I have to say I haven't noticed food making my symtoms worse but I have been a vegetarian ever since i can remember. But from what you are saying it is meat causing you the problems. You are not the first to say this though as someone emailed me some advice of what to steer clear from and that person also said to avoid meat. One thing I know I do have to avoid is Caffiene (sorry about spelling if it's wrong) as this makes your body go into overdrive causing your body to cramp. I know I haven't helped much but I just wanted you to know your not the only one to of said there is a link between food and endo pain. The other thing to be aware of is have you got any bowel problems? As of course food will irritate that. I hope you find someone with some good advice for you.

Kirsty

My main offender is milk, because it causes my IBS to act up which leads to cramping of everything down there. Caffeine is another one which is REALLY hard for me and I'm sure it's hard to stay away from as a college student as well. And if you find a sensitivity to meat, try soy products or protein-replacement shakes that may be less difficult for your system to digest. Good luck honey!

i don't have this problem, but have known people who have had the same thing as you, to the point that virtually as soon as they ate something, there was pain.
i have recently been put onto a gluten, wheat and dairy free diet to see if that will alleviate my symptoms (no luck so far!) and it's my understanding that red meat in particular, caffeine and sugar also potentially worsen pain
hope you can find a way to avoid your 'triggers' around your study commitments etc - good luck :-)

wheat, dairy, corn, soy, and the list goes on....

I have the same problem when I eat meat, milk, sugar and bread(lord know I love my bread).Endo seem to feed off these foods(including soy, fried foods and other popular foods) cos they contain a lot of hormones and hydrogenated fats. I just bought 5 books on endo treatment and am reading and compiling info before going on this diet. The endo diet is a little extreme but I hope it will be worth it. Most of these books tell u what to eat and what to stay away from.Also help wit vitamins and herbs. Check your local ibary for books on endo. They are very helpful. Am also seeing a natual medecine doctor this week and have my 1st acupncture scheduled next Wednesday. Will keep all u gals posted of any improvements. Good Luck! Lets all hang in there together.:-)

Your diet or lack of a good one will determine how painful and distressing your monthly period / endometriosis will be.

I can say a good diet will lessen the discomfort. A poor diet will increase your discomfort.

Diet is your choice - eat well and you will improve your overall health.

Some tips are:

Always eat a good diet and drink plenty of water, have fresh fruit and vegetables every day.

Introduce Soya products into your diet, Soya milk fortified with calcium and vitamins on your cereal instead of cows milk, eat Tofu, fresh frozen green soya beans or you can cook the dried beans and freeze them to add to your food every day. You can also buy cooked dried soya bean to eat like peanuts but make sure these are not the salted ones (visit your health food shop)

Stay away from coke and anything with artifical sweetners, reduce your caffeine, alcohol and chocolate intake, consider supplementing your diet with Selenium Ace Food Supplement.

Some people get great benefit from phyto nutrients; there is a food supplement but it is expensive. You can get phyto nutrients from soya, linseed and more.

Consider taking Garlic and ginger in your food daily.

The above are all the things I did to get some relief from endometrios.

I wish you well in finding some relief through self help methods

Endo causes an imbalance of prostaglandins in women's bodies....those prostaglandins really react and are made worse by: red meat, high fat food, caffeine, sugar (especially refined), dairy products (any animal byproduct really) and sometimes wheat. I went on a special diet to control it and it made a HUGE difference. Try to avoid red meat, sugar, caffeine and dairy before your period for a couple of months and you will see a change. You can also take something called evening primrose oil (just caplets from the drugstore) and it balances prostaglandins, making it easier to handle those foods. Doctors even admit that avoiding high fat/animal/dairy products can make a HUGE difference for women with endo, but be warned, I noticed it took about 3 months of a strict diet to see a change...you have to be committed. And it doesn't get rid of the pain, but does help it somewhat.

i know for my self its not pain that follows the food intake but the neasau & vomiting..my hubby & I have been trying to find any sort f pattern so i can stay away from ceratain foods. but there seems to be none! doesnt matter what i eat or drink...the neasua & vomiting starts about 10-30 min after! soo awful!

I get the nausea, bloating, vomitting, diarrhea etc. too after eating (the pain comes later). Something you gals could try is a diet similar to IBD or Crohn's disease, which cuts out hard to digest foods. But I found the endo diet to work better...here is a website with info (but don't buy anything from there) and naturopaths are great at helping with that.....
http://www.endo-resolved.com/diet.htm

Check out endo resolved website. Don't eat no soy tho, it has a natural form of estrogen which we don't need! Check out this site, it's interesting, their is also an endo diet e-book you can purchase or you can just do researching online of what foods have natural estrogen and what foods to avoid as listed previously, sugars, wheat, soy, red meats, etc..

I learned a lot on here thank you everyone! like i too have ovary pain and pain when eating certain foods and likely could be related to intestines, like the endometrium growing onto the intestines.. i learned that on this site.