What natural therapies are available to treat fibroids?
Various natural therapies can be used to ideally shrink the fibroids, or at least to keep them from growing. We always use homeopathy as a main-stay in treating fibroids. One remedy, for example, is helpful for women with fibroids who are irritable, have heavy, clotted periods, cry easily, and have very low sex drive. A different remedy is needed if the woman is bleeding heavily, with bright red blood but no clots, quite thirsty, and is a very gregarious and sympathetic person. There are over fifty homeopathic remedies which may fit the individual woman. Ayurvedic body typing can also be helpful for fibroids. If the woman is bleeding heavily, she has a fire (Pitta) imbalance and had best avoid hot spicy, acidic, and sour food and hot tubs. If she is overweight, has a sluggish metabolism, and prob- lems with mucus congestion, her fibroid will respond better to a diet free of or low in dairy, red meat, salt, and heavy foods. Many cases of uterine of fibroids are due to an excess of estro
