Endometriosis - Finding Relief, Naturally

Imagine waking up every morning feeling like there’s a war waging in your abdomen. You look fine on the outside, but inside, your body feels like it's working against you. This is the reality for millions of women with endometriosis and similar conditions. And far too many are told, ‘It’s just period pain. Toughen up.’

One in ten women suffer from endometriosis—and yet it takes on average 7–10 years to get a diagnosis.

While conventional medicine has a place, many women are looking for gentle, natural options to supplement or even replace pharmaceutical pain relief. For conditions, like Endometriosis, there is no apparent cure, however, there are natural ways to relieve the pain and discomfort experienced with these conditions.

But let’s first look at what exactly Endometriosis is:

• Tissue similar to the uterine lining grows outside the uterus

• Causes chronic inflammation, pain, cysts, scarring

• Common symptoms: intense cramps, fatigue, bloating, painful sex, infertility, painful periods

Conditions similar to Endometriosis includes:

• Adenomyosis (endometrial tissue inside the muscle wall of the uterus)

• PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome – more hormonal but overlapping symptoms)

• Fibroids (non-cancerous tumors that cause heavy bleeding and pain)

Conventional treatments for Endometriosis are often not enough. These include:

• Hormonal therapies like birth control or GnRH agonists (can have nasty side effects)

• Pain meds like NSAIDs or opioids (short-term solution, long-term gut issues)

• Surgery like laparoscopy (not a cure, often recurring)

So, what are the alternatives? Let’s look into natural approaches to soothing Endo-related pain.

🌿Topical Pain Relief

Our avocado seed-based remedy – *AvéGut Lotion – offers the following effective ingredients:

• Anti-inflammatory properties of avocado seed extract

• Essential oils like Lavender, Turmeric, Cinnamon, etc.

• Extracts like Capsicum and Ginger

• DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide) – natural pain relief and facilitator of other ingredients.

Recommended EcoGen4Life Products:

• Applying *AvéGut Lotion to the lower abdomen or lower back can bring comfort without upsetting the gut.

• Adding Estravo, our hormone balancing cream, may give additional balance and calmness.

• Arthravo Strong, our stress and headache lotion, releases tension connected to flare-ups.

• Arthravo Plus, for inflammation and swelling, may add beneficial support and relief.

🥗 Anti-Inflammatory Diet

• Reduce sugar, dairy, red meat, gluten (all can worsen inflammation)

• Foods like leafy greens, berries, turmeric, fatty fish, flax seeds

• Consider herbal teas: ginger, chamomile, raspberry leaf

🧘🏽‍♀️ Movement & Gentle Exercise

• Yoga, especially hip-opening poses like child’s pose, pigeon pose, and cat-cow

• Stretching to relieve pelvic tension

• Walking and light core work help lymphatic drainage and circulation

🛀 Heat Therapy + Epsom Salt Baths

• Magnesium in Epsom salts can ease cramping

• Add essential oils like lavender or eucalyptus

• Promote a ritual around bath time to connect mind and body

🧠 Stress Management

• Chronic stress worsens hormonal imbalance

• Journaling, breathwork, meditation, or EFT tapping

• Even a creative outlet—like writing or crafting—can reduce flare-ups

Bonus Tip: Track Your Symptoms

Using a period tracking app or journal to notice patterns, triggers, and progress may offer invaluable support.

Please keep in mind that natural healing is often subtle, but accumulative. With continued application, these natural approaches will lead to better pain control and a better quality of life.

Closing Thoughts: A Message of Hope

Endometriosis doesn’t have to steal your joy. You’re not crazy. You’re not alone. And there are gentler, nourishing ways to manage your pain—ways that work with your body, not against it.

*PS: Please enquire about AvéGut Lotion via Email or WhatsApp, as it is not in the website shop yet.