I officially went vegetarian as of 01/01/2013. I have never been a big meat eater and after doing tons of research on how diet affects endometriosis I figured it was time.
Well, it was actually past time. Even going total vegetarian I still ended up in the hospital with emergency surgery for a 5 cm cyst and endometriosis, again, last weekend.
That said I have gone back to the research that I had originally started last year after my hysterectomy. (actually my hysterectomy was in Nov 2011) Anyway...I did ask my gyn after the hysterectomy if I should adjust my diet so the endo wouldn't come back. Oh, no! was the response. This should do it.
Well, he obviously didn't realise that if it weren't for bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all. lol! I happen to be the 1:1000 that gets the recurrence.
So this last emergency surgery the doc suggested that I might have to have an ovary removed, but would most definitely have to be on some type of hormone therapy for at least the next ten years.
As soon as I was home I started back on my research. Found the book entitled "The Endo Diet" and started to make the change.
Now this change has become more than vegetarian. Turns out anything with the presence of the female hormone, estrogen, can kick off my endo.
What does this mean for me as far as eating goes? No gluten, no sugar, no caffeine, no dairy, no eggs, no soy. What does that leave? lol! Fruits and veg.
Yes there are alternatives. I know. But this is totally new to me and there are so many different flours out there. When to use which one, which to mix with which? I admit, it is making my head spin. But I'll get the hang of it just like everything else that has come my way.
I am not one to experiment when cooking/baking so this is gonna be interesting. Thankfully I have found a website that is gluten/dairy free and she also has a vegan/vegetarian page with recipes. Wish me luck....I know I'm gonna need it.
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