Welcome to my blog, Endo Eat!
My name is Audrey, and I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition Dietetics in 2017. I was diagnosed with endometriosis after my laparoscopic diagnostic and extraction surgery in July, 2023. As a firm believer that food is medicine, I made it my goal to manage this disease by utilizing my knowledge of nutrition to my advantage, and now I have the opportunity to share it with the world.
The goal of each Endo Eat recipe is to provide a dietary approach to endometriosis pain management.
While there is no “endometriosis diet”, I look for ways to utilize nutrition to manage common endometriosis symptoms such as chronic pelvic pain, fatigue, brain fog, gassy GI cramps, nerve pain such a sciatica, and that overall yucky feeling of bloating and inflammation. Since every person has their own unique genetic makeup, endometriosis symptoms manifest differently in each woman. Certain foods that may be fine for some women to consume while symptomatic may greatly aggravate another woman’s symptoms. Since there is no one size fits all approach, my Endo Eat recipe blog can act as a guideline for determining which dietary approaches may ultimately work best for you to manage your own unique symptoms.
Endo Eat focuses on reducing inflammation, lowering estrogen levels, and minimizing gastrointestinal gas production – all contributors of pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. Some essential components include:
- High Antioxidants
- High Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- High Fiber
- Seed Cycling
- Low FODMAP
High Antioxidants
A diet full of antioxidant-rich foods helps to eliminate free radicals in the body, the culprit of oxidative stress. Oxidative stress causes cell damage in the body, and inflammation is the result of these damaged cells. Inflammation can also increase the number of free radicals in the body, thus creating a vicious cycle of oxidative stress and chronic inflammation. Inflammation is believed to be the root cause of chronic disease, as it disrupts the normal functions of the body due to damaged cells being unable to function optimally. High antioxidant consumption can help alleviate the symptoms that come with a disease rooted in chronic inflammation such as endometriosis by reducing the amount of oxidative stress the body experiences at a cellular level.