In my earlier post, Does raw liver help relieve PMS?, I discussed some immediate results from incorporating raw chicken liver into my diet. For over a month, I have been consuming 3 to 6 frozen liver pills daily. For the last two cycles, I kept a log of flow volume, pain intensity, fatigue, and emotional discomfort during and directly before menses. In the table below, you can see a comparison between my previous cycle (before eating chicken liver) and my current cycle (after eating chicken liver):
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Previous Cycle |
Current Cycle |
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| Day | Flow | Pain | Fatigue | Emotions | Flow | Pain | Fatigue | Emotions |
| -2 | – | None | None | High | – | None | None | Mild |
| -1 | – | Severe | None | High | – | None | None | High |
| 1 | Heavy | Mild | Severe | Mild | Heavy | Mild | Mild | Mild |
| 2 | Heavy | Moderate | Severe | Moderate | Heavy | Moderate | Moderate | Mild |
| 3 | Light | Mild | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Mild | Moderate | Mild |
| 4 | Light | Severe | Mild | Mild | Light | Mild | Mild | Mild |
| 5 | Light | Mild | Mild | Mild | Light | Mild | Mild | Moderate |
| 6 | Light | Mild | Severe | Mild | None | None | None | None |
| 7 | Light | Mild | Mild | Mild | None | None | None | None |
| 8 | Light | Mild | Mild | Moderate | None | None | None | None |
Within a month, it appears that my more severe symptoms—heavy flow, acute menstrual/pelvic cramps and abdominal pain, severe fatigue, and high emotional discomfort— have been reduced by approximately 2/3. That is to say, 9 instances of severe symptoms were reduced to 3 instances during my following cycle. Perhaps the most significant difference of all was the lack of symptoms directly associated with endometriosis: acute abdominal/pelvic pain before and after menstruation.
According to my doctor, pelvic/abdominal pain before and/or after menstruation is a classic symptom of endometriosis. In my case, 1-2 days before my period I would always have debilitating abdominal pain that made me think I had food poisoning. In fact, the pain was so predictable that I could use it to time when my period would start. The fact that it was not present during this cycle was a pleasant and overwhelming surprise.
I will continue to document my symptoms for the next few cycles. I am hoping things will continue to improve. Perhaps I don’t have to suffer with endometriosis after all.
