Jumping onto this thread late and I also have endometriosis. I am not on any hormones or medication for it.
The best thing I did for it was to lose weight (I was a little bit overweight but nothing too serious). This reduced my pain by around 70%. I'm now at a healthy-lower end of the BMI scale, aiming to get to a lower body fat percentage as this is also meant to help. Obviously this isn't for everyone but thought I'd share just in case.
I recently did the low FODMAP diet to try to unpick some of my food triggers. I was surprised to find I was sensitive to things like orange juice and potatoes.
I have exceptionally heavy periods so am definitely interested in hearing any natural remedies! I used to be on mefanamic acid and tranexamic acid but had to stop taking them as my stomach was being destroyed. Now i get very very bad nausea every time I have my period.
I'm trying raspberry leaf tea for this cycle and also am looking into shepherd's purse. I drink lots of ginger tea too.
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