Updated 4/2023. Many of us follow a specific way of eating to help reduce our endometriosis pain, fatigue, or flares. This could be an anti-inflammatory diet, the Paleo diet, gluten-free, dairy-free, or any other way individual to us. It often involves cutting out foods that cause us to flare, and it can feel restrictive, limiting,…

Updated 4/2023. CW: Eating for comfort. As we continue to examine our relationship with food here in part 2, we talk about the general and common practice of “eating our feelings” and using food to soothe our feelings instead of actually being with them. We discuss the importance of learning to be with our feelings,…

Updated 4/2023. CW: fear of food, reluctance to eat, being obsessive and controlling with food. For many with endo, eating can be a struggle as it may lead to digestive symptoms, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, pain, fatigue, and other horrible symptoms. This may lead us to change our diet, which can feel restrictive, limited, or depriving….

Updated 4/2023. Many of us follow some kind of specific way of eating to help reduce our pain, fatigue, or flares. This could be an anti-inflammatory diet, gluten-free, dairy-free, or another way of eating. It often involves cutting out specific foods, and it can feel restrictive, limiting, or sad that we no longer eat the…

Updated 2/2023. Many of us follow an individualized way of eating to help us manage our symptoms. It’s hard enough to be gluten free, Paleo, AIP, low FODMAP (or whatever way you choose to eat that helps you feel your best). Throw in unwanted, relentless, or obnoxious comments about your food choices from family, friends,…

Updated 12/2022. Many of us have changed the way we eat because we find it helps with our endometriosis symptoms. Yet it can be really hard to actually commit to our dietary changes. How do we stick to our true priorities and not give in to our food cravings? As Brittany goes over a method…