Alternative & Natural Treatments for Endometriosis

Many women are using natural remedies and alternative therapies to help manage their endometriosis. It is also common that some women are combining natural remedies alongside medical or surgical treatments. However, there are some fundamental different approaches to treatment between alternative therapies and modern medical methods.

Modern medicine tends to treat just the symptoms whereas alternative therapies treat the whole body. This article looks in more detail in the two different approaches to treating disease. 


Natural and alternative therapies for endometriosis


Alternative and natural treatments for endometriosis are obtaining very good results to help reduce symptoms for many women. More and more success stories are coming forward of those who have used different natural treatments. Often these treatments are complimentary to having surgery for endometriosis and most natural therapy practitioners can provide advice and support to help your body prepare for surgery as well as advice for speeding your recovery. 

Healing the Whole Body

Many of the alternative and natural therapies deal with the mental and emotional  aspects of health, in addition to the physical symptoms. This is where natural treatments have a huge benefit for women with Endometriosis - because this disease affects the whole person, not just individual parts of the body. It is now understood by the medical profession (finally) that endometriosis is a whole body disease and not just an issue of being a gynaecological disorder. The range of symptoms that this disease causes can be huge which is why the whole body needs support to be able to manage this disease. 

Managing endometriosis is about reducing your pain, addressing inflammation, balancing your hormones, ensuring good nutrition, fixing any imbalances in your gut health (most of our immune-system is stemmed in the gut), exploring any other health issues like thyroid or adrenals and often combined with surgery to repair the damage this disease has caused.



What are Alternative and Natural Therapies?

There are a broad range of natural therapies available today  where you can obtain treatment and support from a trained natural health practitioner, with such therapies as homeopathy, herbalism, and naturopathy. These natural therapies are often guided to offer advice on nutrition, testing for deficiencies, testing for gut health issues as well as blood tests. Natural therapies can also go hand in hand with safe and natural self help measures like doing castor oil packs, yoga, and meditation.

For those dealing endometriosis the key focus of using natural therapies is to support the immune system and support the bodies in-built healing mechanisms. Also advice is provided on supplements, herbs and diet changes that can address pain and inflammation. Many women will work with a nutritionist to obtain specific guidance on their diet needs which may also include having certain tests to help assess any underlying gut health problems. Treatment will then be given to address anything that is discovered like SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overload).


Natural and alternative therapies for endometriosis


What is the Difference between Alternative and Conventional Medicine?

Generally speaking, most alternative medicine is founded on core principles and practises that differ from the principles  of conventional  modern medicine.

The main differences are:

  • The healing power of nature first, with technique and technology second
  • Patient centred rather than physician centred
  • Do no harm - many alternative medical systems are rooted in the principle of ‘always use the least drastic harmful therapies first’.  This means that alternative medical providers, in general, choose techniques and therapies which are the least invasive or harmful to get the desired result 
  • Results generally take longer - but this ensures long term health and not a quick fix it 
  • Use of natural and whole substances


The whole area of alternative medicine is becoming more main-stream in Western society as a means for people to take care of their health, for reasons including:

  • The realisation that, contrary to previously held beliefs, conventional medicine (the medicine of antibiotics, surgery, chemotherapy etc.) cannot solve all of societies health problems  
  • The growing acceptance that health is more than just ‘the absence of disease’ and involves more that just the physical body 
  • The increasing body of scientific research, as well as public awareness, that many alternative medical treatments are more effective, more economical, and less invasive and less harmful than conventional medical treatments



'Natural treatments for endometriosis are highly effective at providing long-term symptom relief, reducing pelvic pain, and improving overall quality of life, but they do not cure the underlying disease or eliminate endometrial lesions. Clinical evidence shows that while conventional options (like hormonal therapy or surgery) provide much faster, targeted pain reduction, natural and holistic strategies offer steady, cumulative improvements with minimal side effects.'  PubMed



Choosing a Natural Therapy

There are many different natural therapies to choose from and deciding which one to use can seem confusing.  There are similarities between certain therapies like herbalism and Chinese herbalism and this can increase confusion.

Word of mouth recommendations can really help you decide which natural treatment to use.  Ideally you need to find a practitioner who has experience of working with other women that suffer from endometriosis. Some of the best natural therapies that have had success with endometriosis includes herbalism, homeopathy, acupuncture and nutritional therapy.

To learn more about the different alternative and natural therapies that can help endometriosis read here This gives you a description of the most common and regularly used therapies.



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Who is behind this site . . . . 

Hi, I’m Carolyn Levett, an endometriosis author, mentor, Integrative Health Coach and fellow endo warrior.

Having experienced endometriosis myself, I found my way towards better health through nutrition, natural remedies and support. I’m the bestselling author of 'Recipes & Diet Advice for Endometriosis' and 'Endometriosis – Healing from the Inside Out', and hold qualifications in nutrition, naturopathy and women’s hormone health.

I know how isolating and overwhelming endometriosis can be, especially when you feel unheard or your symptoms aren’t taken seriously. My aim is to share the knowledge, practical advice and support I wish I’d had, helping other women feel more informed, empowered and able to manage their endometriosis more naturally.

You don’t have to navigate endometriosis alone.



Reference:

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

https://endometriosisnews.com/2019/01/15/women-unhappy-conventional-endometriosis-treatments-find-alternatives/

https://endometriosisnews.com/2018/02/21/complementary-therapies-ease-endometriosis/

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11527925/

https://endometriosisassn.org/hormonal-vs-natural-endometriosis-treatments-what-works/




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