7 Ways To Cope With Endometriosis

Mark Wealth

Endometriosis is as an inflammation of the lining of the uterus or womb (the endometrium). This sounds like bad news for the womb so one really has to know how to deal with it. So, let’s get acquainted with this needful information.

The First Step is to know what it really is. The womb is a fragile and important part of the female body -but then which part isn’t important? If the lining of the womb has an inflammation, it means the body is trying to fight off some harmful presence/condition. That means we might be learning to deal with the infection and the inflammation.

Signs and Symptoms

The signs to watch out for include, offensive odour accompanying increased vaginally discharge, abnormal vaginal bleeding, pain in the lower abdomen, the area between the rectum and vagina (perineum), swollen abdomen, high body temperature, pain during sexual intercourse and when you have bowel movement. These are sure to cause some discomfort.

How to Manage Endometriosis

So how do women who have this condition live with it? With all the pain and unpleasantness, how do they manage it? Best way is to find out what these experts and strong women are saying.

1. Warm Shower – A warm shower will soothe and relax your nerves. It will also help calm the pain and reduce stress.
2. Stock up on tampons – Abnormal vaginal bleeding is a common symptom so you have to stock up on sanitary pads. One mother found it ironic that a nurse would think soaking one tampon in one hour was serious. She was using several in ten minutes.
3. Exercises – Doctors advise women to perform the kind of exercises that would help strengthen the pelvic floor.
4. Eat healthy – Doctors advise women to eat natural food supplements to help reinforce the body’s immune system. This helps to fight the initial infection that causes Endometritis in the first place.
5. At Work/School – The intense pain that ladies go through destabilises them so much so a lady says she collapses to the sidewalk in excruciating pain when the attacks start. This could disrupt attendance and productivity at work or in school. It’s therefore important that they tell the teacher or line manager about their condition so that they can be excused. One mother has had to cry out to women on a blog asking for helpful tips because “pain killers aren’t working!!”. They should even educate someone at school or work on how to help.
6. Keep Contact – The painful attacks can cause isolation, stress and depression. That’s why it is a good coping tactic to reach out to friends and colleagues so that they do not lose out on school work or find it difficult to slip back into society when the bad times have passed.
7. Rest – Doctors also advise patients to get as much as 6 – 8 hours of sleep because when and while they get their sleep on, their bodies are able to recuperate and strengthen the body’s defence system. The body needs it if they have to heal the infection that started the Endometritis in the first place.

The Dangers

There is nothing to fear if detected early. At an early stage, Endometriosis is harmless and can be quickly and easily taken care of. Complex cases, that is if undiscovered and/or untreated properly, can lead to infertility; infection of the ovaries, fallopian tube and pelvis peritonitis; or septic shock which could lead to death. Although this is rare.