Free Endometriosis Cheat Sheet: What Actually Works
Online, you’ll find hundreds of tips for endometriosis. We checked them against more than 100 studies and the European guideline. This free two-page cheat sheet, designed to print in black and white or colour, shows what helps, what may help, and what you can safely skip. Page two is a checklist to bring to your next appointment.
What’s inside
- Helps: the treatments backed by trials or guidelines, such as hormonal treatment, anti-inflammatory painkillers, TENS, talking therapy and a short low-FODMAP diet for bloating.
- May help: Mediterranean-style eating, heat, movement, pelvic floor physiotherapy and protected sleep.
- Not proven: gluten-free for everyone, “toxic” seed oils, detox teas, castor oil packs, seed cycling, CBD and fertility supplements.
- Your appointment checklist: the symptoms to mention and the questions to ask, so you get the right help sooner.
Read the full fact-check
The cheat sheet is the short version. Every verdict on it, with the studies behind it, is in Endometriosis Diet and Lifestyle Tips: What Works and What’s Hype. For what endometriosis is and what it means for fertility, read Endometriosis and Fertility: What the New Science Means for Your Chances.
Pain that stops your life is not normal, whatever you’ve been told. If you’d like a plan made for you, you can book a 1-to-1 video consultation with Dr Helena Cepparo, consultant gynaecologist and fertility specialist.
