ditka
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Post by ditka on Mar 22, 2006 16:28:11 GMT -5
Hi there! I am new to this forum but have seen it a long time ago and also the wonderful site endo-resolved.com. I am 30 years old from Bulgaria and have suffered from endo since my first period. I will introduce myself soon in the special section but for now I don't want to go too deep in thinking beacuse talking about my ilness is too painfull for me! You know how it is! I decided to finaly try the diet that Carolyn Levett recommends in her wonderfull site and I give so much hope to it! I decided that it will be a good thing if we have a deeper discussion on the different type of foods and their connection with endo. Please share here what you have learned and found on the Net and what have you experienced on your own! Let the first topic be about the fish! As it is the only meat in our diet that we can use it is very important and I wanted to ask few questions: 1. How often is good to eat fish? 2. What kind of fish is good when you have endo? What kind of fish we should avoid? 3. How should we cook the fish? Is the frozen fish bad?I will be very thankfull for any info that you can offer! Thank you very much! Sorry that my English is not so good! love and light:Ditka
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Post by Dinah on Mar 23, 2006 12:05:33 GMT -5
Hi and welcome
the best fish to eat is wild salmon, wild trout, white fish, I eat it 3 times per week, don't eat meat.
the one to avoid is farm fish, they add hormones to it, you should stay away from those fish.
can tuna is not bad either, but fresh is better.
Hope this helps!
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Post by avonp on Mar 23, 2006 15:16:26 GMT -5
Yep! Just like Dinah said, stay away from farm fish.
I eat allot of sole fish. I put batter on it and fry it in a wok with olive oil, very very good with any fish.
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Post by lynette on Mar 24, 2006 12:57:40 GMT -5
We eat salmon, tuna, and sturgeon. I bake them or can them ourselves, so we know what is in it. I have eaten them as much as 5 days in a week and never had a problem.
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ditka
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Post by ditka on Mar 24, 2006 16:17:07 GMT -5
Thank you all for the answers! Is a fish in a can and fried fish really good? I don't eat any fried food beacuse I know it is not good and I also have stones in my gallbladder so I have to be very carefull with the oily foods. Also wanted to ask how does fish benefit the endo, does it help and is the fat fish bad or good?
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Post by lynette on Mar 24, 2006 21:16:19 GMT -5
I don't know if it benefits the endo, I just know that it doesn't cause the pain some foods do. I would say to limit the fried and fatty, and stay with canned and baked, that's just from personal experience. It stays in my system longer and doesn't make me sick.
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ditka
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Post by ditka on Mar 26, 2006 14:13:32 GMT -5
Thank you lynette! I thought that canned fish is not good but if many of you say you eat it it must be ok! What about the marinade fish? I love it but I am not sure if it is good or not!
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Post by meka on Mar 26, 2006 22:26:48 GMT -5
I'm eating fish (a little) and free-range, organic chicken for about two weeks of each month. I stop about two weeks before my period. I'm not a fan of fish, really, and I don't like the smell of it in my home. But I know it's good for you. I have started to take daily fish oil supplements, hoping that will make up for not eating as much fish as is recommended. Plus, I'm a little concerned about the mercury. Can someone tell me what is "farm fish" and how can you tell which is which at the grocery store? I only do it for two weeks because my friend, who also had painful periods (but no endo that she knows of)said that once she stopped consuming so much meat and dairy her cramps all but disappeared. She started taking milk with her coffee, and her cramps have increased again.
I know the endo diet says avoid the other meats altogether, but I need the protein to maintain/gain weight. And I've heard that too many beans are hard on the liver.
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Post by avonp on Mar 27, 2006 7:48:48 GMT -5
Farm fish is actually conceive on the farm.
They have pools of fish with deferent ages of fish in them. They mate them by hand in separate buckets. They also give hormones to the fish.
When you by fish, look for wild fish like wild salmon. I alternate between farm and wild. i eat wild fish close to me period and farm fish for the rest of the month because i eat allot of fish and I'm also scared of the mercury. But i was told that if you by wild soft water fish, there is no mercury.
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ditka
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Post by ditka on Mar 27, 2006 16:56:56 GMT -5
What is the thing about the mercury and the fish?! What about it?
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Post by lynette on Mar 27, 2006 21:54:03 GMT -5
Sometimes, when there are too many toxins in the water it can be absorbed into the fish. That is why they say not to eat the skin on fish, that holds the most toxins. Otherwise, I have not been concerned about the mercury. There are people watching the water quality and fishing, clamming, crabbing, etc. gets shut down, at least they do on the Oregon Coast. I hope this helps.
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Post by ditka on Mar 31, 2006 18:17:00 GMT -5
Thank you for the answer lynette! Here I decided to post some info I found on the Net about the fish and the endo so we can keep learning and talking on the subject: from www.puritan.com/vf/healthnotes/HN_live/Concern/Endometriosis.htm... Nutritional supplements that may be helpful
There have been no human studies examining the effect of specific nutrients on endometriosis. Animal research suggests that fish oils may reduce the severity of endometriosis,5 6 and fish oils have been shown to improve symptoms of dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation),7 which may be caused by endometriosis. Therefore, while no specific research has been done on the effects of fish oils in women with endometriosis, some health practitioners recommend several grams of fish oil per day for this condition.from: www.puritan.com/vf/healthnotes/HN_live/Food_Hbc/Fish_And_Seafood_Hbc.htm.... Animal research suggests that fish oils may reduce the severity of endometriosis, and fish oils have been shown to improve symptoms of dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation), which may be caused by endometriosis. However, it is not known whether eating fish would have similar effects.
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Post by monira on Jul 27, 2007 15:18:02 GMT -5
I am also worried about mercury in the wild fish. I am not very sure about sweet water or lake fish is mercury or not. I am a very much fish person. I eat a lot of fish and mix & match both wild and firm. I didn't think about fish skin holds the most toxins lynette. But, now as u said it, I guess u r right. I also heard head and tail of the Fish holds most mercury. Still it's hard to separete myself from fish for one day.
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Post by mel26 on Aug 18, 2007 3:31:48 GMT -5
I believe one of the reasons fish is recommended to help with endometriosis is b/c it contains Omegas -3 and -6. These are essential fatty acids that help the body produce the hormones that help reduce inflammation, thus reducing pain. The most potent omega-3s are found in wild salmon, lake trout, black cod sardines and mackerel. Can also be found in DHA supplements. This info is more for inflammatory diseases like arthritis, but I'm sure it can't hurt for endo...
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Post by anneny on Sept 3, 2007 18:35:55 GMT -5
Is shellfish okay, or only swimming fish?
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