Unusual Endometriosis symptoms: back pain, painful thighs and legs and difficulty breathing
One of the reasons it can be so challenging to get an Endometriosis diagnosis is because you can have some unusual symptoms that don’t often get recognised as Endo symptoms. In this article I’m looking at 3 of these more unusual Endometriosis symptoms: back pain, pain in your legs and thighs and difficulty breathing. Endometriosis can...
How inflammation affects fertility
Although traditionally, Endometriosis has been treated as an hormonal disease, it is now more widely accepted that inflammation plays a big role in its progression, spread and symptoms. Including fertility! In fact, inflammation is a key factor in fertility issues, aside from Endometriosis and it is crucial that you reduce inflammation to improve your fertility...
Flare ups
Flare ups are very common in Endometriosis and they can really interfere with your plans. Flare ups are not unique to Endometriosis, in fact they are a common occurrence in most chronic diseases. But what causes them? And what can you do to minimise their risk of occurring? What are flare ups? Flare ups are...
Wheat products, Coeliac Disease and Endometriosis
When it comes to wheat products it can be confusing to know what to do and why. In this article I’ll go through different ways your body can have a problem with wheat and what that means for your Endometriosis. If you’ve been reading my articles for a while, you’ll know that I talk about...
Why your Endometriosis symptom profile may be unlike any other
Every time I start to work with a new client, I am amazed at the variety of Endometriosis symptoms they have. Not only do they differ in the types of symptoms they have, but also the severity. I’ve yet to come across two clients with the same symptom profile! And I think it is important...
Egg-citing: 3 myths and 3 facts about your eggs
Endometriosis plays a big role in fertility and makes falling pregnant more difficult. One element of your fertility is your eggs and the more you know about your eggs the better you can manage your fertility. So in this article I’ll go through 3 myths and 3 facts about your eggs. Let’s start with the...
The importance of falling off the wagon when changing your diet
Falling off the wagon when you’re changing your diet is a normal, and actually very useful thing to happen. So, you embarked on an important change journey: you changed your diet to reduce the severity of your Endometriosis symptoms. You worked out which foods to stop eating and which foods to eat more of. And...
Would you like to learn a bit more about me?
You may have been following me for quite some time, or you may be new to me. But either way, I thought it might be nice for you to get to know me a bit better. In this video I’m sharing a bit more about me, and about my life outside of the clinic. And if...
January reading list: Nutrients
Over the Australian Summer months I’m publishing 3 ‘reading lists’ for different topics, where I into the archives looking for articles on the topic and briefly summarise the content. In this reading list I’m looking at specific nutrients and how they can help reduce your Endometriosis symptoms. Here are 8 articles, each on a specific...
January reading list: Fertility
Over the Australian Summer months I’m publishing 3 ‘reading lists’ for different topics, where I into the archives looking for articles on the topic and briefly summarise the content. In this reading list I’m looking at fertility. Here are 5 articles all discussing different aspects of your fertility and how it relates to Endometriosis. ...