Comments on: Low Carb Diets and Endometriosis

By: Liz

Liz — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 21:59:53 +0000

Hi Faith! I don’t blame you for wanting to shield your daughter from endometriosis – it’s just so exhausting and painful. I really hope the keto diet helps out your family with everything. It’s definitely not a miracle, but has demonstrated so many positive effects in a variety of cases!

I think fermented beverages (like kefir and kombucha) are great on a ketogenic diet, so long as there isn’t a ton of added sugar. A lot of the sugar present in fermented foods is actually consumed by the bacteria during the fermentation process, so unless it’s really heavily flavored, it should be more than okay!

I do have baking recipes that are keto friendly over at http://meatfreeketo.com. There are quite a few sugar-free baked good recipes and allergen-free baked good recipes as well!

Best of luck to you and your family! Please feel free to reach out with any questions you might have. :)

By: Faith Riggins Threeton

Faith Riggins Threeton — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 21:49:31 +0000

I love your article! My husband kids and I are about to start on the keto diet and are really hopeful and excited about it. Him with his bi-polar and me with my Endometriosis and pelvic adhesive disease which I have found no relief from to this date. Also my son with his A.D.D. and hoping to do everything possible for my daughter not to ever have endo to begin with. It would kill me if she ever had to go through this. What are your thoughts on drinking kefir (homemade) on the keto diet? Also do you have any baking recipes that are keto friendly? I love to cook and bake and feel that will be the only thing I’ll miss out on switching over to keto.

By: tomsmumClaire

tomsmumClaire — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:38:02 +0000

I have had Endo for nearly 30 years and have been through the full range of medical treatments. I also have IBS which may or may not be related. I am very lucky that I had three children naturally conceived too. But my last lot of progesterone treatment left me feel awful and made me gain lots of weight. When looking into weight loss I stumbled upon low carb as being better than low calorie and began last week, I am really hoping that there is a very positive change in my Endo too. I am vegetarian so it’s more of a menu planning challenge than maybe other people have but I am sure I will manage!

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:44:54 +0000

Hi Cath! Thank you so much for sharing this! You’re dealing with a scary set of symptoms, and it’s good to know that a low carb diet is helping. I can totally understand the cloudy headed feeling – I was having similar issues with finishing books, and I also used to be so gung-ho about reading!

For the endometriosis symptoms…it did actually take a few months before I noticed a lighter blood flow and reduction of symptoms. The good news is, that it just keeps improving. Granted, there are still some months where things don’t feel that great, but cramping and soreness has definitely gone down overall.

Please feel free to keep me updated with your progress – I’d love to hear!

Best,
Liz

By: Cath

Cath — Sun, 02 Oct 2016 10:20:57 +0000

I’m feeling incredible a week into my new eating plan and hoping to hit nutrional ketosis. I’ve also hit my first cycle, which has been slightly less crampy, significantly less PMS, but no less heavy and my backs been just as sore…. I wouldn’t expect much of a change just yet, but I would love to know how quickly you saw a reduction in endo symptoms?

I really get the ‘this is enough’ feeling – I can’t believe the increase in my mental acuity… Liz, I thought I was heading for dementia/Alzheimer’s at 40! I couldn’t concentrate, my memory has been awful, I felt as though I’d dropped 40 IQ points and I found I couldn’t ‘find’ the words I was looking for mid conversation. Worse, I’ve struggled to follow a book for six or seven years – for a normally avid reader, this has been devastating!

I’ve got a good 40kg or so to lose (88lbs) – but if I lost not a gram more, but could remain feeling sharp and clear headed, I’d still stick with it. Interestingly, that very feeling has helped take the focus off weight for me. I feel so good and have so much more energy and focus that it just doesn’t seem important, it’ll just be a nice bonus :)

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:06:24 +0000

Misslojo – Thanks so much for this comment! I’m so glad you’re figuring out ways to feel better without extra medication!

It’s also awesome to see someone else prioritizing vegan products that don’t utilize animal testing.

I hope this information is helpful on your health journey! Best of luck. :D

By: misslojo

misslojo — Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:22:16 +0000

Awesome post! My epilepsy is connected to my hormones and my endometriosis is the root of all, well do I want to say evil?, my hormone trouble we’ll say. So finding a way to even out my hormones without adding more medication to my daily routine would be awesome. I already only use vegan toiletries and cosmetics. Thanks for sharing the brains healthygamergirl!