My diet is good, and this problem with the bowel has been extremely consistant for about 5 years, with little variation.
Given that i have such a problem with bowel adhesions, I am probably going to try the low fiber routine, makes sense. As far as dealing with endo with diet -- my only major insight has been to avoid soy products and of course estrogen itself as mich as possible. I do not eat dairy either, but that is because I am allergic to it! I have been since i was born.
THanks for your efforts. This is such a complex situation, I feel blessed to have found this board and hear others ideas. :)
Thanks Marianne!
At Sat, 14 Jul 2001, marianne bolding wrote:
>
>Caffeine!!!! Not good to me...it aggravates bowel,
>adhesions, and intestinal problems immensely...stop
>the coffee...I used to have a coffee and
>cigarette(shame on me) to help with my bowel
>movements. I've changed this habit...I know wake up
>to an acidophilus pill on an empty stomach. I usually
>go within the hour. I was a heavy soda and coffee
>drinker. I was asking my husband yesterday...is there
>"one" benefit that coffee can give us...just one...we
>couldn't think of any...can you? (not counting it
>tastes good. it wakes me up, or it keeps me
>regular)...ie: one glass of wine clears the blood,
>there's a benefit...women with endo have a tendency to
>have more food sensitivies. Such as butter, dairy.
>fried foods, foods w/additives, red meats, even sugar.
> And if you have recently started taking meds they say
>symptoms will worsen temporarily. And I researched
>the fiber intake for you...it states exactly..."A diet
>rich in soy and fiber is very important in managing
>endometreosis". So fiber is good for you. Also vit B
>w/B6, vit K to avoid blood clots, zinc tablets for
>tissue repair and immune system and vit c, top it off
>with a multi-vitamin. Are you iron deficient...many
>women w/endo are. Check w/doc as iron is bad for the
>intestines, but yet needed if there is a deficiency.
>Are you on danazol? I hope any of this helps.
>--- tinky <anonymous@medispecialty.com> wrote:
>> Hey all,
>> What a great board. I have what seems to be a common
>> problem here.
>> I have stage 4 endo, and tons of adhesions from
>> previous surgeries.
>>
>> The only ones that bother me seem to be (I figure)
>> around the right
>> ovary area (whichis no longer there). Here is my
>> question(s):
>>
>> In order to move my bowels each day, I have to get
>> up, drink coffee and
>> sit and relax for about an hour. if i miss the
>> relaxing part, the day
>> is shot, and after 2 days, I use a laxative (one of
>> those intestine
>> irritating types). I occasionaly have stools with
>> darker parts which i
>> figure might be old blood. This started after my
>> last surgery, and i
>> was on a low fiber diet for about 6 months till that
>> mostly cleared
>> up....
>>
>> Now this would be great (relatively speaking) if I
>> did not have like a
>> real life and could sit and relax for an hour each
>> morning -- which I
>> suppose i could do, but it sort of stinks to make it
>> the central part of
>> my life.
>>
>> SO: do you guys have experience with this sort of
>> thing getting worse?
>> I eat a fairly high fiber diet, which from reading
>> this list today i
>> realize might just be stupid.
>>
>> Am i looking down the barrell at an obstruction? ANy
>> ideas? oh, and from
>> my last surgery 3 years ago, i went thru menopause,
>> so my endo is
>> stable.
>>
>> thanks in advance for your thoughts and
>> opinions!!!!!
>>
>> -tinky
>>
>> http://www.adhesions.org/forums/listcmds.htm