For the first time ever my period was late. That in itself brought with it a multitude of feelings and emotions. Was I actually pregnant naturally after all I had been through?
After two weeks secretly wondering and desperately wanting to do a test and find out for sure, my period started to arrive and alas all my hopes and dreams ended again. I think deep down I knew I wasn’t pregnant but I quite like the feeling that it was somehow within the realms of possibility.
Since then the pain has increased each day until yesterday I could stand it no longer. Suddenly the reality of an ectopic pregnancy really did start to concern me. I went to see my doctor who did a couple of tests and as I sit here now I am waiting for the results of a blood test just to be certain.
I doubt it is ectopic but the pain is pretty severe and leading me to wonder what is going on. Following my last operation in 2013 the pain had improved considerably. I really hope the adhesions aren’t coming back again.
It got me thinking. We have just passed Christmas. I have eaten lots of naughty things that I normally wouldn’t eat at all, or if I did it would only be in very small quantities. Things like bread, biscuits, cake and cheese – lots of cheese. So, perhaps the link between what you eat and endo pain is true. Maybe by eating less of these things my pain may reduce again.
Before I start worrying that the pain is back I intend to sort my diet out. I am also going to begin taking some of my supplements again as recommended by Melanie Brown. Melanie is a nutritionist who helped me enormously during my second IVF cycle and recommended a whole range of supplements and dietary changes. I think it is time to get back on the healthy eating band wagon for a while and see if that helps.
From now on I will:
- Eliminate bread completely
- Stop eating cakes and biscuits
- Reduce the amount of red meat
- Reduce the amount of dairy I eat
- Increase the number of vegetables
- Eat more protein such as chicken and fish to keep me fuller for longer
- Start eating eggs again
Do you find altering your diet helps you?
Have you found that your periods are more painful when you eat wheat and gluten?
I think studies have been carried out linking gluten to more intense period pain in endo sufferers. If this month is anything to go by, I’d say it’s pretty likely.
As ever I’d love to hear your comments. This is a new blog and it can feel a bit lonely at times.
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