Why You May Experience Constipation in Your Luteal Phase and What to Do About It

Today we’re continuing with our endo and IBS theme as part of my IBS Awareness Month series.

Most of the clients who come to me have endo and IBS, now of course, I tend to see more of these clients because I am specialised in endometriosis, endo belly and SIBO, so naturally I attract these types of endo clients – but, generally, the majority of people with endo tend to have IBS problems in some form. In fact, more research is being done into this area, but The Center for Endometriosis Care found 25% of patients had painful bowel movements, 35% had constipation and 60% had diarrhoea. 

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 Show Notes

https://www.thisendolife.com/this-endolife-podcast-episodes/2021/5/28/bloating-before-your-period-with-endo-the-oestrogen-and-gut-connection

https://www.thisendolife.com/this-endolife-podcast-episodes/tips-reduce-premenstrual-endometriosis-bloating-

https://nicolejardim.com/howyourperiodaffectsdigestivetract/

https://centerforendo.com/endometriosis-and-bowel-symptoms/

Squatty Potty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ5pxBXPJUg&t=4s

Massage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTOkKVlBHzk&t=2s

https://www.thisendolife.com/this-endolife-podcast-episodes/arvigo-massage-for-endometriosis

https://taraghosh.com

Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVv7sxDGnpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP__6dM3SvQ

Magnesium

https://www.siboinfo.com/uploads/5/4/8/4/5484269/sibo_symptomatic_relief_suggestions_jan_2020.pdf

Vitamin C

https://drhyman.com/blog/2017/01/13/simple-steps-dealing-constipation/

https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitamin-C

https://www.tinypioneer.co.uk/desert-harvest-buffered-vitamin-c

Chia

https://www.thisendolife.com/this-endolife-podcast-episodes/four-easy-home-remedies-for-constipation-with-endo-belly

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13197-015-1967-0

https://ift.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1750-3841.12444

Flax

https://www.thisendolife.com/this-endolife-podcast-episodes/four-easy-home-remedies-for-constipation-with-endo-belly

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5944250/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8077314/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15702593/

https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.nutr.17.1.353?journalCode=nutr

PHGG

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25843197/

http://ecite.utas.edu.au/121479

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16413751

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25519526/

https://www.siboinfo.com/uploads/5/4/8/4/5484269/sibo_symptomatic_relief_suggestions_jan_2020.pdf 

 Fat

https://www.thisendolife.com/this-endolife-podcast-episodes/four-easy-home-remedies-for-constipation-with-endo-belly

https://www.siboinfo.com/uploads/5/4/8/4/5484269/sibo_symptomatic_relief_suggestions_jan_2020.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1051227614001411

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3460325/

Hydration

https://www.hydrationforhealth.com/en/hydration-tools/hydration-calculator/