Endometriosis

  Intercourse is something most people don’t expect to be painful after the first time, but for some people with Endometriosis or not but there are ways to help make sex less painful it’s just about finding what works for you.  The first thing is don’t try and have sex if you are already in pain because it will only make it worse; try and have sex on days with little to no discomfort so that it makes it easier to cope.  Lube is your best friend; use it a lot. Water-based is one of the best kinds.  Take it slowly and take breaks if you need to, don’t try and rush yourself into it.  Make sure to empty your bladder before and after sex and maybe even have a warm shower to relax your muscles before you get down to business.  You could try painkillers before sex or an ice pack after sex to help with any pain at the site.  If all else fails, you can buy Dilater to help slowly stretch you out to make it less painful.  If you suffer pain in your uterus af...

Working out is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle but it can be hard when you are in extreme pain so these are some workouts for endometriosis that are meant to help reduce pain and inflammation. Not all of these will work for everyone, some have helped me and others haven't but the only way to know if it will help you is through trial and error just like everything, this is just a list of exercises and if you want to do more research on the benefits for you and your individual endometriosis.  Swimming Water aerobics Brisk walk Pilates, Yoga and Tai Chi  Bouldering lunges  squats Sit to stands Clams or Side-lying leg raises Don't worry if you cant works out every day or some weeks not at all just try and stay as active as you can and don't compare yourself to everyone else because that won't help with your mental state and remember not all exercise is good for endo like situps and high-intensity workouts. What workouts help you?

I have had endometriosis for as long as I can remember and because of that I have seen my symptoms grow and new symptoms form so I decided to tell you a bit about how my irst ever symptoms have progressed. the earliest symptoms I remember were painful periods, heavy periods and long periods. I was an early bloomer getting my first period really young and then not getting one again until like a year later (I had spotted in between times) and after that, I was full-on regular. my periods started out at seven days long all good and well but by the time I was ten my periods were upwards of twelve to fourteen days long that was when I was put on birth control which put my periods back to seven days long and then after I fell pregnant at fourteen and had my miscarriage my periods went to five days long and haven't changed since. I remember missing days from school because I would be crying nonstop and vomiting because of the pain. in middle school, it got to the point where some days I c...

If you have a chronic illness (or even if you live in pain on the daily) even if it isn't endometriosis you know that pain can be hard to handle especially when it is recurring and nothing seems to help so here is a list of five ways to cope with endometriosis pain, leave in the comments what you use to deal with your pain. now I want to start by saying pain killers but that is a lie, well for me at least. my pain killers don't work sadly and all they do is put me to sleep which I guess can be a good thing because I get very little sleep when I am in pain. tens machine:   A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation ( TENS )  unit  is a device that sends small electrical currents to targeted body parts. These currents are used to relieve pain. I find this helpful because It distracts my mind enough that the pain numbs a tad so it isn't so intense. weighted blanket: I love my weighted blanket, it is exactly that a blanket that is weighted. they are meant to ...