Endometriosis

Diet and Nutrition: (references)

• Eliminate foods that cause an allergic response or to which there is a sensitivity (fast, use an elimination diet, or allergy test to isolate such foods)
• Decrease fat intake, including meat and dairy products
• Avoid sugar and refined carbohydrates
• *Increase fiber

Vitamins and Minerals: (references)

• Vitamin C: 1 gm. TID
• Vitamin E: 800 I.U.
• Magnesium: (citrate, aspartate) 100 mg. and Vitamin B6 100 mg. both taken together every 2 hours for acute treatment of pain
• *Choline: (bitartrate) 300 mg. (as a lipotropic factor)
• *Inositol: 150 mg. (as a lipotropic factor)
• *Folic Acid: 100 mcg. (as a lipotropic factor)
• *Vitamin B12: 10 mcg. (as a lipotropic factor)

Supplements: (references)

• Omega 3 (EPA form): 1.5 - 2.0 gm. a day in divided doses
• *Liver Concentrate: 25 mg. (as a lipotropic factor)
• *Taurine: 100 mg. (as a lipotropic factor)
• *DL-Methionine: 100 mg. (as a lipotropic factor)
• *Trimethylglycine HCl: 100 mg. (as a lipotropic factor)

Botanicals: (references)

• Tincture - (for acute dysmenorrhea due to endometriosis) *Cimicifuga racemosa (3), *Dioscorea villosa (2), *Viburnum opulus (2), *Glycyrrhiza glabra (1), *Atropa belladonna (30 drops): 1 tsp. every 2 hours for pain
• Tincture - (chronic endometriosis) *Aconitum napellus (1 1/2), *Gelsemium sempervirens (1 1/2), *Bryonia alba (1 1/2), *Phytolacca decandra (3), Water QSAD: 5 drops QID

• Individual botanicals to be considered for this condtion:
  Aconitum napellus (Aconite, Monkshood)
  Atropa belladonna (Belladonna)
  Bryonia alba (Bryony)
  Chelidonium majus (Greater celandine)
  Chionanthus virginicus (Fringe tree)
  Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh)
  Dioscorea villosa (Wild yam)
  Gelsemium sempervirens (Yellow jasmine, Gelsemium)
  Glycyrrhiza glabra (Licorice)
  Phytolacca decandra (Poke, Pokeweed)
  Viburnum opulus (Cramp bark)

Homeopathic Remedies: (references)

• Acute endometriosis:
  
  acon, ant-i, apis, arn, ars, bell, bry, canth, cham, cimic, chin, con, gels, hep, hyos, iod, kali-c, kali-i, lach, lil-t, med, mel-c-s, merc-c, nux-v, op, ph-ac, plat, puls, rhus-t, sabin, sec, sep, sil, sram, sulph, ter, til verat-v
• Chronic endometriosis:
  
  alet, aloe, ars, aur-m, aur-m-n, bell, calc, carb-ac, caul, chin-a, cimic, con, graph, helon, hydr, iod, kali-a, kali-c, kali-s, kreos, lac-c, lach, lyc, mag-m, med, mel-c-s, merc, nat-m, nit-ac, nux-v, ph-ac, phos, plb, puls, rhus-t, sabin, sec, sep, sil, stram, sulph

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Other Therapies: (references)

• *Tonic IV therapy: during acute pain
• *Alternating sitz bath: 3 times a week
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) - due to the immune factor in endometriosis
• Avoid exposure to dioxins.

Recommended Labs:

• Check for endometriosis: Ultrasound, MRI, Laparoscopy with Biopsy
• Rule out allergies: IgG Food Allergy Antibody
• Rule out appendicitis: CBC with Diff
• Rule out cancer: CA125, Ultrasound
• Rule out GI pathology: Upper GI Series
• Rule out pelvic infections: PAP Smear, Vaginal Wet Mount, Cervical Cultures, RPR
• Rule out pregnancy: hCG
• Rule out renal pathology: Ultrasound
• Rule out thyroid disorder: Thyroid Panel with TSH

*  The recommended use of this supplement or therapy is based on a physiological mechanism or empirical data and is not necessarily supported by peer-reviewed research studies.

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