Being Low in This Fatty Acid Could Worsen Your Period (and Endo) Pain

Today we’re continuing with our discussion on low nutrient levels and their association with period pain. Menstruation is often (though not always) one of the most painful parts of the menstrual cycle, for people with endometriosis - and a connection we see between both dysmenorrhea (which is the medical term for period pain) and endometriosis, is low omega 3 fatty acids.Omega 3 fatty acids are the precursors to anti-inflammatory prostaglandins; which basically means omega 3 makes our anti-inflammatory prostaglandins. In contrast, omega 6 makes our inflammatory prostaglandins, namely prostaglandin E2. And for those of who don’t know, prostaglandins, in the simplest of terms, are immune chemicals.Read more.Show notesOmega 3 and inflammationhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.3109/09513590.2011.588753https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068519/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6790261/Dietary modulation of prostaglandin E2https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.0334211100https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/2/3/355figureth?id=figure1https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1155/2017/5987082https://www.clinsurggroup.us/articles/JGRO-10-226.pdfOmega 3 fatty acids and endometriosis pain reduction/treatmenthttps://www.clinsurggroup.us/articles/JGRO-10-226.pdfhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/19/14601https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0227695https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcp.26401https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/3/654https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8677647/https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(07)00202-6/fulltextEndometriosis risk and omega 3 fatty acidshttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20332166/https://www.ejog.org/article/S0301-2115(13)00173-5/abstracthttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9983692/https://theiopn.com/reel-in-the-relief-can-omega-3s-reduce-menstrual-pain/Omega 3 fatty acids and dysmenorrhea https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1747-0080.12835https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22261128/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8701537/ https://www.ejog.org/article/S0301-2115(13)00173-5/abstract Omega 3 fat sourceshttps://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/fish-and-shellfish-nutrition/https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/pub/2815Brands Bare Biology Rosita Foods Wiley’s Finest Catch Free (vegan) Need more help or want to learn how to work with me?Free resources:This podcast! Endometriosis Net ColumnEndometriosis News ColumnNewsletterInstagramWays to work with me:This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast digital cookbookMasterclasses in endo nutrition, surgery prep and recovery and pain reliefLive and Thrive with Endo: The Foundations DIY courseOne to one coaching info and applicationThis episode is sponsored by BeYou Cramp Relief Patches. Soothe period cramps the natural way with these 100% natural and discreet menthol and eucalyptus oil stick on patches. Click here to find out more and to shop: https://beyouonline.co.uk/pages/how-it-worksProduced by Chris Robson