Diet and supplement changes for resolving endometriosis naturally along with suggested holistic modalities that can speed the healing process.
Official statistics estimate that between 6-10% of women suffer from endometriosis.
From the size and selection of menstrual pain remedies at the pharmacy, however, it seems that most women are completely unaware that curing endometriosis naturally is indeed possible.
What are Endometriosis Symptoms?
Endometriosis occurs when the lining of the uterus, called the endometrium, grows and thrives beyond the uterine cavity. The most common location for endometrial lesions to occur is the lining of the abdominal cavity, called the peritoneum.
Women with endometriosis suffer most commonly from pelvic pain, especially during the menstrual cycle. Â This pain can be debilitating and even threatening to health from excessive blood loss.
In addition to pain and bleeding sometimes all month long, endometriosis is also credited with as much as 50% of cases of infertility.
Other signs and symptoms of endometriosis include the following: (1)
- Pain before and during your period. Note that toxic feminine hygiene products can exacerbate the problem.
- Lower back pain.
- Pain during or after intercourse.
- Fatigue, infertility, chronic pelvic pain not just during your period.
- Painful bowel movements, constipation, diarrhea, painful urination during your period.
- Irregular or heavy periods.
When endometriosis involves the ovaries, tissue can grow and bleed over time forming what is called chocolate cysts. (2)
Conventional Treatments of Little Help
Unfortunately, if a woman visits her gynecologist about symptoms or complications related to endometriosis, only medication to control the pain or surgery for severe cases is all that is typically recommended.
If infertility is the result of endometriosis and a woman wishes to get pregnant, expensive fertility treatments are the order of the day.
This approach does not resolve the problem, however. In fact, it may actually worsen a woman’s hormonal balance over time causing other health issues later.
Endometriosis Relief Naturally
Fortunately, there is growing recognition that the pain and inflammation which characterizes endometriosis can be improved dramatically or even resolved completely with diet.
I myself suffered from endometriosis starting when I was a teenager. Diet change alone with no other treatments whatsoever completely resolved the problem. I’ve been in complete remission now for well over 20 years.
If you are also experiencing symptoms of endometriosis, there is hope! Whether the problems are new to you or longstanding, diet change combined with holistic therapies as needed work extremely well.
The reputable clinic Biodynamic Wellness in Solana Beach, California reports that the following dietary changes and holistic therapies below have proven to be very helpful to patients battling endometriosis.
If you need more detailed assistance, this clinic does zoom or phone consultations for those who do not live in the area.
Dietary Recommendations
Change of diet is crucial for natural resolution of endometriosis. Suggestions include both food and supplements to encourage the process.
- One tablespoon of high vitamin cod liver oil TWICE daily for 60 days.  After that, a daily teaspoon per day is sufficient for maintenance. Please note that most cod liver oil brands on the market extract the oil using heat. This processing alters the integrity of the oil and destroys nutrients. This source and this source both carry high quality brands that are raw and tested for purity.
- Traditional Diet with special emphasis on daily dietary fats. These include raw butter, ghee, and/or X-factor raw butter oil, egg yolks, organ meats and fish roe. (3) This article on five healthy fats to use in the kitchen can provide more specifics.
Holistic Therapies
Holistic therapies that can be implemented as needed in conjunction with Traditional Diet for curing endometriosis include:
- Rubus ideaus gemmotherapy, at a dosage of 1/2 tsp in water twice daily. What is gemmotherapy? It is a therapy that uses stem cell extracts of fresh buds, shoots, roots or stems from embryonic or mature plants. This modality is helpful for tissue regeneration, positive growth development and drainage of toxins. Rubus idaeus is derived from the shoots of the red raspberry bush. It is an effective remedy for drainage of the uterus and pelvic region. It also helps to tonify the uterus. Contact the staff at Biodynamicwellness.com for where to source.
- Use a castor oil pack once daily or nightly over the liver and pelvic region. Details on how to make and use a castor oil pack properly for reducing pelvic inflammation can be found at the link.
- Coffee enemas can be a helpful addition to the process as needed. See the linked article for details.
Are you are one of the millions of women suffering month after month with the debilitating effects of endometriosis?
Instead of bombarding your body with drugs or resorting to surgery to manage the problem, try diet change first!
This combined with holistic methods for curing endometriosis naturally will give you much-needed permanent and nontoxic relief!
References
(1) Â Endometriosis: Treatment, Symptoms, and Causes
(2) Ovarian Cysts: Symptoms, Causes, Types, and Treatment
(3) Traditional Dietary Guidelines
Oops! I meant to say Sarah. I am so sorry! I was just talking to my friend Jennifer and typed the wrong name. I do apologize… :-/
Great information!! Thank you Jennifer! I have been looking for help for so long and the standard medical route has gotten me nowhere.
I am interested in finding out more from you about the gemmotherapy. I found a source for it, but I just want more info on how it worked for you? What was your experience as far as how you felt and what is the detox like? If I am going to be draining a bunch of my organs I would like to know exactly what I am getting myself into. Haha! 😉
OMG Thank you!
I had endo and i did all of the above which helped but I did not get completely better until I balanced my copper and zinc. I worked with Pam Killeen and I must say it was the best decision I ever made. My daughter on the other hand passed away from cancer because we only tried the above and did not know about balancing biochemistry.
Thank you Sarah for posting this. I have been researching for a couple of years on what I can do for my endo naturally. I never take pain pills but it is starting to get more painful with each period. I have been eating fermented foods, kefir, kombucha, broths, and I don’t buy packaged foods. The only thing I haven’t been doing is taking the FCLO but I just bought some the other week. I’m hoping to feel the results soon. My family and I are going on the GAPS diet in February (just got the book). I’m hoping that is going to help me too. Your article was very helpful and encouraging!!
So, how come the cod liver oil has to be fermented? Is that how the oil is extracted as opposed to heat methods? What is the benefit of fermented vs non fermented?
I had the surgery… twice and also did the hormone therapy–no picnic–horrible in fact! Nothing helped until I stopped consuming anything from a cow. I had no beef, no milk, no cheese, no ice cream… nothing from a cow except cream in my coffee. All of my symptoms disappeared and I got pregnant (which my dr has said wouldn’t happen) I have three beautiful children and eventually went back to my regular diet. I had read a book that said that the cow hormones were like estrogen which makes the endometriosis and fibroid tumors grow. It worked for me. I had to be very careful to consume other foods with calcium but it was not bad at all.
wow that is encouraging!!!! I am going to get serious about NO DAIRY! I have not drank milk for 4 years but still eat cheese and yogurt. NO MORE
Wow no dairy products at all like milk, what about lactofree milk or organic or is there alternativea other from the cow
I’ve read in a “home remedies” book (and this book had nothing to do with WAPF) that fish oil supplements can help prevent uterine fibroids.
It makes sense that beef and dairy laden with artificial hormones can cause “female problems” whereas quality beef and dairy can only be a boon.
I am not a medical professional but someone who as endured these problems for years and after a merry go round of doctors (only one of whom was competent) found no other solutions..
I get SO ANGRY that with all the taxpayer funded “women’s healthcare” and “reproductive health” blabber that NOBODY can offer any decent solutions for endometriosis or other problems OTHER THAN hormones or surgery or Lupron. Lupron out to be taken out to a remote site and blasted.
I’ve had two c-sections and my endo went into remission. This is before began improving the diet. I credit breastfeeding for “resetting the clock.” Natural labor isn’t an option for everybody!
Oh if only I had known what I do now years ago I could have saved myself infertility, miscarriages, 3 surgeries, chemical menopause at age 28, the loss of one ovary, pain, cramping, constipation, heavy bleeding, passing out, vomiting with each irregular cylce and on and on. I did reverse peri-menopause completely by eating a traditional food diet and for the first time in my life I have a 30 day cycle at age 46 with no pain at all.
Hi im from London, i have stage 4 endo and always in pain CONSTANTLY what is/was your traditional method of food.