When you have endometriosis, sometimes it is painless, and you don't know you have it until you try to get pregnant and are unable to, but unfortunately, severe, debilitating pain that significantly affects your quality of life is a common struggle for many people with endometriosis because it's not just a bad period. I live … Continue reading How I Accommodate My Life For Increased Pain
Disclaimer: This post was written to share my opinion on why I think people with endometriosis gain weight. I am not a doctor, and it is to be used for informational use only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. When you have endometriosis or any type of chronic illness, it often changes … Continue reading Why Does Endometriosis Cause Weight Gain?
When you have endometriosis, sometimes you feel misunderstood because most people don't understand how serious it can be and think it's just a bad period. You can do your best to try to explain to people without endometriosis that it's not just bad period pain, but you will never get people to understand a health … Continue reading What Not To Say To Someone With Endometriosis
Disclaimer: This post was written to share my experience with starting a gluten-free diet. I am not a doctor, and everything written in this post is to be used for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice. When you have endometriosis, it is common to develop food sensitivities that you … Continue reading Why I Started A Gluten-Free Diet
When you have chronic pain sometimes it affects your sleep and sometimes you struggle with what chronic pain sufferers refer to as painsomnia. What is painsomnia? Painsomnia is not technically a word in the dictionary, and it’s what people with chronic pain describe as being in so much pain that you cannot sleep. Sleep deprivation … Continue reading What I Do When I Have Painsomnia
Vacations are fun and are a great way to relax and forget about the stresses you have in your life. Traveling can be hard when you have endometriosis because a lot of people are in pain all the time, and it’s more difficult to manage pain when you aren’t in the comfort of your own … Continue reading How To Manage Endometriosis Pain While On Vacation
When you have endometriosis, sometimes you feel misunderstood within your own family because family members don't have your disability and often believe things that they didn't realize are hurting people living with the condition. Families want to be supportive of their loved ones struggling with endometriosis but sometimes people don't know how to support us … Continue reading What I Wish Family And Friends Understood About Endometriosis
When you have endometriosis or any kind of chronic pain, doctors often recommend that you do some kind of exercise because movement can help improve pain levels. Exercise is important when you live with endometriosis because sometimes the disease affects your bladder and bowel function, and it is more difficult to go to the bathroom; … Continue reading What People Do Not Tell You About Exercise With Endometriosis
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month! Endometriosis is a chronic full-body inflammatory disease when the tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus, which can cause fertility issues, chronic pain, and so many other health problems. Endometriosis is considered to be one of the most painful conditions that are often misunderstood … Continue reading How To Support Someone Living With Endometriosis
When you are diagnosed with a chronic illness such as endometriosis it can be a tough diagnosis to accept because a lot of the time people don't understand the complexities of the disease and think it's just a bad period. Endometriosis is a chronic full-body disease that affects many women which occurs when the tissue … Continue reading Invisible Challenges Of Endometriosis That You Don’t See
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