Managing endometriosis – how in works in practice

When you are in a lot of pain and feeling plagued by endometriosis symptoms, it’s hard to see how you can come out the other side. So, I wanted to share Nina’s story with you, one of my nutrition clients.

Why Nina came to see me

When Nina first came to see me, she had endometriosis as well as ovarian cysts on both sides. She felt stabbing pain on both sides, her back and thighs and the pain caused diarrhoea and nausea. Nina felt bloated most days, had low energy levels and low mood.

How Nina felt by the end of the nutrition programme

Nina and I worked together on a 3 month nutrition programme. By her final session she felt her pain levels were minimal. She got an occasional twinge of pain but was no longer feeling the pressure of the cyst. Nina’s mood had improved as she was no longer in constant pain and her energy levels improved. She occasionally felt bloated, but no longer had diarrhoea.

How we did this

Diet changes

Nina worked full-time, so we made gradual changes over the 3 months we worked together that felt manageable for her to implement. We:

• reduced caffeine, coke and fizzy drinks which could cause bloating and upset the gut.
• increased vegetables and anti-inflammatory foods.
• Increased protein to help with balancing blood sugar levels, which in turn helps to regulate hormones.
• reduced sugar which can be inflammatory and upset the gut.
• added in some quick endo-friendly meal ideas.
• experimented with taking out a few foods to see if it made a difference to pain and bloating.

Lifestyle Changes

We put in some activities to help Nina relax and reduce the impact of stress on the body.

Supplements

To provide some additional support we added in some supplements to help with energy, hormone regulation, reducing inflammation and supporting the gut.

Although Nina’s endometriosis symptoms have not completely gone away, they had reduced and felt much more manageable by the end of the nutrition programme. This had a positive impact on Nina’s mood and energy levels, and she now feels that she has the strategies in place to keep managing the condition in the future. If you’d like someone to review your current approach to managing your endometriosis, and come up with some diet, supplement and lifestyle recommendations to help manage the condition further, then book in for a free hormone health review to chat through how one of my nutrition programmes can help.   

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