Common Symptoms Of Endometriosis

Nausea And Vomiting

Many women find when they experience intense period cramps, they often feel nauseous as well. This nausea can occur even without endometriosis. However, endometriosis usually worsens nausea. Nausea due to endometriosis is also linked to the bowel issues patients experience. Endometriosis causes increases in invasive and noninvasive bacteria. Both bacteria can force the liver to work harder. If this becomes too much for the liver, the bacteria can trigger nausea. In serious cases, this can progress to vomiting. If nausea does cause vomiting, the body is being put through even more pain. This is because of the force required to expel vomit from the body.

Chronic Fatigue

Recent evidence shows women dealing with more fatigue also tend to have higher rates of endometriosis than those who don’t. This is a change from the past, when fatigue wasn’t considered a symptom. But research shows over half of the women with endometriosis also deal with chronic fatigue. Without endometriosis, only 22 percent suffer from chronic fatigue.

But it is important to understand what chronic fatigue is. Feeling tired occasionally is normal. In fact, it is expected! Fatigue, though, is a lack of energy and motivation. This lack of energy is both physical and mental. It’s even more important to understand that chronic fatigue occurs even with sufficient sleep.