Endometriosis has a connection with your immune system.
Women with endometriosis:
- have less natural killer cells
- release too many cytokines in the presence of certain bacteria
- produce more antibodies
- produce more lymphocytes in the pelvis, but they are less active
Women with endometriosis also have more bacteria like eColi in their pelvic and urinary system. Traditional medication for endometriosis increases the activity of these bacteria, making your endometriosis worse.
So, what does that mean to you if you have endometriosis?
Your microbiome regulates your immune system, so by improving your microbiome, you can help you immune system function better.
Your first step could be to remove anti-inflammatory proteins from your diet: gluten in particular (removing gluten from the diet has shown an improvement in 75% of women with endometriosis).
You could also either remove dairy altogether, or switch to A2 dairy (goat and sheep) – especially if you had recurring upper respiratory infections as a child.
Try for a couple of cycles and see if you experience a reduction in pain.
Have you removed gluten and dairy from their diet and seen an improvement in your endometriosis?
Did you miss the previous post on endometriosis? Here it is: