자궁내막증 증상Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue that should be inside the uterus exists outside the uterus, causing disease. While the tissue of the endometrium is originally inside the uterus, it thickens and then falls off under the influence of female hormones. This phenomenon is called ‘menstruation’.
Endometrial tissue located elsewhere outside the uterus is also affected by female hormones during the menstrual cycle and may bleed periodically or form inflammation and adhesions, which can cause symptoms such as pain and infertility, which is called endometriosis.
Endometriosis is a disease that can occur in all menstruating women of childbearing age. Although the exact cause is not known, it is known to occur when menstrual blood containing endometrial cells flows back into the abdominal cavity. It is said that endometriosis disease occurs when endometrial cells contained in menstrual blood migrate into the pelvis.
However, since the backflow of menstrual blood into the abdominal cavity is a symptom that occurs in most menstruating women, it is presumed that it is also related to genetic predisposition or immunity.
The typical symptom of endometriosis is pain inside the pelvis. It usually begins before menstruation and continues throughout the menstrual period. Even during normal times, you may have back pain and abdominal pain, and pain during intercourse may be severe.
If there is endometrium around the gastrointestinal tract, intestinal function may decrease, or it may invade the bladder or ureters, making it difficult to urinate or causing frequent urination. There may also be non-specific symptoms such as abnormal bowel movements, diarrhea, and widespread pelvic pain.
To treat endometriosis, the diagnosis must be confirmed through laparoscopy. Since most endometriosis patients are women of childbearing age, the direction of treatment must be decided based on whether they want to become pregnant.
Medical treatment includes administration of medications that regulate female hormone secretion, oral contraceptives, and painkillers. If surgery is necessary, there is a way to remove only the area affected by endometriosis. If your symptoms are severe and you do not want to become pregnant, surgery to remove the uterus and ovaries may be performed.
A. In the case of uterine/ovarian diseases, it is best to avoid similar hormone products or legume-based foods or nutritional supplements containing phytoestrogens that can affect hormones. You should also avoid nutritional supplements that stimulate female hormones.
A. Because endometriosis is an inflammatory disease, it is important to eat foods that reduce inflammation. In general, it is best to avoid foods containing a lot of instant food, fried food, flour, and refined oil. Red meat can worsen the symptoms of endometriosis, so include lentils, tofu, and chickpeas in your diet. It is known to be good.
However, if you unconditionally maintain a high-protein diet, you may become overweight or suffer from indigestion, fatigue, constipation, and kidney damage, so it is important to consume balanced nutrients, and we recommend that you receive nutritional counseling regarding your diet.
A. Endometriosis is a disease that easily relapses, and the recurrence rate over 5 years is approximately 4-50%. It is difficult to avoid the recurrence rate of endometriosis unless menstruation stops. Therefore, continuous management is necessary, such as consistently taking hormone medications that suppress menstruation.
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