Just on the diet topic, i know a few women with severe endo like myself that have had great succces following an insulin resitance diet. It essentially cuts out processed foods and balances "good carbs (complex carbohydrates)" with plenty of protein and it has seemed to work for both PCOS and endo.
the ones i know on this diet which is similar to the endo diet have both endo, and PCOS. They have said that since on the I.R. diet, they have not had a single period cramp! I guess the I.R. diet is close enough to the endo diet that it works for cramps, too. Also, they said that they haven't had any bowel problems or bloating. worth considering if you are planning on changing your diet. there is a book called syndrome x all about this or for more info, research "Syndrome X" online.
The endo diet is more strict and avoids the following foods:
all wheat
red meats
refined and concentrated carbohydrates
refined sugars (inflammatory)
alcohol
caffeine which is found in tea, coffee, soft drinks (increases abdominal cramps and increases estrogen levels)
chocolate (contains sugar)
dairy produce including all milk and cheese (inflammatory)
fried food, margarine and hydrogenated fats
soy products and soy protein products
tinned and frozen packaged foods as little as possible
additives and preservatives
im sure you will find a balanced appraoch to diet and work out what works well and so on. its trial and error really.
have you tried accupuncture, tens machines, pelvic physical therapy? im going to look into olive leaf extract as well.
I know exactly how you feel. I've had bad period pain since I was 13 and it just got worse and worse but doctors said that it was nothing. In 2008 I finally got diagnosed, I thought it would help but it hasn't. I was made to leave tafe because of the amount of tramadol I have to take a day (400mg) which made me feel hopeless, depressed and we tried to do private so we could get the surgery done, but a close to $5k surgery with my mum being a single parent it couldn't happen. I've been waiting for a year and my surgery is finally happening on May 8th, roughly two weeks before my birthday. I couldn't ask for a better present. For 2 weeks of the month I'm completely useless, another week I'm getting over it (some pain but able to do most things with pain medication) and the last week I'm healthy (but I generally get sick this week)
For the diets, it's a good idea to try. I wish I could but I can't (other health issues)
For acupuncture, It's alright but it only lasted for about 24 hours before the pain came back.
Also, stay the hell away from Ginseng. It causes heavier bleeding.
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