PCOS

[Star1998]

I have been diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) yesterday,and I would like someone to give me some advice on what I could do.Thanks.

[Jess02041]

Hi 7nona I think the first piece of advice id give being on here and reading through every comments helped me a lot.

Also I honestly suggest you ask your doctor what he or she can do for you. If they prescribe anything and you get side affects, tell them to see if they can do anything else about that.

[Star1998 in reply to Jess02041]

Hi Jess, Thanks alot for replying. Yes I will see what treatment I can start using. I am just quite stressed since I dont know much about it.Thankd again.

[Jess02041 in reply to Star1998]

No problem at all. tbh with you I’ve had for a little over a year and I’ve been stressed but joining this has helped me a lot 🙂

[Star1998 in reply to Jess02041]

Well am glad to hear that. I hope it helps me too.

[Hols969]

What issues are you having, we are all different in the symptoms we have?

[Star1998 in reply to Hols969]

Hi,

I have excess hair but not very badly.Latley I’ve been having pelvic pain and severe migraines.But I don’t know if this is linked to PCOS. Btw I don’t have diabetes.

[Hols969 in reply to Star1998]

You need to be investigated for endometriosis as well as pain is not a symptom of pcos but is for endo

[Star1998 in reply to Hols969]

How do I get tested? Is it blood tests?

[Hols969 in reply to Star1998]

No sadly it’s by laparoscopy

[JGR1990]

I also have PCOS and I did a lot of research when I was first diagnosed to educate myself on what it meant and what I could do myself to help. I soon found though I let it take over my life a bit. I suggest taking each day at a time, there are so many ways to improve the symptoms. Visit your doctor and see what they suggest and go from there. Hope this helps.

[Star1998 in reply to JGR1990]

Thanks for taking your time to reply. Yeah I do feel stressed and in terms of research sometimes we have to be careful because not all websites are reliable.

[JGR1990 in reply to Star1998]

Absolutely. I found myself googling every symptom sometimes. Try to take some time for yourself and find tasks to distract yourself from thinking about it.

[Monkeyscorner]

When I found out I had pcos my endocrinologist told me to only eat meat, fruit, vegetables and water. I started feeling better pretty quickly. That has been 4 years ago and I eat more than that now but I really watch my sugar intake and THAT has been the game changer. It’s hard when you first find out but there is a lot to be said for just knowing why you are having the symptoms you are. Read some books about pcos and get some insulin resistance cookbooks. Hugs and prayers for you.

[Star1998 in reply to Monkeyscorner]

Thank you so much, yes I will do I hope everything goes easy. Thanks again and I hope wish you the best.