Puzzles and I have been tracking everything I eat and changing my diet accordingly. I do believe the fact that I had a lot of sugar last night contributes to the flare up, but even when I’m perfectly following the anti-inflammatory diet, I still get flare ups.
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Hmmm.... Have you had a full thyroid panel, including a T4?
Have you tried supplementing iodine? (I'm about to start this.)
Had the full thyroid panel last year and I have not tried iodine
I'd be more concerned with the dairy than the sugar.
tl;dr - Eating meat and fatty foods may lead to excess estrogen in the body, which can cause endometriosis pain to flare, while fiber—found only in fruits, vegetables, grains, and beans—may help reduce pain by flushing excess estrogen out of the body,” says Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD, director of clinical research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. “Seaweed may also help suppress estrogen levels.
https://organicvegansuperfoods.com/the-benefits-of-a-vegan-diet-for-women-with-endometriosis/
tl;dr - Common suggestions include increasing your intake of omega-3 fatty acids, reducing your intake of dairy and red meat, and eating more dark leafy greens and whole grains. Some women also find that eliminating gluten from their diet helps to reduce symptoms.
Studies have shown that egg consumption is associated with increased discomfort for women with endometriosis, and a high estrogen content in eggs may play a role in this.
The second link has a lot of information about the link between eggs and endo. Definitely worth a read and I'd be interested in more studies to see where the truth lies.
Yeah. I used to be a sugar whore and yeah last night I had some, but overall I have probably cut out 80% of the sugar in my diet. I don’t do dairy anyways, just eggs as a replacement for the soy I used to eat
Must have been vegan ice cream 😜 In that case I'd be learning more about the eggs and questioning the heck out of what your Endo doc told you..
Oh yeah 😂 last night was a rare thing, but I look at a lot of more experimental evidence in what other women with endo have tried (I’m in a few groups)
I can imagine the dairy is why you're hurting today lol.
Also you can cut soy and still be vegan. I do Soylent because it costs less than any convenient food in my area and I like it. If I had money to shop and cook groceries regularly I would probably only eat tofu for soy intake. My main driver of Soylent is price-to-performance but I was vegan before trying Soylent.