Endometriosis happens at the cellular level; the implant attaches to the cell wall and hangs on for dear life. So it makes sense to ensure that your body is working effectively to stop it getting hold and to help your body remove it. This means ensuring that your digestive system is working efficiently and absorbing the food that you eat. It also means eating good quality healthy food and ensuring that your immune system is working optimally. This means that your body should not be under stress, this is not just the stress of moving house, bereavement or a high stressed life style but also any stress to your immune system brought about by infections or food intolerances.
Digestive system.
You may have heard the phrase “you are what you eat”; I would like to change that to “you are what your body can digest”. You may eat the right foods but if your body is not digesting and absorbing those nutrients there will be an imbalance. It is very important that you have an efficient digestive tract, removing nutrients from food, processing them and sending them into the bloodstream. These nutrients affect the way each cell functions, trigger production of hormones and enzymes and keep the body healthy.
The Immune system
The immune system controls the ways in which the body copes with attacks from bacteria, viruses, cell debris and infiltrating tissue, such as endometriosis. You can help to support your immune system to function by eating foods which are nutrient-rich. This gives the immune system a fighting chance at eradicating misplaced tissue such as endometriotic implants.
What can you do?
You can eat as healthily as you can. Avoid processed foods, high sugar and salt contents, it is important to eat nutrient-rich food and ignore calorie laden junk. Cook from fresh rather than buying ready made meals, buy the best quality you can afford (organic where possible).
Heal your digestive tract first. If you suffer from heartburn, indigestion, stomach pains, gall bladder problems, flatulence and bloating, constipation or diarrhoea, something is wrong and it needs to be corrected before you cab begin to get well.
Detoxify your liver, however great care must be used especially on some detox diets. These have been designed for “well” people, with endometriosis or other serious illnesses there may be a lot of toxins in the liver and by releasing them they are thrown into the blood stream and you may become very unwell. This has to be done slowly and you may need the help of an expert.
To test for food intolerances cut out the suspect food from the diet for 30 days. Choose other foods as alternatives to ensure that your nutrient intake is maintained and take a multivitamin/mineral supplement to cover your change in diet. When you reintroduce the food, note any symptoms that you experience over the next 24 hours, e.g. faster pulse rate, flu-like symptoms, headaches, joint pains.
Spending money to service your car and repair your home seems natural. Your body is more important. You should consider giving your body a service - a detoxification diet and spring clean. You can do it on your own but it is more sensible to have a professional to advise you and ensure that you are not doing things wrong; it will be comparable to money spent on your servicing your car.