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Re: a slightly different look on diet
From: Hela (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Jan 11 14:30:26 2006
Hi anon,
I am sorry that it didnt work for you - it is unfair, isnt it?? Hope the
surgery (ies) will go well and that you will feel much better
afterwards! xx h.
At Wed, 11 Jan 2006, anonymous wrote:
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>I keep seeing a lot of posts about how giving up meat, dairy, wheat,
>etc, etc can relieve your symptoms. I am both happy for those it works
>for and frustrated because it is not a "Cure-all" by any means and has
>not worked for me.
>
>I have been a strict vegetarian for 30 of my 34 years. Apparently when
>I was four I declared to my parents I was never eating meat again and I
>never have. I do not eat dairy products and my wheat intake is quite
>limited since my daughter is unable to eat it. The main staples of my
>diet include brown rice, veggies and locally grown fruits - sticking to
>organic where possible.
>
>This has been my lifestyle since I can remember and I am now suffering
>the worst endo symptoms. I will soon be having a bowel resection,
>bladder resection and presacral neurectomy in spite of all my efforts to
>be healthy. I have been to the chiropractor, naturopath, homeopath and
>have used herbs. I have spent thousands of dollars on natural cures in
>an effort to rid myself of the symptoms and now am forced to take
>painkillers for the first time in my life just to be able to have some
>quality of life.
>
>One doctor I saw who is an ob/gyn and also happens to believe in
>nutrition and the 'endo diet' blamed me for my symptoms perhaps thinking
>I was cheating on the diet when this is the only diet I've ever lived
>by.
>
>My post is by no means meant to discourage anyone from trying it. It is
>a much healthier way to live for your overall health anyway. I just
>don't want any woman to think that it is a cure or to feel bad if it
>doesn't work for her. Endometriosis is a very individual disease and
>what works for one woman may or may not work for the next.
>Unfortunately, we have to learn as much as possible and then find our
>own way to what works for us....
>
>Healing wishes to all of my endo sisters....
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