Effectiveness of natural treatments for endometriosis

Natural treatments for endometriosis


Just how effective are natural treatments to help with the symptoms and pain of endometriosis?  


This depends on a number of factors including:

  • the severity of the disease
  • how long the person has been ill - as a general rule, however many years one has been ill, it takes as many months to recover 
  • the age and vitality of the person, including hereditary factors.  The younger they are, the more vitality there should be 
  • the complications arising as a result of drug therapy 
  • how much effort the person puts into treatment or how much they work against it 
  • the psychological attitude of the person
  • the relationship between the patient and the practitioner

 


 The Healing Crisis!


You need to be made aware and prepared for a fundamental piece of advice regarding the healing process, which any alternative health practitioner should give you - there is a phase of healing of the body called 'The Healing Crisis'.


This is usually near the beginning of your healing.  This is when the body is going into overdrive working hard to re balance the system, get rid of unwanted toxins, and working to gear up the immune system. You will feel drained and tired and probably run-down. 


This is going to make you feel worse for a short while, rather than better.  This is a crucial time for your body to organise its healing capabilities, but it is also a time when many people give up on trying to heal naturally.


It stands to reason that this  ‘healing crisis’ period will make you feel worse when you consider the amount of work your body is doing.  This is why people feel so tired after an operation. 


The body is working very hard to heal from the trauma and repair the damage.  It is the same when you have a virus or an infection, your body is working hard to suppress and destroy the invading infection.


If you continued to function as normal, you would be using vital energy that should be used by your body for healing, repairing damage, destroying germs and viruses.  It is nature’s way to make you sit down and STOP.


Nature will knock you off your feet to make sure you can heal.  This is why you do not heal when you take modern drug therapy for illness - you are not healing, you are masking the problem.



Natural and alternative therapies that can help endometriosis


Give healing time!


So be prepared to feel drained, and maybe worse than you do already.  Just be reassured that this is a natural process.  Do not start to worry that any alternative medication like herbs or homeopathic remedies is the cause of this feeling. 


These remedies will have kick-started your healing.  With endometriosis there seem to be so many imbalances of the body to put right, and to enable real healing will involve a lot of restoring of many complex bodily systems.

 

The length of time for this healing crisis will vary greatly from one person to another.  It all depends on how seriously the body has become out of balance. 


It could be a few weeks, or anything up to a few months before you start to feel a shift in the right direction towards improvement.  Just hang in there and be patient.

 

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About the Author

My name is Carolyn Levett, the Founder of endo-resolved - I am an Integrative Health Coach having studied nutrition, naturopathy, aromatherapy  as well as being a published author. I used to suffer from severe endometriosis and was able to regained my health and heal from the disease with the support of nutrition and natural therapies.

My motivation is to help other women with endometriosis to heal their bodies so they may overcome this awful disease without having to rely on toxic drugs and surgeries which can cause further damage  -  with healing thoughts, Carolyn.




References:

https://www.verywellhealth.com/natural-treatments-for-endometriosis-89275

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3950373/

https://globalhealing.com/natural-health/what-is-a-healing-crisis/

https://www.natural-practices.co.uk/articles/healing-crisis/

Naturopathic Medicine for the Management of Endometriosis, Dysmenorrhea, and Menorrhagia: A Content Analysis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30383387/?from_term=naturopathy+and+endometriosis&from_pos=1

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Traditional Chinese Patent Medicine for Endometriosis:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31335707/?from_term=chinese+medicine+and+endometriosis&from_pos=3

Effects of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Endometriosis-Related Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29077705/?from_term=acupuncture+and+endometriosis&from_pos=1

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Complementary Treatments for Women With Symptomatic Endometriosis

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29944729/?from_term=acupuncture+and+endometriosis&from_pos=2

 


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