Living With Endometriosis, Symptoms, Pains and Fixes

Lena Dunham suffers from endometriosis and recently we heard she suffered from a ruptured cyst. Endometriosis is a condition where the tissue that lines the uterus is found outside the uterus. When a woman has her period, she sheds the uterine lining, but those that have endometriosis don’t. Instead the uterine lining builds up into scar tissue, causing swelling and acute pain during their period. In most cases, endometriosis is genetic, but often diagnosis can be extremely difficult.

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What are the signs?

• Painful menstruation, severe cramps lasting over 2 days
• Pelvic pain from time to time
• Pain during sexual intercourse
• Infertility problems
• Gastrointestinal issues
• Urinary tract difficulties
• Rectal pain
• Immune and allergy-related disorders

Ruptured cysts are another side effect of endometriosis. Dunham suffered from a ruptured cyst recently, also called ovarian endometrioma. Often when a cyst ruptures they don’t require hospitalization, but hers was probably large, which is why she needed surgery to remove the scar tissue that resulted from the rupture.

Unfortunately there is no cure for endometriosis, but there are ways to treating the symptoms. Such as a hormonal treatment, which will diminish the amount of periods you get or get rid or them completely in order to improve your pain. Exercise can also improve the pain, especially if you exercise prior to getting your menstrual cycle. Eating certain foods, such as refined sugar, white flour, eating organic, grass fed meat can also help. The best way to know which treatment option is best for you is to visit your doctor.

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