Does anyone have any good suggestions for recipes books/websites that are specifically for endometriosis.
I’ve been reading that what you eat can really help reduce symptoms. Does anyone have any experience of this and can make any recommendations?
Thanks
I’m on the diet and it can take a bit to adjust been on it since April last year and it helps I’m not on any pain med except the odd aspirin a day keeps bugs away!lol I don’t eat diary or gluten I don’t have any specific recepies but have cut out red meat totally now I have fish and vegetables or organic rice.and I eat dark chocolate with no soy it helps me a lot but I have nothing to compare it with as I went on the diet as soon as I had symptoms of endometriosis so I can’t say if I am feeling better or not my endo has still grown on the diet but I have quiet a lot of pain free days on the pill I was in more pain so I don’t have any hormones
Thank you so much. Will start with that. Anything that helps 😁
I'm not on any particular endo diet but have found some things which definately help my symptoms. Mainly around the irritable bowel / bloating side of things.
Home baking and cooking everything definately helps as I know what I'm putting into my body. I've found processed sugar, fortified wheat and milk do make my symptoms worse. So I've reduced my wheat, if I need any wheat I get the unlevened stuff so polish flatbread type things, naan bread seems to be fine. I don't have processed sugar but instead opt for natural sugars such as maple syrup and honey if I need them. I've switched dairy milk for almond / coconut / rice - supermarket own brands are actually really good. Cheeses such as marscapone, edam, mozzarella seem to be okay in small amounts, as is natural yoghurt.
There's lots of gluten free stuff out there but it often contains other chemicals, same with sugar free so just be careful. my go to chocolate is the brand Doisy and Dam as it's gluten free, vegan and usually only 6 ingredients, but you can make your own! This is essential stuff for us ladies that need chocolate and can't have normal stuff during our endo flareups!
Add lots more veggies to your diet, you can blitz them into soups or hide them in casseroles / bolognase 
same with fruits and smoothies. Frozen fruits and veggies are great for these!
I've found this book amazing: Endometriosis: A Key to Healing And Fertility Through Nutrition, you can get it on Amazon. It's got lots of info on how all the different vitamins and minerals are used in your body and what can help, including where to find them.
It takes a while to figure out what works for you, but a good way of going about it I found is to reduce / eliminate one thing per few weeks out of your diet, or say one cycle if your symptoms are dependent on your cycles. So for example swap out milk for 1 cycle and see what happens. I found if i reduced my wheat, after 1 cycle I could feel some symptoms aggravated by that reducing, so I kept it out and then reduced another thing for 1 cycle. It's a case of playing around to see what works for you.
I know that going out with friends for a pizza for example can make my symptoms worse, but even more so during my flareups, so I will organise with them when to go, and either choose a gluten free one or plan my days after knowing it'll be horrible, usually now with so many dietary options I just go gluten / dairy free depending on how my symptoms have been. You'll get to know your triggers.
Doing too much too soon can limit your diet and make it feel like nothings changing plus you need to give your body time to adjust.
Oh and keep a diary of what you've eaten as sometimes symptoms are aggravated by diet because we constantly eat a certain thing, or it takes a few days to have an effect, or it can be immediate. Check ingredient labels and do some research; you may find a certain preservative or seasoning powder makes stuff worse too.
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Thank you 🙏🏻
I've posted something last year about the diet I've been following ( check my posts)
It's been amazing...in 2 years I've never had another bad episode ( contractions like pain, sweating, visit to the ER etc)
Now my periods are just normal
The odd discomfort here and then but I've never had to take a day off ever since I started the diet.
Thank you
As I have reacted and still react to these foods, I have put myself on an exclusion diet that has strongly reduced the pain. There can still be pain, but nothing like before. I am now free from :gluten, dairy, soya, chocolate, caffeine (provides 73% of your daily intake of oestrogen! ), apples, brown rice, tomato purée and hot spices. I have reduced my meat intake. I have IBS and cystitis symptoms associated with the endo, hence I have to manage. I supplement with magnesium glycenate, magnesium and zinc, vitamin D, iron. The diet defo helps, but it varies from one person to the next.
Thanks for sharing your experience and tips. I have lots of new meals to plan!
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