Endometriosis is an extremely painful and distressing condition for which there is no known cause. Sufferers can find the symptoms unbearable and conventional medicine unable to alleviate the problem.

Cheshire Natural Health is tackling endometriosis through complementary therapies, rather than the more standard approach of hormonal treatment and/or surgery. Endometriosis can affect up to one in 10 women and is a condition where fragments of the womb lining grow outside of the uterus. The condition has also been linked to an alarming rise in fertility problems.

The clinic’s homeopath, Irene Roberts, stresses that proper diagnosis is essential as endometriosis shares similar characteristics with other problems such as fibroids, pelvic infection and cervical cancer.

“Homeopathy can offer a range of specific remedies which help with heavy, painful or irregular periods, along with digestive complaints which are often mistaken for irritable bowel syndrome,” says Irene.

“You can help yourself by making sure that you do not ignore these symptoms as neglect can potentially lead to fertility difficulties.”  Irene recommends deep breathing and relaxation techniques as extremely helpful when period pains first start.

The Stretton practice’s Clinical Reflexologist Tracey Turton explains that reflexology treats not only the symptoms through working the entire pelvic area including the ovaries and uterus, but also the person as a whole by helping to correct underlying health imbalances. She says specific techniques used before a menstrual period help to minimise the pain. 

Clinical hypnotherapist Rosemary Reeves says hypnotherapy can help with endometriosis symptoms such as pain, cramping, emotional well-being, infertility, gastro-intestinal upsets and fatigue.  “One of the most unpleasant symptoms of endometriosis can be pain. If you feel stressed, your body tenses up and the pain becomes worse so it is very important to relax in whatever way works for you,” explains Rosemary.

Rosemary says some women find a warm bath with soothing essential oils to be very beneficial. Others recommend breathing techniques – for example breathing in through the nose for a count of 7 and out through the mouth for a count of 11, while imagining breathing in peace and calm and breathing out stress, worry.

“There are numerous very effective pain management methods used in hypnotherapy – a hypnotherapist will be able to teach you several different methods which you can use at home under self-hypnosis,” says Rosemary.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) can be very beneficial in reducing the symptoms of endometriosis. EFT involves tapping on specific acupuncture points and is effective at releasing pent up and unresolved emotions which, it is believed, may contribute to most physical pains and diseases.

Rosemary also recommends reiki as a complementary therapy to combat the pain of endometriosis. Reiki uses cosmic energy to heal the body, mind and spirit. Reiki, which comes from the Japanese “Rei Ki” meaning life force energy, is a very gentle treatment that soothes discomfort, balances energies, improves overall relaxation and impart a feeling of well-being.

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