We all know
that stress affects our disease processes whatever it is cancer, infection or
any other problem. Similarly it is understood that stress makes endometriosis
worse by increasing pain, increasing nerve fibres in the uterus and
inflammation of the peritoneum by affecting the immune and nervous system. It
was thought that this stress may be helped by using complimentary therapies. Women
suffering from endometriosis have plenty of stress due to pain, worry about
daily routine, jobs, and probable inability to have a child. Some scientists decided
to do an experiment using rats to see how stress affects endometriosis to prove
this point. Endometriosis was surgically created in rats. Ten days later they
were subjected to swim test. Following this the anxiety was assessed by the
rats faecal dropping increased in frequency, this was linked to the anxiety in rats.
After this it was found that Endometriosis was increased in size. Nerve growth
factors and its receptors were increased in the uterus. This experiment is very
basic, and rats may not be comparable to humans. Still this gives us an idea
that stress management by complimentary treatments will help endometriosis. Why
not try these? These can be diet, exercise, life style factors, herbal remedies,
and procedures such as massage, meditation, chiropractic and acupuncture. Different
treatments help in different ways, with pain, relaxation, too much bleeding and
even having a baby.
