One in ten women of reproductive age suffers from endometriosis. She causes pain and, over time, can cause tumors or difficulty getting pregnant.
However, for years it was not sufficiently investigated and even today it is not very widespread, so there are women who spend 10 or 20 years without a correct diagnosis.
Endometriosis is a disease of the endometrium, which is the tissue that lines the inside of the uterus, preparing it for pregnancy, and which sheds and sheds with each menstruation.
In endometriosis, this tissue is not eliminated correctly during menstruation, and appears outside the uterus, in organs such as the ovaries, genitals or intestines, and grows like a tumor that, although it is not malignant or cancerous, causes many inconvenience.
This disease causes excessively strong menstrual cramps, pain during sexual intercourse, and infertility. In addition, it makes women more prone to ovarian cancer.
What are your symptoms?
- Menstrual pain.
- Pain during sexual intercourse.
- Bleeding outside the period.
- Problems to get pregnant, since it produces inflammation in the abdomen, obstructions in the fallopian tubes, interruptions of ovulation and secretion of unusual substances.
If you have these symptoms and do not have a diagnosis, it is advisable to consult your gynecologist to check if you suffer from this disease, since many times women think that very strong pain during menstruation or difficulty getting pregnant are normal, and can be due to this pathology.
According to the Association of Women Affected by Endometriosis, ADAEC, it is possible to treat endometriosis naturally or improve its symptoms with some changes in diet:
- A balanced diet helps reduce the symptoms of endometriosis, as well as diseases in general.
- It is advisable to drink plenty of water and avoid drinks with alcohol and sugar.
- It is important to consume enough mineral salts such as sodium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, zinc, iron and magnesium.
- Consume a lot of fiber (20% of daily food), which reduces circulating estrogen.
- Consume a portion of vegetables and vegetables, and two pieces of fruit every day.
- Increase your intake of vitamins B and C.
- More than 50% of the diet should be made up of complex carbohydrates (rice, pasta, potatoes and legumes) and only 10% of simple sugars.
- Consume fatty acids and omega 3 that promote the production of a certain type of prostaglandin.
- Consume dairy products only in a limited way, since they produce a type of prostaglandin that is involved in inflammatory processes.
- The consumption of dried fruits is recommended.
- Fats must not exceed 25% of the diet and 70% must not be saturated.
Evening primrose oil treatment
An alternative treatment that has been used successfully, especially in mild cases, is evening primrose oil. This oil is very rich in linoleic or gamma linoleic acid, essential fatty acids that stimulate prostaglandin PG1, which in turn helps the immune system, prevents the formation of inflammatory substances and inhibits the formation of clots or thrombi.
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