What is an anti-inflammatory diet and to whom can it help?
Endometriosis is a severe and silent disease that affects many women.
In honor of Awareness Month, a clinical dietitian shares with us the foods that women who suffer from it should eat to reduce pain
Orly Weissid
24/03/2022
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 07:09
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March is a month to raise awareness of endometriosis.
This unspoken disease characterizes women of childbearing age, and quite a few women in general - one in 9-10 women suffers from it.
Endometriosis is characterized by lesions of cells similar to endometrial cells located in different places in the body outside the uterus.
It is a gynecological, inflammatory and chronic disease with many and severe symptoms.
Although for some of you the following figure may sound strange, but even today, although more and more people and therapists seem to know it, it still takes about 9 years to diagnose the disease, after the woman or girl has already met quite a few therapists.
For many facial diseases, it is manifested differently in each one.
The earlier the woman suffers from it, the easier it will be to treat it, so it is very important to diagnose the disease early.
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What are the symptoms of the disease?
The disease changes its face during the menstrual cycle and during life in general, and in each it will manifest itself in a different way.
Still, here are some of the suspicious symptoms: exhaustion, pelvic pain and other pains in various parts of the body, pain during intercourse, heavy menstrual bleeding, a variety of digestive disorders, abdominal bloating, frequency and burning when urinating, mood swings, fertility difficulties and more.
Diverse symptoms.
Woman with abdominal pain (Photo: ShutterStock)
In case of suspected endometriosis, it is recommended to go to a specialist doctor or a center that specializes in endometriosis, for diagnosis and adjustment of medical treatment.
Due to the nature of the disease, a combination of multi-professional staff could help treat and relieve symptoms.
Each one should find for herself the best and most correct answer - there are women who find relief with a proper diet with the help of dietitian, acupuncture, herbs and Chinese medicine, yoga, mindfulness and more, the idea is to choose the most appropriate therapeutic envelope for each.
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What is the relationship between nutrition and endometriosis?
Because endometriosis is an inflammatory disease, dietary advice will usually include an anti-inflammatory diet to slow the progression of the disease.
Such dietary advice should include going over blood tests, eating habits and examining the need for supplements, relieving gastrointestinal symptoms and improving fertility.
All while respecting the patient's preferences, the lifestyle he is used to and finding the right way to persevere in things over time.
What is an anti-inflammatory diet?
The role of the anti-inflammatory diet is to improve the inflammation caused by the disease, some foods trigger the inflammation and others will lead to its weakening.
As it is a chronic disease, it is recommended to maintain an anti-inflammatory diet even during periods when the symptoms are less noticeable.
Principles of a sensible diet with endometriosis
1. Reduction of processed / ultra-processed food:
This is an industrial food to which various industrial additives have been added, such as flavorings, preservatives, emulsifiers, food coloring and more.
It is recommended to eat simple raw foods such as vegetables, fruits, fish, legumes, whole grains, goat yogurt, foods with green marking and more.
2.
Reduce white sugar, sweets and sweet drinks
, And preference for complex carbohydrates with a low glycemic index, depending on tolerance, with reference to gastrointestinal problems.
Try to reduce eating sweets and choose homemade substitutes such as: dark chocolate bars with natural tahini / peanut butter, almond flour-based pastries, sugar-free nut spreads.
Eat as little processed food as possible.
Majdara (Photo: Alon Mesika)
3. Gluten Reduction: A
gluten-free protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
It is advisable to reduce foods that contain this protein such as: pasta, breads and pastries, prefer cereals, legumes and starchy vegetables that do not contain gluten such as: basmati rice, lentils, sweet potatoes, quinoa, red, buckwheat and more.
4. Reducing foods that contain saturated fat or industrial trans fat.
It is better to eat fats from good sources such as: various nuts, avocados, olive oil, tahini according to the tolerance of the digestive system.
5. Dairy products are important as a source of calcium and vitamin D, therefore recommended for eating.
You should try products based on goat's milk and avoid drinking Niger cow's milk.
6. It is recommended to consume a variety of fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidants.
If possible you should avoid pesticides and prefer organic, it is especially recommended that the leafy vegetables be organic or hydroponic.
7.
Limit alcohol and coffee consumption
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8.
More foods containing omega 3 from a living source and plant
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Such as: salmon, tuna, seaweed, chia seeds, flax seeds, canola oil, walnuts.
9.
Reducing Food Preservation in Plastic
Vessels: Instead of eating disposable containers and cans, opt for drinking bottles and stainless steel or glass food storage utensils.
10.
Ensure conscious slow eating
from the food you eat.
There are nutritional principles for endometriosis that can not always be easily applied, so for every woman it is important to find the most appropriate nutritional principles, accompanied by a professional and remember that this is a process, sometimes only partial application of things will improve feelings and benefit.
Orly Weissid is a clinical dietitian, specializing in the unique needs of women throughout life
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