This Endolife

It’s August and some of us will be heading off on our holidays, but a big concern for many of with endo, is whether we will have a flare up or our period whilst on holiday. Typically, on holiday, inflammation levels will rise; we may be drinking more, sleeping less, eating less veggies and eating more sugar – all scenarios that have been shown to raise inflammation levels and unfortunately, inflammation is a key driver of endo and menstrual pain, and pain in general. Now, whilst it is never, ever your fault if you have a pain flare or endo – let’s be clear, you didn’t choose to have endo and you certainly didn’t cause it – there are some strategies we can adopt that can prevent such high increases in inflammation levels, and therefore, can reduce the chances of a flare, or at least minimise the severity of it. Whilst I cannot guarantee this will work for everyone, as after all, endo is unpredictable and there are multiple factors which can influence a flare, today I am offering three ways to counteract some o