Re: Weight Changes Due to Endo
From: Denise (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed Dec 30 11:54:57 1998
Kelly:
Thanks for the info regarding the Evening Primose Oil. However, I was
wondering since you didn't mention it, can you get that OTC or is that
by Rx only?
Hugs!
Denise M.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: THOMASWING@aol.com [SMTP:THOMASWING@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 12:48 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: Weight Changes Due to Endo
>
> Hi All,
>
> I have read several posts regarding the gaining and losing of weight
> due to
> endo and would like to add my two cents, if that's okay. I have never
> been
> overweight, but did begin gaining weight due to endo. I went from 120
> to 140
> and this was devastating for me. My Dr . told me that a woman with
> endo does
> produce far more estrogen than what is normal and that is what makes
> you FAT.
> It makes your body store more fat, especially in areas around the
> waist, hips
> and thighs. And of course, we don't like that. So her solution was
> to use
> natural progesterone along with Evening Primose Oil. Progesterone is
> suppose
> to keep your body from storing all that fat from the excessive
> estrogen and
> keep you from retaining too much fluid before, during and after
> menses.
> Evening Primose Oil contains essential fatty acids (EFA) that your
> body needs
> along with gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) which increases your metabolism
> and the
> rate at which fat is burned and is highly effective for weight
> reduction (I
> got this info from The IRCS Journal of Medical Science).
>
> I have been taking Evening Primose Oil and natural progesterone since
> my fifth
> lap on August 19, 1998 and at that time weighed approximately 138 lbs.
> It has
> now been four months since my surgery and the beginning of taking the
> progesterone and Evening Primose Oil, and I can happily say I am back
> down to
> 120 (I'm 5'8" and for me this is the way I want to look, although my
> Dr. says
> I should weigh a little more). Also, just so you will all know, I
> NEVER
> changed my eating habits to lose weight. I don't eat beef and am
> basically a
> vegeterian other than chicken so I can contribute my weight loss to
> this combo
> solely. If anyone has any questions, just e-mail me and I will be
> more than
> happy to answer.
>
> Although all treatments out there are not for everyone and do not work
> for
> everyone, if you think about it, common sense should tell you the more
> estrogen you have the fatter you will become and as we all know, women
> with
> endo do produce an excessive amount of estrogen compared to a typical
> woman.
>
> LOTS OF LOVE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL !!!!
>
> XOXOXOXOXO
>
> Love, Kelly Tucker
>
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