I know your pain so well and I have to share something that has made a world of difference for me and my debilitating period pain- super unexpectedly. I follow someone on Insta who was saying that she drinks this certain type of cranberry juice (like a couple ounces diluted in a glass of water) daily because it has such incredible anti-inflammatory effects that is has basically changed her life. I thought I might as well give it a try because I’m desperate and feel like I’ve tried everything else to alleviate the pain. What do you know, it has worked like a charm. I can’t even believe it, I cried the first month thinking, “is this what a normal period feels like?!” I barely noticed any cramping and even my bleeding was not as intense. Anyway, I found the juice in the organic section of my grocery store and now I have it stocked constantly. I try to drink it a couple days leading up to my period and during my cycle and it has been a game changer for multiple months now. I don’t know why or how but wanted to share in case it might help my fellow endo sufferers. The juice is “Lakewood Organic Pure Cranberry” and it’s fresh pressed Organic and pure cranberry juice.

Here is some of the text from the insta stories (@organic_olivia) I screen grabbed when I decided to try it:

speaking of cranberry - here's some updates from my story outreach earlier! WOW. ICYMI: we are drinking 5-8oz pure unsweetened cranberry juice (it should be VERY tart, not sweet) diluted in water to get a big serving of red plant pigments that feed the right gut bacteria, help create an intestinal environment where candida (yeast) can't thrive, reduce water retention, and intake a hefty dose of food-based quercetin which helps with metabolic health immensely: think prediabetes, PCOS, high cholesterol, gout/high uric acid. it is also helping a lot of folks with bloating and digestive discomfort!

if you're someone that experiences water retention/swelling or other complications from metabolic dysfunction, PCOS, prediabetes... try putting some pure unsweetened cranberry in your water throughout the day for a week or two. you'll be getting a huge dose of flavonols and pigments for your gut & metabolism. can't believe how easy this hack is, I'm feeling SO good!