Endometriosis? Any natural remedies help anyone out there?
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 at
4:56 pm
I’m looking for natural ways to allieve the pain and suffering. I’m taking vitex berry and vitamin e in high doses right now. I don’t and won’t go on the drugs. Thanks!
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You need to try natural progesterone!
Endometriosis and Natural Progesterone
While the cause of endometriosis is unknown we do know that it is an estrogen driven disease. And the body’s natural anti-estrogen is progesterone.
Controlling the Symptoms of Endometriosis with Progesterone
We know that when a woman falls pregnant, often endometriosis will disappear, only to return again after pregnancy. There is some very strong correlation between the two. This suggests that the sex hormones are involved and that high progesterone levels produced in pregnancy play an important part in controlling this disease.
That’s why progesterone is recommended from days 8 to 26 (just before menstruation) or whenever your normal menstrual cycle ends, breaking from cream briefly to refresh receptor sites. This mimics a pseudo-pregnancy state, and facilitates healing.
Higher than normal doses are required which appear to be well tolerated. Levels around about 60~80mg/day are usually required for pain management. You know you are taking too high a dose if you begin to feel sleepy after applying cream.
Most women will find that they can reduce their dosage of progesterone after 7-12 months, however, attempts to go below 40mg/day progesterone often allows symptoms to creep back in.
Keep in mind that a delayed diagnosis of endometriosis after numerous years of medication and synthetic hormone cocktails often leads to liver dysfunction, adrenal exhaustion, and chronic pain / fatigue which can compromise the uptake of progesterone.
No one is suggesting progesterone cures endometriosis but we certainly know, based on empirical evidence, that it appears to play a major role in controlling its distressing symptoms. We know that women who stopped progesterone felt great for a few months and then suddenly, after progesterone stores had washed from the body, the disease would flare back up.
Most women with endometriosis remain on progesterone cream for maintenance and pain control, and adjust their dose when necessary, increasing when indicated such as in times of stress.
Since we know that estrogen initiates endometrial cell proliferation and the formation of blood vessels accumulation in the endometrium, the aim of treatment is to block this monthly estrogen stimulus to the aberrant endometrial islets. Bioidentical Progesterone stops further proliferation of endometrial cells.
I took voltaren for the pain. I didn’t find anything natural strong enough for that kind of pain.
Consult this website and email the nurse who runs it and ask her what you can do for your endometriosis. The website is http://www.nuconceptsinc.com. This is a hollistic website which is updated just about daily with new information and update details on health products and other things.
Get bioflavonoids from citrus, garlic, onions and veggies. They reduce excessive bleeding by strengthening the capillary walls and lower estrogen levels. Supplement with 1000 mg a day.
Bolster up your B vitamins. They’ll help your liverget rid of excess estrogen. Use 50-100 mg daily of a complex.
‘Visualize’ a healthy uterus!! Meditate while visualizing a perfect uterus.
See a naturopath for ideas…herbs and supplements that help the body clear excess estrogen out through the liver.
Herbs:
Dong Quai (Angelica polymorpha sinensis); Dandelion, Wild Yam, Burdock root, Taheebo, Vitex berries, Oregon grape root.
Vitamins: Vit. C, E, B-group, Calcium, Zinc, Magnesium.
GLA (Gammalinolenic acid) found in Flax oil.
Kelp, Spirulina, and Evening Primrose Oil.
All the herbs mentioned above are part of the "Endo-Tea," a herbal blend created by herbalist Rosemary Slick. According to this theory, endometriosis may be affected by reducing Estrogen levels. Therefore, a healthy liver is very important because it converts estrogen into estriol which is said to be the better choice in case of endometriosis. Woman, who suffer endometriosis, must carefully choose their doctor and medication when they enter menopause.
The "Endo-Tea" is mixed as following:
1/2 part Dong Quai
3 parts Dandelion root
3 parts Wild Yam root
2 parts Burdock root
1 part Vitex berries
1 part Oregon grape root
Herbs are mixed and 6 tablespoons are added to
a pot with 4 cups of water.
Simmer for 20 min. and strain.
Get your Endometriosis treatment in India .IVF treatment, IUI, ICSI and Laparoscopic surgery is very cheap in India. There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges all types of medical treatment and surgery for foreigners in India. They are called the Forerunners Healthcare. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories. I have also read that they arrange financing for American and Canadian patients, as some of the surgery including ivf treatment is not covered by insurance.
They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. The cost savings are incredible. As a doctor I personally believe that your treatment and surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world. The doctors are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star. I recently also read about a Chinese couple facilitated by forerunners healthcare were able to get their baby by IVF and a surrogate mother.
My cousin and her husband got their IVF treatment in India through the forerunners healthcare in India and is all praise for this company. She is a known case of PCOS.She is a very happy mother of a baby boy now. She just paid 2500 pounds for the full treatment for which she was quoted 8000 pounds in private setup in UK.I strongly recommend this company to you as they can be of great help to you. Hope this helps.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Be sure to get:
Endometriosis: Healing Through Nutrition by Dian Shepperson Mills
and
Endometriosis: A Natural Approach by Jo Mears.
You can get them cheap as used copies on Amazon and elsewhere.
Also go to:
http://www.endocenter.org/pdf/ERC%20Material%20Request%20Form%202006%20US.pdf
and request their alternative remedies info. It’s available for the price of postage and is reliable, accurate and unbiased. Good luck and feel better.
See the chapter on Female Problems in Dr Atkins’ Health Revolution. He describes the methods used at the Atkins Institute to deal with this problem and claims it has a good record of success.
Good luck!