Fibroid Tumors-Natural Therapies-Avoid Surgery

Fibroid Tumors....You Can Reduce Their Size and Effects with diet

How Eating Habits Affect Your Fibroid Tumors, Endometriosis,and Contributes to being Estrogen Dominant!

By Kate Clifton, Master Herbalist

This is the program I used to avoid surgery for fibroid tumors. I had two fibroid tumors that impacted my life with severe pain and bleeding to a dangerous level.

The only option I got from the doctors was surgery. I did not want surgery so pursued a natural medicine answer.  I did fine it and I did avoid surgery. It took some experiementation, time, and being driven to keep up the program below.

Your dietary habits are extremely important in getting  fibroid tumors and endometriosis under control. You must implement the dietary changes to feel better.

The following list are high-stress foods that can worsen these problems!

Dairy products, regular eggs, chocolate, sugar, alcohol, wheat, pastries, added salt, coffee, caffeine, soda drinks, ham, bacon, beef, lamb, pork, and deserts.  

Dairy Products: There are many people out there that are either allergic to milk or cannot digest it properly. Many of the Europeans have this problem. They lack the enzymes to digest  milk.  

Cows Milk  is one of the top three foods responsible for food allergies. Corn and Pork are also in that top 3 list.

If you are allergic to milk...it results in digestive disturbances such as bloating, gas, and bowel changes, which get much worst before and during your period!  

Milk allergy can be responsible for 10 to 15 pounds of excess weight.

The intolerance to milk and dairy products can hamper the absorption and assimilation of calcium.

Why diary products should be AVOIDED by women suffering from PMS, Fibroids, or Endometriosis?

Fact: Dairy products are the main dietary source of Arachidonic Acid, the fat used by your body to produce muscle-contracting F2 Alpha Prostaglandins..

These F2 Alpha Prostaglandins can increase pelvic pain, cramps, and inflammaion characteristic of endometriosis.

Deleting dairy products can decrease the severity of menstrual cramps and pain by as much as one-third to one-half within one to two menstrual cycles.

Milk contains high saturated fat! This is a risk factor for excess estrogen levels in the body!

Bacteria in the colon actually convert metabolites of cholesterol to forms of estrogen that can be reabsorbed from the digestive track back into the body.

This increases the estrogen level ....which is a trigger for fibroids, endometriosis and accelerates the growth of the fibroids and the progression of both of them...fibroids and endometriosis!

Saturated fats ( mainly red meat) also contain arachidonic acid.

Excessive saturated fat intake is stressful on the liver, so the liver has more trouble doing one of it's jobs which is breaking down estrogen. This adds to the problem of excess estrogen!

Excess estrogen or being estrogen dominant is linked to heavy menstrual bleeding, clots, allergies, altered thyroid activity,decreased sex drive, depression,fluid retention, impaired blood sugar control, increase of body fat especially around the stomach, hips and thighs, fibrocystic breast disease, breast tenderness, increased risk of endometrial cancer, increased risk of breast cancer, PMS, and memory loss!

What do you eat to get calcium in your diet that do not contribute to this problem?

Sources for Calcium include:beans, peas, soybeans, sesame seeds, green leafy vegetables, soy milk, potato milk, goats milk, and nut milk are excellent substitutes!

Note on Soymilk: If you are Hypothyroid or suspect you are borderline hypothyroid you should not drink soymilk. It is negative to healthy thyroid function.

Alcohol: Alcohol is stressful to the liver and can affect the liver's ability to metabolize hormones efficiently. Excessive alcohol is linked to increasing estrogen levels! Alcohol also depletes B- Vitamins and minerals like magnesium. Minerals are needed in regulating the muscles and muscle tension in the body! If you deplete the store of B-vitamins with alcohol, it can worsen the cramping during your menstrual cycle.

Sugar and Caffeine Beverages: The same effects as excessive alcohol consumption!

In some women it increases the hot flash problems as well!

My Personal Path of Healing From Severe Fibroid Tumors:

The name Essiac is spelled either this way or sometimes Ezzeac ( Natures Unique spells it this way)

Note: This is a personal testament.  I suggest after reading this that you consult a Holistic doctor who has experience with female problems ! After consulting your holistic doctor  and armed with more knowledge - make your treatment decision.

My first steps with my fibroid tumors were diet. After some time, I had moderate success but still was having pain and severe bleeding at times. I went into the books to see what more could be done.  I went through my private library, and came upon the Essiac Report  Cancer book.

Essiac works on tumors and cancers, though in the book, not the kind I had. I did not have cancer but a benign fibroid tumor. I was not sure it would work but it seemed a good try.

Essiac works on detoxifing the liver and kidneys. Fibroids are fed by excess Estrogen. The liver helps to rid the body of the excess Estrogen that is circulating and causing problems.

I tried several brands that did not work. That took up the better part of a year.  I needed to find an answer because of the severity of my symptoms.

How bad was I ladies? My bleeding had been  so severe that one of the three times in the emergency room  they performed an emergency D And C to stop the bleeding.

One of the times, I woke up in a pool of blood in the bed. They hesitated to operate at the time because I had lost so much blood and was too weak. I was in bed a full week. That time, they  gave me a medication to stop the bleeding. It worked then but not the next time.  

Still, I did not want surgery, I knew there was an answer. I had decided to stop the Essiac program, because of the lack of results, when a friend of mine suggested this brand, Nature's Unique Ezzeac with Cat's Claw.

This formula is the historic formula but with  added Cat's Claw Herb.  

After taking it for two weeks, my energy level increased and I began to feel better overall. About 6 weeks into the program, I began to notice my stomach getting smaller and seemed less irritated inside. It was around that time that I noticed my periods begin to normalize, with reduced bleeding and reduced  severe pain.

It got better and better with each period. The reduction of the 2 fibroids which were huge was confirmed by Kaiser and ultra sound. The doctors  stopped pushing for a hysterectomy. I had no more trips to the emergency room.

Why did this brand work over the others? Its concentrated, it contains added Cat's Claw, and perhaps the quality of the product.  These are possible answers, but I won't ever know for sure. I do know, with this brand, taking it at 4 ozs a day, I begin to see results at  6 weeks. The severe bleeding, huge clots with pain, disappeared. It  took 4 oz a day to achieve this success...anything less did not work.

I must again state, I did not achieve results until I increased the dosage to 4 ozs a day.  I increased it after 2 weeks, because it seemed to make me feel better when I took it. I still take it at times just because it sparks my energy level. It is great for liver congestion and to detoxify.

There are some individuals who may have temporary problems with Essiac. Some people are  full of toxins-years of bad diet and hard living.

When you take the Essiac, the body may go into a cleanse mode. You might see an increase in headaches, acne, or fatigue. Why? Toxins inside you must come out for you to be well. It is called a Healing Crisis.  Any symptoms such as fatigue will go away within days to be replaced by more energy and vitality. I personally have had no problem with it......but each person is different and it could happen when you take it.

Do any of you have a closet or garage that you have not cleaned in years?

When you begin to clean that closet, it's a mess with items all over the place. Its such a mess, you want to quit, and wish you had not started it in the first place.

If you persist and finish  the job, you are rewarded with a great clean looking room again.

If you continue your health program, in the end, you will be rewarded with renewed energy and health.

I had to continue to take ithe Ezzeac  for another year before I could discontinue the program without the fibroids increasing again. I tried several times to go off it, because of the expense, but they would begin to grow again.

After a year, when I went off the Ezzeac, I was fine. They did not increase again. It was 2 years later that I went into full menopause. I had periods on and off during that time but without the severe bleeding and pain.

I had to take ithe ezzeac  for over a year to become free of pain, severe bleeding, and have my stomach look normal again.  This is not a easy, quick program. You have to be religious and take it every day.  It takes at least 6 to 8 weeks before you may see positive signs.  

I might also add that if you are bleeding to the extent of a emergency room visit, as I was, take Cayenne Pepper capsules.

The pills given me by the doctors to stop the bleeding only worked the one time. I tried them twice after that without any results. I did not want surgery or a D and C.  That is when I tried the Cayene Pepper caps. I took one cap each hour until the bleeding slowed to normal. It worked each time. I would begin with the capsules as soon as the blood flow got heavy.  

I never had to go back to the emergency room. I never again had to go back to the doctors with the severe symptoms. I did go back and have a ultrasound scan and biopsy to make sure I was ok and that the fibroids were reduced in size.  I think that this is important. Even though Fibroids do not usually turn cancerous....they can.  It is wise during this time using alternative medicine to get an ultra soud and biopsy  for a safe guard.

Three years later, I  am now in menopause and free of symptoms. I am happy that I did not give into surgery, that I went through the time and trouble to find the answer for my fibroid tumors. 

The ezzeac treatment on Fibroids is not backed by scientific studies, or hundreds of personal stories. I do think that after studying how the esseac herbs work and what they do for the liver....that it has a good chance of working for others.  Ezzeac with Cat's Claw  was the only thing along with the diet above that worked for me. I avoided surgery and that was my goal. It did not come easy or in a few days. The ezzeac is expensive, so it is not easy on the budget.

You must also implement the diet along with the Ezzeac with Cat's Claw. That is extremely important.

If I had undergone  the operation and its recovery with loss of wages, it would have been much more expensive. Many women, not all, have severe hormon