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. 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) Endometriosis: Treatment, Symptoms, and Causes
(2) Ovarian Cysts: Symptoms, Causes, Types, and Treatment
(3) Traditional Dietary Guidelines
Pregnancy cures endometriosis also. I was put on the pill for endometriosis. that worked also. I wish I had know about this though. I was a vegetarian, so I was probably missing out on a few essential-to-me nutrients.
Drug docs paying into the government! What a waste of our money!
All it took for me was to eliminate grains and sugar. My doctor recommended a drug that would put me into chemical menopause, but when he told me that the pain from endometriosis was because of inflammation, I started to connect the nutritional dots in my head. I still get some pain (though not nearly as much) if I eat foods that are problematic when visiting family, but overall I think healing my gut has made me more resilient even to the occasional slip.
Alli Wheeler-Walker you should read this-
I heard about a trial seeking binge eaters today on Pandora radio…really? If you’re a binge eater, stop eating crap & start eating real food. Problem solved!
here is one of my pet peeves about endometriosis… I had severe menstrual cramps and pain, and went to my OB GYN about it, thinking it was endometriosis. He said the ONLY way to confirm a diagnosis was to do exploratory surgery… so I went under the knife. (I know, drastic, but I had such severe pain, almost passing out, throwing up, etc that something had to be done… and I was living a healthy lifestyle). So… what he found was STAPLES EMBEDDED IN MY RIGHT OVARY and UTERUS! 5 years before I had an emergency appendectomy (the only other surgery I have ever had) and they must have dropped staples inside me, and that was causing so much pain. They took them out… problem solved.
So my beef is that so many people mention they have endometriosis, and when I ask them about their surgery, they say they haven’t had surgery… they just have the symptoms of it. Well, they don’t know whether they have endometriosis, then!
Another beef is the same when people say they are lactose intolerant, when in fact it is an allergy to casein protein… without being tested for sure they don’t know, but they just assume and then spout off with authority. Bleh! haha can you tell I am razzled up about it, lol.
Pregnancy tea has done wonders for my endo (some may find they can’t get preg while drinking red rasp leaf, just leave it out til you’re preg, then added it in after 12 + wks) & changing my diet to traditional foods & cutting processed & junk/fast food. We still eat out, but we prefer authentic foods.
Just say no to big pharma!
Timely isn’t the word for it. 🙁 My question: if it’s not endometriosis but something more serious, can you get hpv at the doctor’s office or is that just plain ridiculous? I very rarely go to the doctor – maybe once every 5 or 6 years or less? – and it seems like on the rare times anyone in my family does go, we always contract a new something.
Sarah,
What about people who don’t tolerate CLO? I was taking GreenPastures fermented CLO with butter oil for over a year to, what I thought, was great benefit. Started GAPS and found that it affected my mood badly. I also have very low Vit D.
Just coming off GAPS (18 months, helped a great deal but trashed my system in many other ways too) but still not able to tolerate CLO. Any suggestions????? The idea of eating a lot more of vit A/D high foods (eggs, liver) is very very unappealing (Thank to GAPS).
Your comments would be greatly appreciated!!!
Diana