Re: Can diet, excercise & weight loss shrink fibroids?

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I have been following some of Dr. Larks advice for a while. I am a

pseudo-vegetarian (don't really eat meat and haven't for a few years but

will on special occasions) switched to soy, added whole grains and have

limited my dairy intake. I am still a diet coke addict but have switched to

caffeine free for most of the day. I have been exercising regularly for a

few years as well. I was only diagnosed with the fibroid last summer. It is

10 cm. Since I was diagnosed I have followed the diet a little more

strictly. I have noticed that I feel better. I do not know if my fibroid is

under control or not. We will have to wait and see till my next appointment

but. I have a lot less pain from the fibroid. I was frequently constipated,

had a bloated feeling, was uncomfortable and tired. The new stricter diet

has alleviated almost all of those symptoms. So, that's good. I still bleed

a lot but only for the first two days of my period and then it is back to a

normal period, which only lasts a few days more. I have heard some women

with fibroids have periods that last forever, mine are messy but manageable.

I do directly attribute the better digestion to the lack of meat in my diet

and the intake of soy milk.

Good Luck,

I hope this helps,

Can diet, excercise & weight loss shrink

fibroids?

Hello:

In my struggle to have a child I am again facing a third abdominal

myomectomy to remove 2 fibroids in my uterine wall.

I recently became pregnant thru IVF and had a miscarriage at 5 weeks.

My doctor is attributing it to chromosomal defects in the embryo(s)

or the fibroids. The fibroids of course grew with the hormones

(estrogen mainly) I took during the treatment.

I am at the point where I would be going for international adoption

but we have 3 frozen embryos which for moral reasons we will not

destroy.

Researching several sites on the web I found information that

mention, among other things, BMI (obesity) & lack of excercise as

factors that can contribute to fibroids. Also, athletic women tend to

have a lesser incidence of fibroids. I also found list of foods that

contain natural estrogens & foods that inhibit estrogen.

QUESTION: Have any of you had success reducing the size of your

fibroids by adopting a new diet, losing weight or excercising like

crazy?

My husband asked the fertlity doctor today if changing my diet could

make a difference & the doctor ADAMANTLY said no. He stated that if I

lost weight I would be healthier & that would help me in the

pregnancy but that it could not reduce the size of my fibroids.

Yesterday I ordered the books by Lark regarding the natural

treatment of fibroids....

QUESTION: Have any of you had success with Lark's

recommendations?

I would appreciate any responses to my questions.

Thank You,

Adele

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I have been following some of Dr. Larks advice for a while. I am a

pseudo-vegetarian (don't really eat meat and haven't for a few years but

will on special occasions) switched to soy, added whole grains and have

limited my dairy intake. I am still a diet coke addict but have switched to

caffeine free for most of the day. I have been exercising regularly for a

few years as well. I was only diagnosed with the fibroid last summer. It is

10 cm. Since I was diagnosed I have followed the diet a little more

strictly. I have noticed that I feel better. I do not know if my fibroid is

under control or not. We will have to wait and see till my next appointment

but. I have a lot less pain from the fibroid. I was frequently constipated,

had a bloated feeling, was uncomfortable and tired. The new stricter diet

has alleviated almost all of those symptoms. So, that's good. I still bleed

a lot but only for the first two days of my period and then it is back to a

normal period, which only lasts a few days more. I have heard some women

with fibroids have periods that last forever, mine are messy but manageable.

I do directly attribute the better digestion to the lack of meat in my diet

and the intake of soy milk.

Good Luck,

I hope this helps,

Can diet, excercise & weight loss shrink

fibroids?

Hello:

In my struggle to have a child I am again facing a third abdominal

myomectomy to remove 2 fibroids in my uterine wall.

I recently became pregnant thru IVF and had a miscarriage at 5 weeks.

My doctor is attributing it to chromosomal defects in the embryo(s)

or the fibroids. The fibroids of course grew with the hormones

(estrogen mainly) I took during the treatment.

I am at the point where I would be going for international adoption

but we have 3 frozen embryos which for moral reasons we will not

destroy.

Researching several sites on the web I found information that

mention, among other things, BMI (obesity) & lack of excercise as

factors that can contribute to fibroids. Also, athletic women tend to

have a lesser incidence of fibroids. I also found list of foods that

contain natural estrogens & foods that inhibit estrogen.

QUESTION: Have any of you had success reducing the size of your

fibroids by adopting a new diet, losing weight or excercising like

crazy?

My husband asked the fertlity doctor today if changing my diet could

make a difference & the doctor ADAMANTLY said no. He stated that if I

lost weight I would be healthier & that would help me in the

pregnancy but that it could not reduce the size of my fibroids.

Yesterday I ordered the books by Lark regarding the natural

treatment of fibroids....

QUESTION: Have any of you had success with Lark's

recommendations?

I would appreciate any responses to my questions.

Thank You,

Adele

[Guest guest]

Adele,

I am highly athletic, bike, walk, yoga, weight lifting and followed a

naturopaths advice regarding diet over 4 year period, mainly fruits,

vegetables and legume. Saw marked reduction in symptoms like clotting, PMS,

cramps, blood pooling in pelvic area left, menses changed from black to

brilliant red, but fibroids never shrank or went away, thus I am exploring

UAE as last resort. Sorry I can't report more positive news.

cheryl

Can diet, excercise & weight loss shrink

fibroids?

> Hello:

>

> In my struggle to have a child I am again facing a third abdominal

> myomectomy to remove 2 fibroids in my uterine wall.

>

> I recently became pregnant thru IVF and had a miscarriage at 5 weeks.

> My doctor is attributing it to chromosomal defects in the embryo(s)

> or the fibroids. The fibroids of course grew with the hormones

> (estrogen mainly) I took during the treatment.

>

> I am at the point where I would be going for international adoption

> but we have 3 frozen embryos which for moral reasons we will not

> destroy.

>

> Researching several sites on the web I found information that

> mention, among other things, BMI (obesity) & lack of excercise as

> factors that can contribute to fibroids. Also, athletic women tend to

> have a lesser incidence of fibroids. I also found list of foods that

> contain natural estrogens & foods that inhibit estrogen.

>

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success reducing the size of your

> fibroids by adopting a new diet, losing weight or excercising like

> crazy?

>

> My husband asked the fertlity doctor today if changing my diet could

> make a difference & the doctor ADAMANTLY said no. He stated that if I

> lost weight I would be healthier & that would help me in the

> pregnancy but that it could not reduce the size of my fibroids.

>

> Yesterday I ordered the books by Lark regarding the natural

> treatment of fibroids....

>

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success with Lark's

> recommendations?

>

> I would appreciate any responses to my questions.

> Thank You,

> Adele

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Adele,

I am highly athletic, bike, walk, yoga, weight lifting and followed a

naturopaths advice regarding diet over 4 year period, mainly fruits,

vegetables and legume. Saw marked reduction in symptoms like clotting, PMS,

cramps, blood pooling in pelvic area left, menses changed from black to

brilliant red, but fibroids never shrank or went away, thus I am exploring

UAE as last resort. Sorry I can't report more positive news.

cheryl

Can diet, excercise & weight loss shrink

fibroids?

> Hello:

>

> In my struggle to have a child I am again facing a third abdominal

> myomectomy to remove 2 fibroids in my uterine wall.

>

> I recently became pregnant thru IVF and had a miscarriage at 5 weeks.

> My doctor is attributing it to chromosomal defects in the embryo(s)

> or the fibroids. The fibroids of course grew with the hormones

> (estrogen mainly) I took during the treatment.

>

> I am at the point where I would be going for international adoption

> but we have 3 frozen embryos which for moral reasons we will not

> destroy.

>

> Researching several sites on the web I found information that

> mention, among other things, BMI (obesity) & lack of excercise as

> factors that can contribute to fibroids. Also, athletic women tend to

> have a lesser incidence of fibroids. I also found list of foods that

> contain natural estrogens & foods that inhibit estrogen.

>

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success reducing the size of your

> fibroids by adopting a new diet, losing weight or excercising like

> crazy?

>

> My husband asked the fertlity doctor today if changing my diet could

> make a difference & the doctor ADAMANTLY said no. He stated that if I

> lost weight I would be healthier & that would help me in the

> pregnancy but that it could not reduce the size of my fibroids.

>

> Yesterday I ordered the books by Lark regarding the natural

> treatment of fibroids....

>

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success with Lark's

> recommendations?

>

> I would appreciate any responses to my questions.

> Thank You,

> Adele

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Adele,

I am highly athletic, bike, walk, yoga, weight lifting and followed a

naturopaths advice regarding diet over 4 year period, mainly fruits,

vegetables and legume. Saw marked reduction in symptoms like clotting, PMS,

cramps, blood pooling in pelvic area left, menses changed from black to

brilliant red, but fibroids never shrank or went away, thus I am exploring

UAE as last resort. Sorry I can't report more positive news.

cheryl

Can diet, excercise & weight loss shrink

fibroids?

> Hello:

>

> In my struggle to have a child I am again facing a third abdominal

> myomectomy to remove 2 fibroids in my uterine wall.

>

> I recently became pregnant thru IVF and had a miscarriage at 5 weeks.

> My doctor is attributing it to chromosomal defects in the embryo(s)

> or the fibroids. The fibroids of course grew with the hormones

> (estrogen mainly) I took during the treatment.

>

> I am at the point where I would be going for international adoption

> but we have 3 frozen embryos which for moral reasons we will not

> destroy.

>

> Researching several sites on the web I found information that

> mention, among other things, BMI (obesity) & lack of excercise as

> factors that can contribute to fibroids. Also, athletic women tend to

> have a lesser incidence of fibroids. I also found list of foods that

> contain natural estrogens & foods that inhibit estrogen.

>

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success reducing the size of your

> fibroids by adopting a new diet, losing weight or excercising like

> crazy?

>

> My husband asked the fertlity doctor today if changing my diet could

> make a difference & the doctor ADAMANTLY said no. He stated that if I

> lost weight I would be healthier & that would help me in the

> pregnancy but that it could not reduce the size of my fibroids.

>

> Yesterday I ordered the books by Lark regarding the natural

> treatment of fibroids....

>

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success with Lark's

> recommendations?

>

> I would appreciate any responses to my questions.

> Thank You,

> Adele

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> I also have the book by Lark and since following her diet and

nutritional suggestions feel

> that I have had success with controlling symptoms of pain and PMS. I have

started exercising 3

> times a week which has reduced stress and anxiety and have begun doing Yoga

and meditation. I would

> highly recommend that you follow all of the suggestions in 's book such

as cutting out sugar,

> coffee, alcohol. I know it is hard, but once you cut these out you will find

that your adrenal

> glands are not so exhausted and you will have more energy.

> I believe however that if you wish to shrink your fibroids you will need to go

see a naturopath

> that is skilled in helping you to control your hormones. Diet alone will not

do this. You need the

> skill of someone that knows how to reduce the amount of estrogen your body

produces and often this

> is through cleansing your liver of toxins. I have just recently found a

naturopath who claims to

> have had success in helping other women reduce the size of their fibroids so I

will be following

> this path to try to reduce my fibroids instead of surgery.

>

> Also, if you are trying to get pregnant, and haven't had much success, perhaps

you need to use

> natural progesterone. The book by Lee " What your doctor may not tell you

about premenopause "

> suggests using natural progesterone from day 5-26 for 3 cycles to temporarily

suppress ovulation.

> On the fourth cycle ovulation will often return and you will be able to

conceive. He also has many

> of the same suggestions in his book about diet, nutrition, exercise etc. for

dealing with excess

> estrogen and fibroids. Give this a try also.

>

> Terry

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success reducing the size of your

> fibroids by adopting a new diet, losing weight or excercising like

> crazy?

>

> My husband asked the fertlity doctor today if changing my diet could

> make a difference & the doctor ADAMANTLY said no. He stated that if I

> lost weight I would be healthier & that would help me in the

> pregnancy but that it could not reduce the size of my fibroids.

>

> Yesterday I ordered the books by Lark regarding the natural

> treatment of fibroids....

>

> QUESTION: Have any of you had success with Lark's

> recommendations?

>

> I would appreciate any responses to my questions.

> Thank You,

> Adele

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Adele-

While I can't be certain that my fibroids have shrunk, I know that they have

at least stayed the same size and not grown at all since I began regularly

exercising a year ago. I have virtually no PMS now either which is an added

benefit. I am a believer that you either have fibroids or you don't and not

a whole lot that you do yourself is going to change that. I think it's a

genetic thing; however I think that living a healty lifestyle can slow

further growth and has numerous perks as well. As far as diet goes I think

you can make yourself crazy figuring out what might contribute to fibroid

growth and estrogen related chemicals. Not a fun way to live.

Do you have many symptoms from your fibroids? By the way, I have two

children that were adopted at birth (domestically) and can relate to the

infertility/adoption thing. There is light at the end of the

tunnel.......................

Amy

[Guest guest]

Adele-

While I can't be certain that my fibroids have shrunk, I know that they have

at least stayed the same size and not grown at all since I began regularly

exercising a year ago. I have virtually no PMS now either which is an added

benefit. I am a believer that you either have fibroids or you don't and not

a whole lot that you do yourself is going to change that. I think it's a

genetic thing; however I think that living a healty lifestyle can slow

further growth and has numerous perks as well. As far as diet goes I think

you can make yourself crazy figuring out what might contribute to fibroid

growth and estrogen related chemicals. Not a fun way to live.

Do you have many symptoms from your fibroids? By the way, I have two

children that were adopted at birth (domestically) and can relate to the

infertility/adoption thing. There is light at the end of the

tunnel.......................

Amy

[Guest guest]

Adele-

While I can't be certain that my fibroids have shrunk, I know that they have

at least stayed the same size and not grown at all since I began regularly

exercising a year ago. I have virtually no PMS now either which is an added

benefit. I am a believer that you either have fibroids or you don't and not

a whole lot that you do yourself is going to change that. I think it's a

genetic thing; however I think that living a healty lifestyle can slow

further growth and has numerous perks as well. As far as diet goes I think

you can make yourself crazy figuring out what might contribute to fibroid

growth and estrogen related chemicals. Not a fun way to live.

Do you have many symptoms from your fibroids? By the way, I have two

children that were adopted at birth (domestically) and can relate to the

infertility/adoption thing. There is light at the end of the

tunnel.......................

Amy