Love Is Blind’s Demi Brown Opens Up About Her Endometriosis Battle | This Morning
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- Love is Blind UK finally made its debut on Netflix last month. Among the standout contestants is Demi, who’s been praised online, not just for her quest for love in the pods, but for her bravery in openly discussing her battle with endometriosis. After sparking important conversations about a condition that affects 1 in 10 women, Demi Brown joins us alongside a gynaecologist with over 35 years' experience in Women's Health, Dr Nitu.
Broadcast on 02/08/2024
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Get this doctor on more! Cuts right through the jargon and makes it so easy to understand. Brilliant!
This doctor is really good, and really nice to see demi talking about this
She’s so reassuring
Thank you to this Consultant Gynaecologist who expresses that endo is a full body condition and that Dr's don't always listen to us. Stage IV Endo has had a devastating impact on my life. This specialist is one of the best I've heard! 🙏🎗️
That doctor is bl00dy incredible!
It's also very important to look into your diet guys. I have stage 4 endo. I was diagnosed 12 years ago and had 2 laparoscopies done. The endo still came back. For the past 3 months I've changed my diet. No dairy, no gluten, no alcohol reduced red meat, simple carbs and sugars.I also switched to decaf. I now eat lots of food high in protein, vegetables and good fats. The difference has been incredible! The stabbing pains have reduced, my periods now are pain free! Like no painkillers at all. I was very shocked. My periods now are also lighter. Definitely worth trying
I would love to know a rough idea of your diet please? I have stage 4 endo and the stabbing pains are too much. What would you typically eat for breakfast lunch and dinner? x
@@nataliemicallef6330 of course. So for breakfast I normally have overnight toasted oats/granola. With berries, seeds (chia, pumpkin or sunflower seeds), coconut yoghurt and almond milk. Sometimes I add nuts. No sugar as the sweetness comes from the berries but I try not to overdo it as I'm trying to wean off of sweet stuff.
For coffee I have decaf with almond milk. To sweeten I use a tiny bit of Stevia or date syrup
For lunch, I usually do a packed lunch of beans/chickpeas/lentils with sweetcorn, chopped beetroot, avocado, cucumbers, radishes, seeds gherkins or olives. For more protein I do canned mackerel/sardines/salmon or eggs. I just mix and match the veggies depending on what I have but most times it's from this list.
Weekends for lunch if I'm home I'll have air fried sweet potato and mushrooms with avocado, eggs and tomato
For snacks I have nuts with bananas or apples. If I'm craving some crisps Aldi do some nice lentil crisps I have from time to time . Another snack option is hummus and carrots.
For dinner, I have a salad and meat/fish. Sometimes I'll throw in a sweet potato . e.g I have sauteed kale and cabbage and carrots with grilled chicken thighs. Or I'll throw in some corn on the cob, asparagus, root vegetables in the air fryer and have it with grilled salmon or seafood.
There are lots of options out there e.g you can try cauliflower rice instead of rice. Aldi have gluten free pasta made with lentils or chickpeas, lots of diary free and gluten free options but I'm trying to reduce processed food so I try to not have gluten free bread that much.
To make it more sustainable, I started making small changes here and there so I didn't switch my diet overnight.
Oh also, have you heard of the AIP diet? If not, I suggest you check it out. There's a lady called The Endo Spectrum (Sophie) on Instagram and she did it and her results were incredible. I didn't go that extreme though, I just took out common things that cause inflammation like gluten , dairy, sugars, alcohol and cut down on simple carbs and the difference between my cycles now are night and day. Hope this helps :)
@@tania354 sorry I forgot to answer your question. No I haven’t heard of the diet AIP but I will definitely check it out. x
But you end up loosing too much weight not good for skinny girls I dropped to a size 4
@@karinamoses790 I think it’s important to increase your protein intake if you lost weight. You were eating under your calorie intake which would lead to weight loss.
I don’t have endometriosis but for years I suffered with heavy painful periods. I was told it was normal. I have also suffered 5 miscarriages. It was only after my 5th miscarriage and an amazing hospital team that I found out I had a uterine septum which was causing all of my issues. I wish more women would be taken seriously, we know our bodies and we know when something isn’t right. I have now had surgery and have recovered well. I no longer have painful heavy periods and am very hopeful that I will have a successful pregnancy in the future. Don’t take no for an answer from your doctors!
This doctor is amazing! never heard a doctor talk like this, she's right! and optimistic, none of these conditions are 'normal' just because they're common, there should be more help, as a woman with fibroids even female doctors just brush these conditions off.
Thank you to Demi for raising the awareness of ENDOMETRIOSIS it's such an important topic as is fibroids etc. This doctor was most informative thank you, thank you, thank you 🙏🏼 ❤
I love how the doctor put emphasis on the fsct that the most important issue with misdiagnosis is that women are suffering ...
Just commenting to give this doctor her deserved flowers 💐 Extremely knowledgeable. Had no idea about half of this stuff!
Crying listening to this. Been thru adenomyosis that literally used to bring me to my knees. Thanks for talking about this.
Get this doctor back! Shes amazing!!
Demi saying that she wished she had more direction and support after diagnosis is so real. Doctors just kind of leave you with no help and the surgery often doesn’t eliminate the pain or it quickly comes back. You’re basically given this list of options with no real guidance on what to do to try to manage it going forward.
Demi is a beautiful and an amazing young lady. Blessings to an amazing young lady.🙏🏽❤️
I could talk about this subject for hours. Had endometriosis all my life. Took 12 years to diagnose. Also had adenomyosis and adhesions. After 5 surgeries I decided on a full hysterectomy. Im now pain free
I’m in my early 60s now and suffered with severe endometriosis for more than 20 years. I never received the correct treatment and felt a fog lift from my life when my periods ended in my mid 50s. It affected every aspect of my life. 😢
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Demi I am so so so so so ever so so proud of you. Just the way you are on the Love is Blind and raising awareness on this health issue. Amazing, I know you will go far. Brilliant doctor, so informative.
Love this doctor.
I found this very insightful...Demi may not have found love this time around but I think she found a purpose in spreading awareness of endometriosis❤💯💫
So annoyed at 40 that I’ve definitely had regular periods with blood clots larger than my thumb… all my life. I have fibroids. Doctors have told me to get on with it- been offered no meaningful help
If you’re doctor refuses to help, tell them you want it documented in your chart that they refused to run tests/ pursue it.
I also had the same but I started taking my protein hormone balance they are amazinggggggg
Same experience- it is totally frustrating how some doctors dance around it and jump to hysterectomy. Finally getting care but it feels like it’s too late. 😢
Find another doctor
@@sweta2u Been to many in my life and been fobbed off. Think I’ll go private now. Really upset to hear this interview and learned I’ve basically been lied to and dismissed since I was about 15. Needing to wear tampons and several pads I now find out is not normal.
Every woman needs a Dr. Nitu in her life
I love this Interview/exposure! Endometriosis is no joke and can heavily affect your day to day. I’m 35yrs old and have been diagnosed Adenmoyosis! It’s not an easy condition to have, something that needs to be spoken about on a higher level!
What an incredible doctor!
Just had my endometriosis surgery, it's incredible how long it took to get diagnosed and then waiting for surgery. Glad it went well but it was really dependant on the hospital I chose
I want her as my doctor. She’s so reassuring and knowledgeable ❤️❤️❤️❤️
This has been my story 😢😢 still in pain
This really breaks my heart. I wish people were more kind to women during abnormal periods. The emotional turmoil we go through is the worst for me
I have been dealing with this my entire life and sometimes a change in my diet will help until a few months ago. Note: I never got help from doctors and had to do it on my own. I strictly changed my diet and started supplementing with magnesium gylcinate which helps. No pain for a few months.
We need GPs to actually listen to us & refer us on.
Amazing doctor, answering questions in a way people will understand.
I have adenomyosis and it’s an extremely difficult thing to deal with and most doctors don’t even know what it is. I didn’t get diagnosed until I was 29 and still get no help. Hard times!
Love Demi!!!! Hope shes gets all the happiness she deserves!
Love this doctor please have her on all the time to get the message out there I always had heavy painful periods my mum did and I was brought up that's just how it is also told it's IBS now in menapuse have a fibroid mum had as well so must get passed down I don't miss my periods.
Brilliant and alert doctor. I would like to see her on' Loose Women' talkshow discussing more about fibroids, endometriosis & women's health. Great and informative interview/show.
I was diagnosed last year with endo having struggled for 20 years with issues. It just wasn’t ever mentioned until recently that it might’ve been a possibility, and even then, no discussions about fertility, decent hormonal options etc.
I highly recommend reading Unwell Women by Elinor Cleghorn. This book sheds some light on why women's issues still get ignored
I’m watching this trying to understand this as my gf of 4 years has it. Past few months have been the worst after her going to the doctors specialist nothing has changed. We’re having problems and it hasn’t been great and not being able to be intimate with eachother doesn’t help either. I don’t know how to help as she doesn’t want to be around me when she’s suffering.
I feel your pain. I went through the same as your gf, be patient with her it is alot she is going through. Let her try changing her diet and supplementing with magnesium gylcinate. You can research diets that can help and also the pros and cons of supplementing with magnesium gylcinate as this helped me. No pain for a few months after years of no help from different doctors. Hope this helps, stay blessed.
Finally! Thank you.
Adore this interview!🫶🏼
Feels good to be heard 😢
Its increasingly frustrating how women are conditioned to trust doctors in terms of their knowledge of the female body yet we repeatedly hear how womem are suffering for YEARS being misdiagnosed over and over and endometriosis isn't even considered despite the symptoms aligning...
Great segment on This Morning
Great guests!
ThankYou ❤
This is mad cause I used to have what she’s explaining but since contraception it’s not been bad
Is that Cat D who used to host So You Think U Can Dance?
12:58 Distant endometriosis could radiate to the nose, diaphram, lungs or brain - oh wow!
yes, this is why it can cause heartburn
The weird Doctor com about not worrying when not being diagnose early.
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