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Post by undiagnosed on Jun 26, 2009 22:58:34 GMT -5
I haven't seen this addressed much, but it is a major concern that I now have. It is one thing for me to be in pain and suffer from this, but I have a constant fear about the future chance that my daughter will have the same problems. I hope that diet helps me because than maybe if I avoid things with food, skincare, and household products my daughter will never have to suffer. Anyone else scared and attempting to take precautions for their daughters?
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Post by omaklackey on Jun 26, 2009 23:12:49 GMT -5
None of my family has this disease, Not my mom, or my grandmothers or any of my many aunts, (I have four)... I really don't think its hereditary, although I will be more aware if my girls start having problems like I did. I just thougt it was 'normal' which made it harder to find anyone who would listen? So be a willing ear no matter what and I think we can make it through our girls and any problems they might have.
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Post by ouchy on Jun 26, 2009 23:48:46 GMT -5
It has shown to be familial, and they even have percentages on it based on degree of relation.
A couple of my first cousins have had endo (hysterectomy).
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Post by ouchy on Jun 26, 2009 23:50:34 GMT -5
I am trying to make sure my baby eats healthily. However, with her father's eating habits, that is not always possible.
I say, since worrying constantly will only cause your symptoms to get worse, just feed her healthily, try to maintain as natural/healthy lifestyle as possible, and hope for the best. Worrying about it won't cause her to get/not get it.
Undiagnosed, do you have diabetes in your family or PCOS?
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Post by cherry on Jun 27, 2009 6:15:05 GMT -5
It most certainly is hereditary, yes. I completely understand the worries, but as ouchy said, the worrying will do you no good, so all you can do is your best and look forward to the advances in medicine that are made every day. My gynae said it wasn't so long ago that I would have been kept in hospital for 2 weeks after a laparoscopy, and now you're allowed to go home the same day. So I try to be optimistic. My mother had it and my sister is now being investigated for endo. My other sister is too stubborn to bother.
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Post by Karen on Jun 27, 2009 6:28:49 GMT -5
It's something that I'm now more aware of. I don't know if I want kids, and if I do, it's far off for me, but now that I see the results of how diet can change things, I'm definitely motivated to continue to treat my body well. A good friend and I were talking about all this last night and how we're just amazed at all the things that are bad for us are out there, and being marketed so strongly! Think of all the bleach, chemicals, preservatives, etc. that we subject ourselves to every single day!
But, all that being said, my mom was a pretty granola-type mom. Always cooked home-made meals, lots of fruits and veggies, we weren't allowed to have soda/sugary cereals, very few sweets, etc. I had a ton of allergy problems/illnesses as a kid (she just told me last week that my first bad cold was at 3 weeks old) and I suspect that despite all of her efforts, I was pre-disposed to this, even though I don't know of anyone else in my family that has it. And I have a TON of women on my mom's side of the family. Well, my dad was/is a smoker, so perhaps that had something to do with it...
Anyway, I'm rambling. I feel there's truth to the hereditary link, but I also feel environmental factors can aggravate things. I'm with the girls - just live the healthiest life you can and don't worry! But be aware!
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Post by cass on Jun 27, 2009 8:28:43 GMT -5
Olsenka did they end up finding endo with you? i remember you had your appendix out?
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Post by Karen on Jun 27, 2009 9:16:48 GMT -5
Officially, no, I have not been diagnosed. Yup, they removed my appendix as it was adhered to my cecum, and my cecum was adhered to the pelvic sidewall. She took a biopsy sample during my lap that came back negative for endo, but my surgeon is confident that despite the biopsy result, what she found during my lap was the 'early stages' of endo (adhesions, a small patch in my cul-de-sac), and all the symptoms I have had back that up. I've had really minor symptoms for years looking back, but they were always brushed off by my gyn until last October when all hell broke lose! She does a ton of laps, is quite experienced, and I completely trust her.
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Post by Karen on Jun 27, 2009 9:26:20 GMT -5
Hmm, now that I think about it, my mom always had super heavy periods. I remember her telling me one time that on her heaviest days, she'd count the # of tampons she'd go through and used to get up in the 20+ range in one day... I mean, I know that doesn't mean endo, and she certainly had no fertility issues, any other real symptoms that I know if, but still...
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Post by undiagnosed on Jun 27, 2009 9:33:17 GMT -5
No diabetes or PCOS that I know of. Out of my 7 sisters I know of some endo like problems and adhesions. One of my brothers had MS.
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Post by ouchy on Jun 27, 2009 11:47:52 GMT -5
Okay. I asked because a lot of women with endo also have PCOS, but that is likely due to an underlying insulin resistance issue that a lot of women with endo also exhibit. Olsenka has a book that references that. Anyway, if you are worried about your daughter, try to make sure she eats a well-balanced diet of protein and complex carbs. That's about all you can do to *try* to prevent anything.
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Post by Jenn on Jul 1, 2009 0:10:33 GMT -5
My mother had endo (hysterectomy) and I have it so I am very worried that my daughter will get it. I just pray she doesn't and if by chance she does at least I will know how to help her deal with it. It's nice to have someone really understand what you are going through like I have with my mom.
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Post by itsmebaby on Apr 26, 2010 7:46:02 GMT -5
I thought I was alone with the endo-PCOS (I actually don't have ovarian cysts, but have all of the other symptoms of PCOS). I, too, am worried that my daughter will go through what I have gone through. I guess the one good thing is that she will have a mother who knows what to look for and won't think its "all in her head."
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Post by lizzylou on Apr 26, 2010 21:20:09 GMT -5
Wow...Never thought of this aspect of it! Nobody in my family has Endo that I know of. My dad's mom might have had it, but she died a few years ago and nobody knows for sure.
Is this something my son might pass onto his daughters?
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Post by JC on May 19, 2010 14:21:38 GMT -5
That's an interesting question about your son passing it to daughters. I'm gonna guess, based on one semester of genetics, hmm maybe? Girls get one x chromosome from mom, and one from dad. I guess it just depends on if endo truly IS genetic and also what is the cause of endo. There is a theory that while the embroyo is developing some cells get differentiated in the wrong places for us (endometrial cells outside of the uterus). If that's the case then it's a developmental problem passed on by the mother.
My mom probably has/had it. She had horrific periods and all the classic symptoms until she had 2 of us kids, then it went away. Two of her sisters had hysterectomys from really bad endo, and now my baby sister is suffering from really bad periods, pain, and anemia. I totally belive it's a genetic predisposition.
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