Re: FIBROIDS!!!!!!!!! Dysmenorrhea (Painful Cramps)

[Guest guest]

Since you have had dysmenorrhea for so many years I don't think it is

fair to place all the blame on your fibroids.

Other causes of pain could include endometriosis, ovarian cysts, and

a retroverted uterus.

Some dietary influences can include too many bad prostaglandins in

your body; cut back on animal products and increase consumption of

foods containing Vit E (vitamin E is supposed to help produce the

good prostaglandins that don't cause the pain). Eat more leafy green

and cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, broccoli, etc.), and drink more

water. It can't hurt.

Acupuncture can help with pain from fibroids I know for a fact. My

fibroid feels very different to me since I've been going for weekly

acupuncture treatment and taking chinese herbs. (I'll report back on

any changes at my next ultrasound, too soon to tell but I'm feeling

less pressure!)

I prepared this list of links for Edith's daughter who is having the

same problem, I'm sorry you are in such pain but hopefully this will

help.

PAINFUL PERIOD LINKS

A Young Woman's Guide to Painful Menstrual Cramps

(AKA: Dysmenorrhea)

http://www.obgyn.net/displayarticle.asppage=/yw/articles/pats_dysmenor

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What is Dysmenorrhea?

http://www.dyspareunia.org/html/dysmenorrhea.htm

Cramps/Painful Menstruation/Dysmenorrhea

http://scc.uchicago.edu/dysmenorrhea.htm

Arvigo Maya Massage can help with painful periods:

Healing Wombs: Maya Abdominal Massage

http://www.spiritofchange.org/fa091003a.shtml

Arvigo practitioners can be found via this site:

http://www.arvigomassage.com/index.html

Perhaps you won't find relief but surgery is so devastating to the

body, and it can leads to other complications such as adhesions and

prolapse, that it makes sense to exhaust your other options first.

Also, if this is the first time you are seeing a doctor about your

pain don't make a hasty decision about treatment based on a quick

diagnosis. You went in because you were having pelvic pain -- for

years even -- and your doctor has automatically assigned that to the

fibroid even though it might not be the major cause of the problem.

Good luck.

Ann

> I am having my myo 5/19 and am really lokking forward to it if it

will stop these freakin cramps. Every since I was 12 & started my

period, I have been dealing with gut wrenching cramps..