I did the endo/anit-inflammatory diet for a while. I will say that I did see a reduction in my mood swings (which I noticed recently also decrease if I just cut my intake of wheat and big carbs). I also noticed that my pain was not as intense before and during my period. The other benefit was that I also lost some weight. I keep trying to go back on, but it's hard to get back on track (especially since I get intense cravings around my period). I say give it a shot. You're likely to get mixed responses, but what have you got to lose? Even if it doesn't work, you'll at least be eating healthy :)
Good luck :)

Diet change didn't really work for me, but it's worth a shot. Everyone's body reacts differently. The only diet change I can say that I did notice a difference was taking out caffeine. But everyone's so different. I had really high energy on a vegan diet, but I had friends that were just blah on it.

I'm into alternative and natural therapies, but they're really trial and error to see how you react. I've taken Neprinol for scar tissue since 2008, and right now I'm starting to ease my way into herbal treatments. I started last Thurs. and I'm giving it 3 cycles to see if I notice any positive changes.

Nahhhh.....I have tried accupunture, supplements, herbs, chiropractic, eating gluten free....and none of it helped. At the end of the day you might just have a real pronlem that requires real attention....if you get my drift. Now i am just sad i wasted my me and money.

Diet helped me tremendously. I found out that dairy and soy (specifically tofu) are huge pain triggers for me, as is refined sugar. I'm currently doing acupuncture, but for fertility, not pain - it did help with bloating and she suggested I take fish oil supplements which has been mildly helpful.

I also started juicing recently and I absolutely love it! I don't know if any in particular have helped more, but I always feel best after beet juice (1 beet, 1 apple, 3-4 carrots).

I think that with this disease anything you can do naturally is great, even if it's just a placebo effect. We require so many surgeries and harsh medications that on the days where I get by with some fresh juice and a heating pad, I'm thrilled :)

Soy is an inflammatory food- I would just figure out what bothers YOU personally and stay away from it. My boyfriends sister went vegan and tries to stay away from anything soy. But she says it helps her endo. It's just a hard diet to follow.

I was and still am strictly on the endo diet. I found it helped a lot. My pains were less frequent and less intense. But I did have another bunch of treatments that worked too in parallel to the diet. I took leave from my stressful job and I started IVF. So I can't say that the diet worked in its entirety.

I do believe that the endo diet helped me get pregnant, (although I lost my baby) for my next cycle I plan to be on it again.

At the moment I'm not doing any IVF cycles and am trying to find a new job so we'll see how strong the endo diet is in combatting the endo pains.

Anyways the things I removed from my diet were:
- Red meat
- Soy foods
- Gluten
- White Carbs
- Sugars (Except for honey)
- Dairy
- Processed food

Australia has really good control over their poultry, fish, corn and honey. Everything here is regulated and hormone free and mostly organic so I ate a lot of chicken and fish for protein and veggies.

What I did was get off everything for 2 weeks and then slowly introduce foods back in to see which foods were a trigger for me. I found out, sugar and gluten are bad triggers.

Sorry this is a long post. I just wanted to end with saying that I lost so much weight and got really healthy. It helped me get fit and strong so it was worth it regardless if the diet didn't help with my endo because I believe being fit and healthy helps with endo.

Good luck

Wow!! Thank you everyone for the awesome posts!!! It definitely has given me a lot to think about. I know for sure that soy is a no go when it comes to endo. Soy is chock full of estrogen which will make endo worse so I have made sure to stay away from that. It is definitely a hard diet to follow for sure, especially when bad/delicious (lol) foods are everywhere I turn!! Not to mention the period cravings as well. PoisonedApple, please let me know how the herbal treatments are going for you. I would be interested to know that. Jaydee, that is really awesome about you getting healthy and kicking some endo butt!!! I am very sorry to hear about your baby and I hope the job hunt and baby making go quite well this year. ; )

I was recently directed to this webiste...

http://www.cureendometriosis.com/

Has anyone read or tried anything on that website?

I have had a lot of success with diet and lifestyle changes. The problem with people not seeing results is that they are not sticking with it long enough or are not strict enough to see results. Will it completely cure ENDO? no... however a clean diet, regular exercise, stress reduction and chemical reduction can drastically reduce symptoms. I have stage 4 ENDO with a lot of bowel, bladder and kidney involvement. I made major diet changes after my surgery.

What I gave up that made a difference
-alcohol
-caffeine
-sugar
-dairy
-soy
-gluten
-parabens and enocrine disrupting chemicals in my cosmetics and house hold cleaners

The most drastic change I saw was in giving up alcohol. I have seen very positive results from giving up sugar and dairy as well. My immune system has strengthened, my headaches have drastically decreased, less pain with sex, less anxiety and more energy. I also have much less abdominal pain, bloating and diarrhea.

Supplements that have helped
-Acidophilus
-Gaia Liver support
-Rasperry leaf tea
-Vit D
-Magnesium
- Omega 3 fatty acids

Yoga and reflexology have helped me immensely. I have suffered from tight hips and hip pain as a result of ENDO on my uterosacral ligaments. Yoga helps to balance my body and mind. It's wonderful for stress reduction and to balance hormones. If you don't know about YogaGlo.com I highly suggest that you check it out! Reflexology is mind blowing!! So relaxing!!

Avoiding chemicals in costmetics can be very hard but I use Primal PIt paste deodorant and Organic coconut oil daily as moisturizer.

I hope some of this helps I have truly seen improvements in all of the alternative therapies that I use daily. You have to make it a lifestyle and stick with it to see real changes. Good luck!!

Overcomingendo is right about giving diet changes time. I usually gave each diet 3-6 months before moving on to the next one. Unfortunately diet did not work for me :( but the silver lining is that I now have a great collection of cookbooks lol

Just give it a try and see how your body responds. As long as it's not making your symptoms worse I don't see the problem. You might find a diet that works for you, and that'd be awesome.

I'll probably write in my journal about how the herbs turn out. Gah! I'm drinking them in tea form and, man, some of them have a bit of stink to them lol I've got three months to look forward to of this, but hopefully it helps.

Keep us posted on how the diet works out, and good luck!