Stress definitely. I have alot of stress in my life right now, too. Also when I am dehydrated the pain is much much worse. I have to drink alot of water.

I do get pain out of the blue. I am on mirena and also get my period out of the blue. :/ for me, after a long day of working (I am a server) I come home and have pain from my ovaries akk the way to my feet. I feel like I am birthing a small calf because I have so much vaginal pain. What are you on for endo? Do you have any birth control or pain relievers?

my pain also come on randomly, i haven't figured out all my triggers yet, but i know the biggest one lately has been exercising. life has not been fun, i have pretty much been restricted to resting on the couch. also sometimes i get pain directly from drinking alcohol, hence why i don't really drink much even though i would love to drink more wine, but if have even 1 glass i am in for pain.

I've yet to find triggers. I wish I knew some, that way I could help avoid it. I get a lot of pain around my left ovary region, and I know that if I lay down curled up with my legs pulled up for a long time, that area begins to ache. Other than that, I haven't found any triggers.

I hate how the pain just slams into me like a train. Where does that come from? You're not alone!

Stress is definately a big trigger for me... I've also noticed that after I eat sometimes the pain is worse. I haven't quite taken the time to figure out which foods are a trigger though...

Stress is definately a big trigger for me... I've also noticed that after I eat sometimes the pain is worse. I haven't quite taken the time to figure out which foods are a trigger though...

Stress is definately a big trigger for me... I've also noticed that after I eat sometimes the pain is worse. I haven't quite taken the time to figure out which foods are a trigger though...

Stress is definately a big trigger for me... I've also noticed that after I eat sometimes the pain is worse. I haven't quite taken the time to figure out which foods are a trigger though...

Stress is definately a big trigger for me... I've also noticed that after I eat sometimes the pain is worse. I haven't quite taken the time to figure out which foods are a trigger though...

I haven't noticed any triggers, but will say that stress makes everything so much worse. However, I must agree with ashley that pain just comes out of the blue sometimes.

stress is my number one factor. everything else doesnt affect my endo.

Thanks for your insights! Interesting that one of you said position matters. I've been waking up every morning with a lot of cramping, and I'm wondering if it's because I sleep in funny positions on my side or stomach.

Stress most definitely, also if I bend over to far and 'squish' my tummy. Like when you're in a sitting position, and lean over to touch your toes, or if I stretch my stomach to far. Like if I'm reaching up high to reach something. Also, if I hold my urine for to long, I end up in pain.

Exercise can trigger my pain. Just walking too quickly, swimming, carrying heavy bags of shopping... hoovering really gets it going, maybe it's the bending over. Sometimes squatting to get into a cupboard. Sitting a long time isn't great either for the pain. I also wake up with a lot of pain in the morning and think it is from the way I've been lying.

Mine comes out of the blue a lot of the time, but things that I know make it worse and start an episode are physical activity (standing too long, walking more than half a mile, bending over, etc.), and eating red meat. The last time I ate steak I ended up in the ER because I went two and a half days with non-stop pain. Laying down didnt help at one point. Needless to say, I try my best to avoid red meat now.

I saw that some people said they wake up hurting in the morning and think they slept wrong. For a while now I wake up some mornings and almost my whole body aches and my endo feels worse. I haven't changed how I'm sleeping so Im not sure what the problem is now. Do ya'll think the soreness could just be from how I'm sleeping or that the endo could be causing the aches? Just curious. Sorry to go off on the side like that.