Finally found chocolate I can have during my endo week!!

[luthien]

So long story short I've got endo, and it's now post lap so I just have endo symptoms around my periods.

We all need our comfort food during our period to help us cope. I have a reduced dairy and gluten diet, which often means comfort foods are rare. Well I've found a chocolate that's great: Doisy & Dam - 74% Dark Organic Chocolate Coconut and Lucuma. I found it in Sainsburys, I now get it on Amazon. It's vegan (dairy free), soya free and gluten free. It only contains natural ingredients; cocoa mass, cane sugar, coco butter, vanilla powder, coconut flakes, lucuma and coconut extract. I like the soya free and gluten free bit, as that's what I cut out completely during my endo flareup week.

It tastes awesome if you like the slightly raw dark chocolate and a hint of coconut, like me! If you're into milk creamy chocolates; sorry I haven't found a good alternative yet.

It is pricey, but you won't need a whole bar! I only manage about 4 pieces at once, so less than 1/5 a bar. A bar lasts over the week lol!

Anyone found a good endo week comfort food ice-cream? That's my next thing to look into.

[cmbxm]

I have never been happier to read something on here, you’re a hero to me 😫😭❤️ x

[luthien in reply to cmbxm]

yay!!

obvs chocolate can still exacerbate endo symptoms but it's all about compromise during that week and I need my comfort foods!

[cmbxm in reply to luthien]

I cannot get through shark week without chocolate! I’d rather have cramps that make me die a thousand deaths than be without chocolate 😂😂 Also as a permanent anaemic it’s full of iron so is healthy for me 🤫🤫🤫 x

[Thecraftyadder]

I used to be able to get a really good chocolate ice cream made from coconut from Aldi but its disappeared from my local one sadly. Might depend on the store. Obviously it does contain sugar :)!

Swedish glacé used to make fantastic dairy free ice cream but all soya based. However I heard they brought out an almond based one now though I've yet to try it.

[luthien in reply to Thecraftyadder]

Ahh that would be brilliant if there were one in aldi.

Swedish glace I'll have to keep an eye out for their almond one.

Alpro have done an almond tub, coconut collaborative obvs coconut tubs. Magnum have released vegan stick ones - they're almond and are awesome! Ben and Jerrys have vegan tubs but they can contain soy. I like the coconut collaborative stuff but it's expensive.