It’s difficult to describe pain. When we talk to our doctors, we usually try to describe pain with words like “sharp” or “dull,” or by using a pain scale from one to 10. I’ve never felt I’ve been able ...

For the past 18 months I have felt painfully unwell. Interstitial cystitis, you may assume. Or perhaps small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), or even anxiety. Yes to all three, but there’s ...

In most cases, liver function tests stay in the normal range in patients with liver endometriosis. The endometrial lesions may be seen by ultrasound, CT, or MRI scans. In MRI and CT, the lesions may ...

“Everything feels like a stressor, Jessica. I can’t cope with any of it,” one of my clients told me. We were seeking ways to help her lower her stress levels and regain her energy. While exploring ...

So you finally took the plunge. You did the prep diet, you took the breath test, and you now have your small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) results in your hand. But what the heck do they mean?

Taking a patient-centered approach could help overcome a historical racial bias in the U.S. that endometriosis mostly affects white women and improve overall patient management, a study suggests. The ...

The endometrial tissue that grows in the kidneys responds to hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle, and breaks down and bleeds in the same way as the normal lining of the uterus but is unable to ...

The main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana, the cannabinoid 47 delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), limited the development and symptoms of endometriosis in a mouse model of the disease, a recent ...

If you’ve discovered that the root cause of your endometriosis belly is, in fact, small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), today I will take you through your options for treating it with ...

When an endometriosis flare-up attacks, it becomes this battlefield inside of me and turns into this horrendous war with all of my organs. My own body holds me hostage. It is almost as if I’ve become ...

Those who have endometriosis know all too well what it’s like to live with this life-changing disease. But it can be difficult to understand the impact endometriosis can have on a woman’s life, if you ...

In Canada, women with endometriosis often experience a delay of more than five years to get diagnosed, a large study reports. The study, “Prevalence, Symptomatic Burden, and Diagnosis of Endometriosis ...