A1 beta-casein from normal cow’s dairy can be inflammatory, but only in people with the enzyme that cleaves it to the inflammatory peptide beta-casomorphin-7 (BCM7).
A2 casein from goat, sheep, and A2 cow dairy is usually fine.
endometriosis
Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent inflammatory and immune disease, and possibly a microbial disease. It responds to natural treatments that modify the gut microbiome including gluten-free diet and the herbal medicine berberine.
Is It Normal Period Pain or Endometriosis?
Normal period pain or dysmenorrhea should be mild and respond to simple treatments like ibuprofen, zinc, or a dairy-free diet.
If period pain does not respond to simple treatments, it’s severe period pain, and could be a symptom of a condition such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, fibroids, infection, pelvic congestion syndrome, or pelvic floor tension.
Debilitating period pain is never normal.
The Downside to Contraceptive Injections and Implants
The progestins of contraceptive injections and implants can cause depression, weight gain, and irregular menstrual bleeding.Â
Side effects occur because 1) progestins are not progesterone, and 2) progestins at that dose can suppress ovulation and cause anovulatory bleeding. Keep reading to learn the difference between a real period, an anovulatory bleed, and a pill bleed.
Diet and Natural Progesterone for Heavy Periods
Successful treatment of heavy periods relies on identifying an underlying cause such as hormone imbalance (low progesterone), adenomyosis, or thyroid disease.
Treatment for heavy menstruation is to treat the cause as well as use general period-lightening strategies such as natural progesterone and a dairy-free diet.Â