PCOS AND ENDO

You are definitely not alone. The past 5ish years, I have had horrible periods and problems with reoccurring cysts on both my right and left ovaries. I had a cyst that was the size of a golf ball once. My gyno wanted to do surgery but I decided to see a Naturopathic Doctor about it. Essentially he told me cysts were due to excess Estrogen. Long story short I changed my diet and was put on supplements. Mainly I supported my liver, as the liver is what regulates Estrogen. I'm not perfect now, but I am drastically improved. No cysts anymore, but I do deal with mild period cramps. But it is a cake walk compared to what I dealt with before. -Elizabeth (team member)

You're definitely not alone with this! Lots of people suffer from endometriosis and IBS especially. We have an article about the link between the two here: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/endometriosis-link, and our advocate Laura also deals with both and has written about her experience, for example here: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/ibs-endometriosis-intersect. Have you been diagnosed with PCOS and/or endometriosis or is it just a suspicion that you might have it?
Karina (team member)

Just an update I have officially been diagnosed with a mild case of pcos!