test in a few months (after the bc
>>>>>>pills are out of my system), and use a plant based hormone therapy if
>>>>>>needed.
>>>>>>I don't know about all of you women out there, but I am sick and tired
>>>>>>of paying thousands of dollars for surgery, pills, and doctors visits
>>>>>>that leave me feeling hopeless. If what I am doing continues to work,
>>>>>>you will hear from me again!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>--
>>>>>>Christy
>>>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Christy
>>>>
>>--
>>Christy
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