Alternative Fibroid Treatment

Fibroidclear Herbal Remedy – An Alternative Fibroid Tumor Treatment

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. QUESTION:
   What is an alternative medical treatment to fibroid other than operation?

   • ANSWER:
     Not really, no. If they are causing you no symptoms then they don’t always require treatment, they are quite benign. However, sometimes they can cause bleeding, pain and other symptoms.

     There is no actual pharmacological treatment for fibroids, although management can be given for the pain and bleeding etc. There is also a class of drug known as gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRH) which reduces the amount of oestrogen in the body which causes the fibroid to shrink. This sort of treatment tends to cause symptoms and takes quite a while to work.

     If things are really becoming a problem then surgery is probably the best option.The best technique is called Uterine Artery Embolisation. Basically it involves blocking the arteries that supply the fibroid so it loses it’s blood supply and shrinks. The only problem is, I don’t think this treatment is suitable if you wish to have children in the future. If you wish to have children in the future, Myomectomy is probably the way to go. Have a chat with your GP about it.

2. QUESTION:
   Acupunture for uterine fibroid treatment?
   has anyone ever tried acupunture for uf? How about alternative remedies like vitex?

   • ANSWER:
     I have found acupuncture to be very helpful in my everyday life. It is a good way to help with everyday aches and pains. I have a brain tumor and it has been a great way to relieve all the stress and pain that goes along with it.

3. QUESTION:
   Fibroid Tumors?
   Han anyone ever sufferend from these. What are some alternative treatments. I have heard of a new treatment-UFE Uterine Fibroid Embolization, has anyone ever heard of this procedure?

   • ANSWER:
     I have a friend that has had uterine fibroids before but she did a different treatment.

     
     
     

     I’ve heard of UFE before and read good things about it and can be very helpful for controlling fibroids depending on their location.

     I have the link to a site that may help you find even more information. The link is at:

     http://forums.obgyn.net/womens-health

4. QUESTION:
   Fibroids treatment and the pill/other things that may help the pain?
   I have recently been told I have a fibroid in my womb after being in agonising pain for the last year since coming off the Ortho Evra patch. The symptoms I have match those of a fibroid, eg heavy bleeding, severe abdominal and leg pain, and a laparoscopy found a fibroid which is 3cm x 3cm x 3cm
   The docs said it is unlikely this would cause so much pain, but there is literally nothing else it could be caused by, so have been advised to continue treatment for fibroids. I am currently living on tramadol and other painkillers and anti inflammatories but cant continue like this as it will eventually cause other problems elsewhere in my body.
   On the first day of my period the pain is so severe i cannot move and i often vomit, so not very nice
   I was told by my surgeon to try the pill, i didnt like the combined pill as i have migraines, and i believe oestrogen encourages the growth of fibroids. So I returned to uni and asked my doctor here about going on the mini pill as advised by my surgeon. However the doctor here said that would do nothing to stop the pain. I was given Loestrin, a combined pill, but when reading the info leaflet it says do not take if you have fibroids of the womb???I am sick of recieving conflicting advice from 101 different doctors, and i am so desperate to get my life back, I am only 22 and in my final year of uni.
   If anyone knows anything that may reduce the pain, including alternative medicines, please let me know, I am willing to try anything!

   I dont want surgical treatment as because of the positioning of the fibroid there would be too much scar tissue in my womb and therefore wouldnt be able to carry children.

   Also, does anyone have fibroids and become pregnant?Did this effect the pain at all? Or anyone tried a TENS machine for the pain??

   I am literally desperate, so please any info you have would be much appreciated.

   Anyone who posts ridiculous answers will be reported IMMEDIATELY

   • ANSWER:
     You could do a procedure called uterine fibroid embolization if it is offered where you are located. It is a kind of procedure done by a radiologist to try and kill off the root system to the fibroid.

     I am going to include the link to a site that may help you find more information. The link is at: http://forums.obgyn.net/womens-health

5. QUESTION:
   Natural Treatments for Breast Fibroids?
   My dear friend (who’s 25 years old) had a breast exam last year and was told she has a breast fibroid about an inch long. As she refuses to get radical treatment like surgery, she’s hoping to at least reduce if not eliminate the growth through alternative means such as nutrition, herbs, energy treatments (qigong, reiki, etc.), and others.

   Maybe someone else out there has experience dealing with this condition?

   Where I live, in Eastern Europe, there’s not the best patient awareness (i.e. doctors helping patients know more) about alternatives, and the info on the web is confusing to me and my friend.

   Please, if you have information about this, let me know. We’re not looking for a prescription, simply helpful advice from others who’ve perhaps faced this themselves.

   Thank you.

   • ANSWER:
     Hi Natalie, I know 3 therapy for this disease: it is Surgery, Dietary Therapy, and Medicinal Therapy.

     For your friend I have consider dietary therapy – considered to be quite effective for the treatment of breast fibroids. Doctors recommend the following nutritional therapy plan to control breast fibroids:
     * Your friend need switch over to a low-fat, vegetarian diet because a high-fat diet not only causes obesity, but also results in imbalanced oestrogen levels, which is the primary cause of the development of breast fibroids.
     * Your friend need start taking lots of cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, and high fiber foods like apples. All these increase oestrogen excretion.
     Vitamin-B rich foods such as brown rice, wheat germ and wheat germ oil, and nutritional yeast are also beneficial.
     * Your friend need avoid taking caffeine foods like chocolate, carbonated sodas, concentrated starches like pastries and fatty dairy foods, hormone-laden meats and refined sugars.
     * Also need avoid fried, sugary and salty foods, especially smoked or preserved meats during your menstrual period.
     * Your friend need eat diuretic foods, like cucumbers and watermelons, and dark green leafy vegetables to neutralize and flush out the toxins.
     * And drink plenty of water every day.
     These not complex change on diet can destroy problems your friend, Doctors also most often recommend oral contraceptives to decrease symptoms of breast fibroids.
     If this treatments is not work for your friend, when the breast fibroids fail to disappear even after several attempts at removing the fluid, so exists is only one choice – Surgery. Surgery will involve removing the fibroid lumps from the breast.
     Jason Homan