Low Vitamin D Levels Could be Worsening Your Endo and Period Pain

Finally, about two months later, I am wrapping up my series on certain vitamins and minerals and their association with period/endo pain when low.Now, just to recap and highlight, the key nutrients we see associated with more severe menstrual or endo pain when low, or shown to improve menstrual/endo pain are:Vitamin AVitamins B1, B6 and B12 (for those of you wondering, folate - otherwise known as B9 - hasn’t been associated with menstrual pain, but does improve ovulation and hormonal health)Vitamin CVitamin ECalciumZincMagnesiumOmega 3 fatty acidsSo today, we’re focusing on the last one in the series, and that’s vitamin D. Show notes Endo, vit D, inflammatory pathways, menstrual pain researchhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2666571922000202https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4512562/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7834752/#b31-ogs-20205https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6790261/Vit D and chronic painhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10260782/Calcium and vitamin D interaction for period painhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7834752Supplementation for period pain https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30044160/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29447494/https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/dtfd/article/480596https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27147120/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36973702/Reduced pain medicationhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Salem-Alsuwaidan-2/publication/344129773_Vitamin_D_Supplements_as_Adjunctive_Therapy_with_Analgesics_for_Primary_Dysmenorrhea_A_Randomized_Clinical_Trial_-/links/5f53c636299bf13a31a315e0/Vitamin-D-Supplements-as-Adjunctive-Therapy-with-Analgesics-for-Primary-Dysmenorrhea-A-Randomized-Clinical-Trial.pdfhttps://bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12905-023-02284-5Vit D studied doses exampleshttps://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/dtfd/article/480596https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29447494/Endo and vit D supplementation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33508990/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9795583/Previous episodes in this serieshttps://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-pain-low-vitamin-b12https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-pain-low-vitamin-b6https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-pain-low-vitamin-b1https://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-pain-low-vitamin-chttps://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/endo-pain-low-vitamin-ehttps://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/fatty-acid-deficiency-period-pain-endohttps://www.theendobellycoach.com/podcast/mineral-deficiency-period-pain-endoNeed more help or want to learn how to work with me?Free resources:This podcast! Endometriosis Net ColumnEndometriosis News ColumnNewsletterInstagramWays to work with me:This EndoLife, It Starts with Breakfast digital cookbookMasterclasses in endo nutrition, surgery prep and recovery and pain reliefLive and Thrive with Endo: The Foundations DIY courseOne to one coaching info and applicationProduced by Chris Robson

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