Doctor Reveals How She Triumphed Over Endometriosis
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2024
- Dr. Asha Subramanian battled endometriosis from a young age, and the debilitating pain only grew worse with time. On this episode of the Exam Room, Dr. Subramanian shares the story of her diagnosis and treatment for the first time in hopes of helping others facing the same challenges.
Dr. Subramanian will discuss how her endometriosis improved through food, and how combining a plant-based diet with modern medicine helped her find relief and become a proud parent.
Subscribe to The Exam Room Podcast
Apple Podcast: apple.co/2JXBkpy
Spotify: spoti.fi/2pMLoY3
Physicians Committee
Instagram: / physicianscommittee
Facebook: / pcrm.org
Twitter: / pcrm
Dr. Asha Subramanian
Website: www.diyalifestyleandwellness.com
Twitter: / drashasub
Facebook: / diyalifestyleandwellness
Chuck Carroll
Instagram: / chuckcarrollwlc
Twitter: / chuckcarrollwlc
Facebook: / weightlosschampion
--
About Us:
The Physicians Committee is dedicated to saving lives through plant-based diets and ethical and effective scientific research. We combine the clout and expertise of more than 12,000 physicians with the dedicated actions of more than 175,000 members across the United States and around the world.
Connect With Us:
Website: www.PCRM.org
Barnard Medical Center: bit.ly/BMCappts
The Food for Life Program: bit.ly/2CpL87U
The 21-Day Vegan Kickstart: bit.ly/2NOfg1Y - บันเทิง
I burst into tears when she spoke about having a daughter. So many people tell me I won’t be able to have children and I’ve been suffering with endometriosis since I was 11 years old , I’m 21 now ready to make a change in my diet for the betterment of my overall health. I can not thank you enough for sharing your story Dr Asha you have helped me so so much and given me so much hope. ❤️
Omg, am really sry to hear that. I am also 21 and dealing with endometriosis from last one year same things are happening with me people are advising me to get married as soon as i can, and am shattered as am just 21 and on the way to build my career. 🥺
@jadetootla5034 If you want to have children, I would suggest making having children a priority and beginning to try to get pregnant early. Not only are you most fertile, but you will also have a longer runway to try. Also, if you have an endometriosis excision surgery (and do not have any reproductive organs removed), you are at your most fertile following healing (assuming all obstructions/adhesions have been removed and organs have been put back in place) so this is a great time to try! Remember, the disease is progressive, so it’s best to get *busy* (pun intended)!before it gets to your tubes (if ever). Surgeons are more inclined to do the difficult and often unsuccessful work of trying to save fallopian tubes only when you are on the younger side and less so when you are older. (They will just say, “Sorry they couldn’t be saved.”) Still, even if they try, any damage to them could leave in vitro as the only option for getting pregnant with your own eggs. Keep in mind, they will advise and push for someone else’s eggs if they deem you/your eggs “too old” (above 35!!!) My best to you on this journey. My advice is to be proactive about your care-ultrasounds and MRIs as often as every 6 months if possible to see “how bad” it is and make decisions accordingly, and be intentful with your relationships. ❤️ My advice comes from learning from my own mistakes. 🙏🏻
Every endo sufferer has unique dietary needs. There are many links to gluten and endometriosis so that is something to keep in mind if a sufferer is considering going vegan. You can search online for studies that link the two. The following have been useful recommendations to control estrogen dominance which is a marker for endometriosis: DIM supplementation, eat cruciferous vegetables, consider taking iodine (unless you are hyperthyroid), stay away from sugar and refined grains, eat organic, grass-fed/grass-finished and wild-caught, avoid pesticides and plastics. Personally I have found that juicing organic celery in the mornings helps tremendously. I even had endometriomas shrink on MRI after 6 mos of consistent celery juicing. I hope all females suffering get better care and feel better!❤
It's so interesting to read about your endometriomas shrinking because I don't see a lot of info about this. I had surgery in 2020 and the endometriosis has come back fully since June. My doctor says it's because I stopped taking the hormones but I also remember eating a lot of gluten in the summer. I am a vegan who doesn't drink so I always thought I was doing enough, but after going off gluten the flare-ups have become less, but still, the pain is always lingering. I am on a lot of supplements now and I wonder if I take my diet more seriously (no sugar at all for example) if I can reduce my endometriomas...my doctor (an endo specialist) says a good diet def helps but will not suppress the endometriomas from growing. I am now wondering if I should keep on trying the diet and wait for improvements or do the surgery again and then do the diet very strictly...
@@margaritamaximova4556 a friend of mine took cruceriferous vege tablets and shrunk her ovarian cyst and it partly detached from her ovary, in its shrinking process. So the surgeon could remove it without removing the ovary. Im not sure what type of cyst. I have read about other women shrinking their endometriomas through diet and excercise. I have got an endometrioma, 5 cm. I am going to try to shrink it naturally through diet and excercise, and get ultrasounds to monitor its size.
@@eurekaelephant2714 Thanks so much for your reply and sharing your experience. That gives me so much hope.
My problem is that the endometriomas I have were never visible on ultrasounds though causing a lot of pain. I feel like the only way to monitor them is through the laparoscopy. I will go through with mine in a few weeks and then maintain the diet I've been on for a while now (especially no gluten, no sugar, no foods high in histamine, vegan diet).
Sending you lots of courage and will power!
@@margaritamaximova4556 thanks, thats lovely! Nice to read its given you hope too! Us women need to connect more on this part of our lives, i reckon. They want to give me a hysterectomy. I want to try natural treatments first.
@@eurekaelephant2714 So sorry to hear that, that must have been unbelievably scary to hear. I've just started meditating and I think it's also something we absolutely need to incorporate in our lives to manage our stress levels or fear in dealing with all of this! The stress hormone really plays a big role in endometriosis. I really hope all works out for you, I believe in you and your ability to heal the natural way! Wishing you an amazing day!
This guy is the absolute best TH-cam interviewer. Very compassionate, understanding, knows when to listen and ask the right questions.
And the prettiest one too.
This is so true👍
Agreed!
This is the most hope I have gotten as an endometriosis patient. Thank you 💖
We can never give up God is till doing wonders
Great success story..She should publish her journey in a book for the masses of young woman out there that are suffering with the same issues...
I agree with everything this lady says & my story almost the same… it is a horrific condition & journey … especially when you are being fobbed off with no real diagnosis. The pain & fatigue are off the scale & how you get through each month is a miracle!!! My Love & Best Wishes to this lovely lady ❤️❤️❤️
I have endometriosis and have been vegan for 26 years. The thing that made the biggest difference was adding spirulina to my diet. My unbearable menstrual cramps disappeared very quickly after adding spirulina. I took it for years then got complacent and stopped. As I hit peri menopause I began bleeding continuously. No cancer, doctors didn't have an answer. I began taking spirulina again and bleeding has stopped.
Hi Carl
Will you please tell me what brand of spirulina did you use
Do you avoid processed foods as a vegan?
I want to know as well what type Spirulina
That’s so interesting it just shows that what helps one person won’t help another I use spirulina all the time no benefit or difference in my life..
Fasting slows my bleeding down. Thinking of laprascopy but also wanting to cancel it. It’s in two days. I don’t trust the docs ever. They said even if they don’t find anything (I get severe pain flare ups) they are still removing my uterus. I don’t want to be their cash cow but I don’t want another flare up. It could be my back and my fibro and RA. But ya ferritin injections were great until they said I have to get surgery if that will fix my iron problem. But no. Boundaries are easily projected with these hormones 😂
I was diagnosed with endometriosis in 2015 after having 2 children and had laparoscopic surgery and I went vegan in January 2021 to see if it would help my endometriosis pain and it really helped and have stayed vegan with no pain.
I had another operation in April 2021 and my Gynaecologist said there wasn’t much endometriosis and he removed what he could.
I told him I’m vegan since January 2021 and he said plant based diet has probably helped you.
So I’ve decided to stay vegan 🌱 and hardly get any pain now.
Also other good Dr are John Bergman and home remedies With barbra Oneil from another country has wonderful info also
It's not the vegan diet that helps, (vegan diets can actually cause more harm than good over time), it's the absence of hormones, estrogen, and antibiotics in the meat products because of the GMO diet and unhealthy and unnatural food they feed the animals. If you ate nothing but grass-fed meat, you would get the same results and be even healthier. The vegan diet is so, sooo bad for you. People literally lose their teeth and hair and start having serious malnutrition symptoms because of this diet. Some people it takes a few months to go downhill, some take a few years, but if you do not supplement like crazy, (even that doesn't help sometimes), you will end up worse off than you were before staying on a vegan diet.
I disagree, I’ve been reading that plants and vegan will actually make your endometriosis worse. That keto carnivore is more healing. You probably by change healed and had nothing to do with vegan
@@GameChanger597 vegan for +10 years excellent health have all my teeth , wtf are you talking about? 🤣😂stop lying
it works for about six months. any time you follow a restrictive diet your body limits laying down uterine lining. Keep doing this same restrictive diet and endow ill come back once your body gets used to your new diet.
I remember in high school my periods were so painful that I would start my mornings with about 600 - 800mg of Ibuprofen and then after school I would be dying to run home to take a few more. That's terrible on the whole body, especially the liver and kidneys and especially to a body that was still in the process of growing.. anyway I distinctly remember one day in gym class, I was supposed to be running laps and I was in so much pain that the PE teacher yelled at me because I stopped for a break and when I told her why, she said "oh get over it, all girls get period cramps" and she made sure to yell it loud for the whole class to hear. I was mortified, felt alone, never spoke of it again.. ever, only tried a few doctors and gynos who did not take me seriously.. here I am 46, childless, it's affected so much, my periods completely stopped in January, can't get an appointment for months with a doctor because of Covid delays, even though I don't have much hope and I'm now desperately searching the internet for guidance and help online.. I learned more in 30 minutes than I have in 30 years
😪😪😪😪
I am sorry to hear this, I can also relate to the whole "its a period, just get over it" treatment from so many. 😒
😢 so sorry
@@foxkm2002 it's a horrible feeling 😔
@@Rizkid22 thank you 💞
I really think laparoscopic surgery is the real way to remove endometriosis. Easy surgery. I was struggling with endometriosis and infertility, tried so many things without result, but luckily I met a great doctor and she did the surgery for me, remove all the tissues inside the belly, then I am able to get pregnant naturally. Diet helps, but I dont think it will be a fast remedy. I myself on anti-inflammation diet now, just to prevent it from coming back too soon. Good luck everyone!
How long did it take to conceive naturally after laproscopy? Congrats🎉
I’m scheduled to have surgery in May and I’m scared. My doctor mentioned that I could lose one of my ovaries which terrifies me. Any advice?
@@Princess198198 I am going for my 4th surgery in 1 week. For me it stops the pain for 2-3 years. No complications. I have over 203 food sensitivities and some allergies. So plant based diet is a challenge for me. But if I could go vegan, or even raw vegan I would buy for me it’s not realistic.
@@mackal1sc1ous thank you so much for responding! How much time typically goes by between your surgeries?
@@Princess198198 2-3 years depending on how intense thge pain returns. I will say it's a gradual increase. When I get to the point of where I can't get out of bed, or pick up my dog, or constant inflammation and I have to call out of work. That's when I return back to the doctor, he will rule out any other causes of pain. Then he will determine of we should go for another surgery. But the most unexpected pain after surgery was the adhesions. I had to get lidocane/ cortisone shots in the "incision path" because the pain would be so intense for about 4-6 months after. But with regular massage and castor oil packs help
Wish I knew about diet. Stage IV Endometriosis diagnosed at 21, multiple surgeries, including a hysterectomy at 37 because as a result of the ablation developed Adenomyosis. Never had children. Kept my ovaries and I swear now at 41 I still have lesions because I still experience pain monthly. Learning more about diet and trying to transition. If plant based helps I’ll never look back.
Hope you're doing better. Did the plant based diet help?
Thank God for this video. Now I understand why I am in so much pain this month!! I am going in for a change in diet no more birth control for me
Try to quit sugar too,because its feeds the endometrioum.
27 yrs of endometriosis and you made it??? Wow ,then all hope is not yet lost cox mine has been 24 yrs of having endometriosis. Was never told to change my diet. Thanks for this
In my experience, diet has been an factor in my symptoms. I’m not vegan or vegetarian as this didn’t work for me. After experimenting, I have found that my body doesn’t like a diet high in carbs, sugar and dairy. I eliminate these foods 80% throughout my cycle and my periods are so much better. Sometimes, I am pain free. I also started taking an enzyme called serrapeptase and this has helped significantly reduce my inflammation and pain from endometriosis symptoms that I don’t reach for painkillers as much as I did when I do experience pain
May I please ask where you got the enzyme called Serrapeptase? Thanks
@@vwalsh6111I got one off of Amazon from Mary Ruth’s. Canadian brand.
Fantastic Story Dr Asha you are a great Women. Yes NOBODY tell you anything from endometriosis. Fifty years ago they did not now anything about endometriosis they where telling me I was short of iron. I also went through so many things and also was told that I would never had children but I had 2 Beautiful children thats 42 and 44. I which I knew more about Plantbased food then I only change Fully Plantbased 3years ago. Great work Chuck😊👍
I'm so glad she is able to experience motherhood❤
Your awesome Chuck! Great podcast! Keep kudos team!!
Chuck is so good at interviewing 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations Dr Asha, i am so happy for you.
Beautiful testimony.
Just found this and finished watching. Very helpful information as I am actually doing the same thing, on a health journey after getting diagnosed with endo. Kudos to the interviewer for being compassionate even the fact that he is a man.
I know that I’ve had endometriosis since I got my period at 13, was semi diagnosed at 16 when I was having pain in my left side and I had an ultrasound. I was actually diagnosed at 18 when I had my first laparoscopic surgery. This disease has taken my whole womanhood away 😞😪😪 I have had at least 13 surgeries for endometriosis which includes my hysterectomy and left ovary removal. In 2018 I had another surgery because I was having so much pain in my left side…..the doctor found endometriosis and by this time I’m post menopausal too 😮 I’m just glad that my doctor wanted my input about my care. 😊
Facinating story!
Excellent! Thank you
my friend is experiencing the same issue with no kids and im going to send her this amazing and inspirational story to her
Just tell her to cut the glutin out of her diet. Vegan kills people. Vegies ferment in the gut. Thats why people get gas. Keto with meat..works great. Just stay away from grains. They are bioengineered by monsanto and are causing inflammation in humans and animals.
Thank you for sharing your story you have given me hope.
What a fantastic interview and such an inspiration. Thank you so, so much for sharing her story and for giving the best advice and most importantly hope for so many women out there 🙏🏽💕
This was very well received, thanks so much for this video its opened my eyes to a lot!!
This is a greatest podcast for women. Thank you both of you.
I am so thankful to have watched this video. Just recently went to my doctor in preparation for a surgery for my endometrial cyst and because I am 39 yrs old she told .e the possibility of not having a child I went home depressed, glad I found this vid.
Very informative indeed 👍 👌 👏
Chuck is amazing! The best! Dr. Asha is such a heroine!!
Hats off to the doctor. Going from the Standard Western Diet to ANY whole food diet is "infinitely" a step up. Eventually, we each settle into our preferred way of eating. My wife has reversed her auto-immune disorders with the Ketogenic diet. Great work, Doc!
I enjoyed this interview! She is very likeable.
This has helped me change the way I think and has now given me hope 💐 Thank you so much for sharing I am so grateful to have come across your podcast can't thank you enough
Thanks for sharing your story 😊
I have been saying something is wrong for over 12 years (been told it's only in my mind, I'm too young to have issues, my pain threshhold is very low...) before I finally collapsed because the pain was so great that I couldn't breathe and only then doctors started listening. An exploratory laparoscopy turned out to be a 7h life saving procedure. Fast forward a few years through recovery, a hard breakup of a relationship I thought would last and now to a new relationship when we hope we can get pregnant at 35yo. I wanted a big family and now I'll be extatic if we can even have one 😵💫
I was stage 3-4, had laparascopy and three years later got naturally pregnant and became mum at 39y.Was told I can not get pregnant naturally if at all have children.Miracles are possible especially if you get to know Jesus. All glory to God!
@@anci2aaDid you bleed during periods when you had endometriosis?
@@nehamunjal2899 Yes during my period cycle but two times it happened outside of my regular cycle and that is never a good sign so that is when I started to worry what is going on. I just notice two times my period was very heavy lasting 7 days and normally it is 5 days. My endometriosis was so silent that is why it was hard to figure out something was wrong.
What an episode . Dr Asha shares the same. Love of health as I. Just subscribe and I love the content already .
I am thankful for this post. Women’s issues are rarely discussed. I just wish there were more videos like this for uterine fibroids.
I can’t thank you and dr asha enough for this video . ❤️
That was a very good podcast thank you for sharing
Amazing story and great endometriosis is being talked about more!
thank you for the hope!
Another incredible story. Especially since she was 40 when her child was born after so much suffering! Do you have any success stories about women with large fibroids who were able to shrink or eliminate them naturally and have children? These interviews are very encouraging 💝 thank you!
Check Dr Berry, Dr Mindy Pelz, Steak and Butter Gal, Dr Shawn Baker and others out. Many heal it with just changing what and how they eat, with no supplementation or even medicine.
Vitamin D3 and K2... quit dairy.
Drink celery juice and follow heavy metal detox by Anthony Williams medical medium
Congratulations ❤❤❤❤Thanks for sharing your story!
This is very helpful, thanks Dr. Asha.🎉
God bless you all! What an incredible story :)
Praise God 🙏❤️Thank you For this Amazing Knowledge…
What an informative and much needed podcast. Thank you both for sharing this information. I so wish I had known this during my own infertility and endometriosis journey. Dr. Asha, thank you for being so candid with your story. Chuck, you are a masterful interviewer, even in exclusively female topics. Keep the good content coming!
Love you Dr. Asha for your opening up to help us...thats so kind. All the very best
Thank you so much for this video! As someone who suffers from this it’s refreshing to see an ACTUAL doctor who is suffering from this condition. It brings it down to a human level. I was fortunate to have 2 healthy children, but since my children my condition has worsened and led to surgery. My doctor is really pushing hormone therapy, but I am glad to hear others are encouraging a healthy diet and lifestyle to help lessen the outbreaks.
Just cut the grains out of your diet...glutin. if you cut out meat, you will likely become anemic. All vegie diet..it will ferment in your gut bc you only have one stomach.
Dr. Asha, your story is incredible! Thank you for having the courage to share it with all of us. Chuck, your compassion towards these difficult interview topics is remarkable. Thanks to your team for another great episode.
❤ OMG !!
you have asked my heart out in this interview.
And the brave lady i am really impressed and motivated I must say.
I almost lost hope but after watching this I am now hopeful.
Thanks alot
Thank you for sharing Dr. Asha, i dont know how endotriomesis can do to you. i had it also years back, but i just didnt take it seriously. So because of you, i will go back to my Ob Gyn to check it again.
Thank you Dr. Asha for sharing your beautiful testimony ❤
I wish I could tell a different story, but I'm a vegan of 8 years and my pains are still TERRIBLE. Only if I cut out all processed oils, the pain is GONE! Other than that I already eat lots of fruits and vegetables, all organic, little processed sugar.
this made me sort of crying when she said she had a daughter and all the more when she mentioned she was 40 when she gave birth. Somehow gave me a little hope given im 33 with endometriosis and had just a breakup. Thank you for sharing your story and the lifestyle change you made. And yes, what's worse was that my OBGYNE DIDN'T mention any diet change. When I asked what I can do with my condition, she just said i'll just have to continue taking pills which is so sad.
What an inspiration.
Thank you Dr Asha for sharing your story! You are such an inspiration!
Thank you 🙏🏽
Thank you for the video. My sister and I both had endometriosis. She had a total hysterectomy after it invaded both ovaries and tubes. I had it behind the uterus and on ligaments that support the uterus. I had it once on my left ovary. I had a doctor who was a wizard w Lazer procedures and after he lazered it off the left ovary it never came back and I had antral follicles on that ovary at age 58. My sister is vegan and I am a pescitarian. We both had stage 4 endometriosis but mine was cut out finally via laporotomy age 56 and she had to have a hysterectomy. I will now be able to undergo IVF this year into next. I think also consuming fish is a good option for reducing inflammation. Thank you so much for sharing your story. 😊 So happy you were able to have a child.
With eggs and meat off the daily menu, fish is the
only option. ANY TYPE OR SPECIFIC TYPES can be consumed?
Thank you so much this video gives me a lot of hope !!!!
This video has definitely made my day. Thank you, Dr. Asha for sharing your inspiring story with all of us. Being diagnosed with stage 3 endometriosis in early 30s and consequent infertility, my journey is almost similar to what you'd shared. Done with laproscopy and waiting for the miracle!
May I please know if you had a natural conception or an assisted reproductive technology?
You inspire me a lot doc, I'm living in Jamaica, 40 yrs of age with stage four endometriosis, no children, currently working on being healthy
Believe in Jesus and trust that He will give you a child. I am the living proof of that. I am almost 40, diagnosed Stage 4 Endo in 2020, had surgery the same year and was told by doctors that I will never conceive a child natural way and chances are only through IVF. I trusted in Jesus through my pain and He gave me the ultimate surprise this year and I am pregnant now. Praise the Lord!!
I will be praying for you.
Never give up, you will get though this!
@@christinek380 So true! I think I got pregnant when I got to know Jesus! He gave me a miracle! Health baby naturaly conceived at 39 years.
@@christinek380 Amen sister!
Im 38 years of age and i have been fighting with this condition since i was 14yrs old and i have been going through hell with this condition i was told i have stage 4 which caused my lungs to callaysped several times im in several clinics was in hospital for 9months im facing up with so much it just so much to write i feel about i feel so alone im just Trusting in God 🙌🙏🙌
I have been going thru the same exact thing for 10+ years. I had an MRI done and it found Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis, I do believe the diet and lifestyle has a lot to do with it. I notice that when I eat less processed foods I have less pain. Im also doing my best to stop drinking alcohol. Alcohol causes the inflammation to get worse. and I saw a video on Tiktok which suggested that women try to eat based on their blood type. so I am really excited to try that along with digestive enzymes, wild yam cream and castor oil
Oh my gosh I can’t imagine the amount of pain and grief this Dr. went through. It always amazing to me how much I learn on this channel and how much hope and support you give can’t thank you enough!! It’s great to be vegan!
I can identify. I had endometriosis for many years when I was young. In those days not much was known about how to help the patient. I had a hysterectomy at 36, as doctors feared my continual bleeding could eventually become cancerous. Luckily I had had.my 3 sons by that time
@@juspatricia Any consequences after your surgery to remove the uterus?
Yaaas!!!! Dr Asha!!!! Wow. You’ve given me hope ❤️
After diagnosis I suffered post surgery. I was guided to watch diet and exercise. I couldn’t move a lot and change of diet helped. It didn’t rid the pain though, although it does help.
I tried TCM, 6 months later I noticed relief. A year later with consistent treatment and guidance. It helped reboot, my cycle was magnificent 🎉.
Im aware it’s expensive, what I took from treatment, It’s learning how your body reacts, one diet won’t fit all, but it not to say not to give up. Finding what works for you is priority ❤
Thank you doctor Asha
Dr. Asha Thank you!!
I missed this live but her story was exceptionally inspiring and beautiful. Congratulations on your new health journey and your beautiful baby girl.😁😁😁
After discovering this information and "estrogen dominance" I actually have hope! I was just diagnosed after 17 years of suffering but unfortunately my gyno provided not a whole lot of information regarding this disease and alternative ways to treat it outside of birth control.
I'm cleaning up my diet and this past cycle, while still painful, was not nearly as horrendous as last month once I discovered what the issue was.
Can you tell me what you did?
You are amazing x
I wonder if the problem is actually inflammatory foods rather than eating meat.
Like this post if you agree with the following points.
“If at least 95% of the population of the Earth transitioned to a WFPB diet then”:
It would lower chronic diseases in humans by over 85%
It would decrease the cost of health care by 70% or more
It would make our economies more productive and efficient
The above would in turn reduce the frequency of economical crisis and make them softer when they do happen
It would cover 40 to 50% of the Paris agreement in terms of cutting our green house gas emissions
It would stop most needs for deforestation
Rivers, see and oceans would recover and repopulate
Diversity would increase and endangered species would be safe
The Earth would see less wars between and within countries, and international relations would be more peacful
Humans would be a calmer, more collected specie overall
Humans would be more inteligent and creative overall
Humans would be less stressed and less anxious overall
And therefore a transition to a WFPB at planetary level would be close to a “miracle”, even in a secular society.
Like or comment if you agree to all the points above. (Just curious).
Thank you for putting this out there
Thank you so much sharing your story! It give us hope to have kids by change our lifestyle hmmmmmm! 🙏
So true about endometriosis and IBS effecting each other, I get terrible diarrhea and terrible intestinal cramps on top of terrible extreme painful periods. I been dealing with this since age 20 I was just diagnosed at age 40. It took forever and seeing many gyno doctors to listen to me
Wow! This video was so informative! I came here b/c I thought I might learn more about my fibroid and also to see if I might have endometriosis (my g-ma had it). This was so informative and great timing for me. I've already had two unsuccessful surgeries for my fibroid, but not laprascopic. This gave me some good questions to ask my new surgeon, who is going to fo laprascopic unless my fibroid somehow shrinks with all I've been working on by the time I see him. I already eat healthy (I've been lactose intolerant since I was a baby), but have been working on supplements, including Vit D and one that has herbs and potassium + a better sleep schedule. Though I move my body around A LOT, my next step is dedicated exercise, which was a struggle for me b/c of my incredibly low energy compliments fibroid (I needed a blood transfusion prior to surgery than had various complications tied to my surgeries + ongoing anemia). FINALLY only recently recovering from surgeries + taking supplements are lending me energy...now gotta get more walks in...but now I know what questions to ask my surgeon should I still need laparacopic surgery, though I'm hoping to avoid another surgery altogether (including the laparacopic): surgeries are no joke, esp. to that area!
I'm also super glad to hear your happy ending after all that struggle. That did bring a smile to my face and brought hope to me as an "older" woman still hoping to have kids someday as my bio clock ticks (as us child-seeking women are well aware of). Thank you so much for sharing and doing the work you do!
I also had one ovary removed and very much related to Dr Asha. I don't know how that effects fertility. But I do have anemia despite being on iron tablets and iron liquid for 10 plus years.
This was awesome and so uplifting and encouraging. I’m 40 and in this same situation being hopeful that I’ll have a kid soon, which I know God will do it
#JustAwesome!!! Dr. Asha you have given me so much hope👏
Endo is absolutely horrific.. deathly pain when a chocolate cysts bursts in the abdomen. Morphine does not help. High fever & it took days for the pain to dissipate. Worse than bone on bone pain or other surgeries.
Absolutely true! I had endo cyst burst and was fobbed off by my gp stating it's mere a period pain. I couldn't move from my bed for a couple of days. Going to toilet was like a voyage.
Exactly I too share the same story ..myself a doctor suffering from endometriosis from 15 years but diagnosed after 6 yrs of finishing my med school ..all these years couldn't diagnose suffered like hell ...now I'm 27 yrs old gone through surgery 2 months back which is the definitive treatment ...but didn't get any relief till now..hoping for some relief.
Hi likitha
Even im suffering from endometriosis...i diagnosed with almost 9.5 cm endometriotic cysts on both overies wen i was 20 yrs old on june 6 2021 ....i took medicines for 3 mnths but with in 3 mnths both the cysts increased again....i under gone laparotomy on 10 oct 2021 ... doctors said the same thing get married and have kids ASAP .....i was literally in confused state whether to leave all my gols n get married ...but chose my studies....still im under medication but again its re occurring
8 years on a whole food plant-based diet and unfortunately it doesn’t seem to work for my endometriosis... I’m 34 years old and I feel like I’m dying each month when my period come because of unbearable pain and vomiting... I drink several herbal tea that are supposed to help but no improvement in sight. My doctor just ignored me when I spoke about it and just said to take the pill because it’s the only treatment. She also laughed about the fact that I don’t eat meat...
Pill is not the only treatment!! Maybe it’s time you find new health team, more knowledgeable and compassionate. There is a great endo community on Instagram, tons of info, recommendations, testimonials. I’m sorry you have to go through all this without proper support 😢
Look into N-acetyl cysteine, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D, and vegan omega 3 supplements(Sun Warrior brand w/o carrageenan), also make sure that in addition to a WFPB diet you are avoiding sweets (which are inflammatory), avoiding caffeine, exercising regularly, drinking plenty of water, and eliminating household chemicals (e.g., switch to non-toxic cleaning products, deodorant, lotion and makeup). The pill does not help for everyone. Western docs are not trained in nutrition or in preventing disease.
I'm sorry you're suffering with this : ( A lot of these docs do virtual consults; I believe that PCRM does as well; it might be worth it to do a consult and see what further tweaks that might help that you're currently unaware of...hope you improve : )
Do you eat seaweed regularly? There's the video on nutritionfacts on seaweed and endometriosis. I have endo too, and finding that video was the beginning of my symptoms improving. Eating seaweed really works, as does going plant based.
I'm going to second what someone else said about seeing someone through PCRM. In a lot of cases, going wfpb isn't enough, but luckily at PCRM, they are aware of that and will find some way to help you.
Very motivational pod ❤ u asha
Thanks God for you Dr. Ash
Thank you for sharing your story! Gave me so much hope. I had my first surgery this year April 2021 & still experiencing pain even if I miss one day of BC. It’s definitely a journey, but I found that juicing helps me SO MUCH. Now I’m focusing on eating clean & becoming vegan. 🤍🤍🤍
What can of juice please
@@precioussylvester-ns4nt Hi - any anti-inflammatory juice. I used ginger in all of my juices. That I make. My 2 faves which are simple - are ginger, turmeric, pineapple, kale (or any greens), or I’ll add beets. But as long as I have ginger and turmeric I’m in good hands lol
Thanks for your response i appreciate ❤
❤You give me hope, beautiful doctor. I am from Mexico 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽💗.
I was vegetarian is high school. My endometriosis still progressed. I went mostly plant based for years and my periods sucked. I went vegan for a month and had the worst period of my life. I am convinced diet has nothing to do with it unless you are talking about BPA containing plastic containers.
Were you on a 100% sugar-free, Organic, gluten-free diet?
Diet 100% matters. You need to go fully organic/non-gmo and cut out red meat, soy, and dairy.
Is there a schedule that I can check to be aware of upcoming live streams?
ive had it my entire life, what endometriosis has done for me....I was stage 3 and had my 1st of 10 laparoscopies by age 17, i had a opioid dependency by the age of 15, my periods would last 3 to 4 weeks at times, no diets worked, nothing did -nothing did...temporary relief after laparoscopy but it always creeped back to quick. 1 tubal pregnancy, 3 miscarriages, and then i was moved up to level 4 endometriosis which for me meant hundreds...yes hundreds of cysts turned chocolate cysts (when the cysts pump full of blood and pop) resulting in me being bedridden like major bed ridden, i couldn't move or else they would pop and get infected and i couldn't have surgery until the infections were gone i had to wear a diaper and gained over 100 pounds in 8 months resulting in both ovaries being removed and major scar tissue removal. now my ovaries are gone and i might experience menopause before im 40
I have had endometriosis for year and years with such pain that can only be compared to child birth. No health care provider...EVER...has said anything about diet.
Western doctors never say diet- Diet is everything
I have hope now after seeing this video.
41 no kids still struggling so hard to eat the right things cause I can't afford to endometriosis is really a hard sickness to face
Brown rice and beans and carrots are pretty cheap. Whole food plant based diets can be done very cheaply
God will hear and wipe ur tears dear
@@doctorharrietndalo8243yeah sorry but that isn’t true. I have asked God to heal me, let me have an actual life free from pain, and he never helps. God doesn’t care. We are on our own.
What is the hashtag to ask questions to Chuck so he forwards them to the docs in a future podcast?
Would y'all consider doing a video on NAFLD? I have been seeing a lot of doctors say people with Fatty Liver shouldn't eat grains at all, not even whole grains. Is this truly sound advice?
Lentils are fine
Eating low oxalate like in Sally Norton's book/ website cut down my endometriosis pain drastically
This interviewer is so checked out from this conversation. His responses are right up there with "yeah man, that sucks"....
This story offered me tremendous hope on a very painful night after receiving my diagnosis. The one question I have about this is was she gluten-free as well or just vegan?
Thank you so much.
Rice is staple in many Indian homes so it may be that. also gluten allergy is not very common among Indians I believe.