This blog is a chronicle of my quest to shrink my fibroids and enhance my fertility, and share what I have learned along the way. I wish I had known some of these things when I originally was diagnosed with fibroids years ago, so I hope others can learn from my experience. Some of my links are affiliate links that pay me a small commission on any purchases made.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
water fasting, estrogen dominance, and xenoestrogens
I was looking for something else when I found this interesting page. It describes how a woman shrunk her fibroid by doing a water fast. Also has a very clear discussion of estrogen dominance and xenoestrogens. Worth looking at.
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Hi,
I recently came across your very interesting blog. I'm also dealing with a fibroid; mine was the size of a volleyball and weighed about 12 lbs. I don't have or want children but I don't want surgery either. I've done a lot of the things you have done with very little success. Fasting does help. I haven't had an MRI recently to see how much my tumor has shrunk, but it is definitely somewhat smaller than it was. I did a 10 day water fast and have noticed improvement. I'm in the midst of a second fast (probably about the same duration) and hope for more shrinkage.
Many fast sites tout the success of water fasting for fibroids (tumors of all sorts); you might want to do some research on your own for that.
Another thing you might want to check out is EFT, the Emotional Freedom Technique. It sounds odd but it works fantastically well. There are countless web sites devoted to it, but here are a few that I got some help from:
http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse1.htm
http://www.emofree.com/
There are also MANY EFT videos on YouTube; this is one I got a lot out of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvHIilsh2ug
Best of luck on your health quest; you are definitely in my thoughts/prayers. I'll be reading regularly to see how you are faring.
The volleyball-sized fibroid sufferer (again); I thought of something else you might want to try to help get your liver in good shape. Several times a week I start the day by drinking a glass of warm water with the (freshly squeezed) juice of a single lemon in it; this does wonders to alkalize your liver. I don't do it daily as the citric acid can be tough on tooth enamel, but do give it a try. Citrus fruit in general is very helpful, but the lemon juice in water trick is really a standout. It is best to not drink or eat anything else for an hour after consuming the lemon juice/water mix.
Wow, volleyball size, that is really huge! From what I have read it is indeed supposed to be very difficult to shrink fibroids once they are that size. But good for you for giving it a good go!
I had heard of water fasting before but never had any direct contact with someone it worked for. I'm so glad it seems to be helping. I'm not so sure I would want to do it right now while trying to conceive, but will keep it in mind. Probably there are other readers of this site who will be interested too, so thank you!
Thanks much for the info on EFT. The hypnotherapist I saw suggested it to me too. I have gotten as far as downloading the free manual, but haven't gotten into it. It sounds very powerful though. Thanks for the nudge, and also for the links which look really helpful, especially YouTube that sounds really good.
Thanks much for the words of support and please let me know how your fasting works!
Hi, thanks for your blog. I had a fibroid about the size of a fist and was very displeased with the medical office I dealt with: first word was hysterectomy. I no longer go to that office. I recently did a 10-day fast/cleanse (4 days distilled water, 2 days simple fruit only, 2 days salad greens only, 2 days steamed veggies and kasha or millet). I had a radical reduction in the size of my tumor. On self-checks I can't feel a thing, whereas before I could always feel exactly where it was and how big it was. I feel so good after doing this, especially empowered about the ability to take charge of my own health naturally. Also I think the mental benefits almost exceeded the physical benefits.
To the woman with the volleyball-sized tumor: my heart goes out to you. I'm so glad that you've found success with the fasting. Keep up the good faith and power to your health.
Hi, thanks so much for sharing, including exactly what you did. That is very exciting! Indeed it's great to take charge of your health yourself. Hearing examples like yours is very encouraging.
I'm so glad I found this site. As I'm typing, I'm actually undergoing some heavy fibroid pain as mine is the size of a softball. When I had read that yours was the size of a volleyball I cringed. I'm happy to see that you are taking an active stance. My sister who also suffers from Fibroids hasn't really done much except take the usual painkillers like Ibuprofen which works for me sometimes but sometimes relying on pills too much just scares me a bit.
The advice given on this site is definitely something I'm taking note of and I'm increasing my water intake. Since I have the next few days off, I'm going to attempt a water fast. I've never really fasted before so I hope I can do this.
I will be bookmarking this site since I'm relieved to see that I'm not alone in this. I have mostly male friends and they just don't understand what I'm going through...correction...what WE go through.
My sister had a fibroid approxomately the size of a volleyball and it is almost completely gone thru fasting, lemon water, avoiding dairy products, (things that estrogen feeds on) refined sugar, caffeine, meats and eating primarilly organic vegetables, soups and fruits. She wears a size 2-4 in pants now and thru fasting and proper food changes and prayer she avoided the surgical knife. Be encouraged,you can do it too. Thank you Jesus!
Hi, Just want to share this info that Water-only fasting really work. The detox was still working even after I broke the fast by eating fresh fruits & vegetables. I could no longer feel any solid mass on my abdomen.
I tried water-only fasting for 2 weeks this past August. After I broke the fast, I was still eating mostly fresh fruits & vegetables. In August, I went to get sonogram, the fibroid shrank by more than 30% after water-only fasting. Then in Sept and part of Oct, the detox was still ongoing because I was eating raw garlic mixed with fresh squeeze juices. I also sprinkle curry spice on all my food. Garlic & curry support the liver in the Phase II detox.
In Sept & early Oct, I had stabbing pain in the area where I had the fibroid. At first, I was scared that it was growing bigger. But it was simply detox reactions. The raw garlic I eat everyday is supposed to cut off the blood supply of tumor. Therefore, the fibroid was losing blood supply.
One week after the stabbing pain stopped, I couldn't feel any solid mass, I only felt some soreness in my right abdomen. It's been about 2 weeks now, even the soreness feeling is gone. And of course, I couldn't feel any solid mass anymore.
Besides getting rid of the large fibroid via water-only fasting, my blood pressure is lowered. It was originally around 120/70-ish. After the water-only fasting & continuing with healthy food, my blood pressure drop to 100/60-ish range. It's a 20 point reduction in blood pressure.
Water-only fasting is truly amazing. Of course, you should check out library books on Fasting before starting it. I used this book written by Bruce Fife that I borrowed from the library. It's a good book, I highly recommend it to people to treat many ailments.
I'm on day 8 of the master cleanse fast, that's lemon juice, maple syrup pure water(kangen water) the holistic doctor I go to, said I was able to start the fast, after many weeks of detoxing techniques already.. I don't know the measurements yet, but my tummy is visibly smaller, the largest tumor was 13 cm at the start of my treatment and has been shrinking slowly, i'd love for the fasting to rid it completely
Great info here. I'm 34 years old and have been battling these fibroids for over a year now. I still hope to get pregnant and so I've been researching natural methods. Has anyone checked into taking herbal remedies? If so, what seemed to work for you?
I sense that this will become one of the best blogs in the Internet. It is meaningful, to the point and a topic of great focus. I came across it today and very much look forward to blogging with everyone in here.
I have a very large fibroid right underneath where my cell phone used to be. It kept on growing bigger and bigger... but as soon as I stopped using a cell phone, it stopped growing. Now I am trying to shrink it and hopefully rid of it without abusive medical procedures.
Thank you for creating this blog and thank you everyone for being in here.
Thanks so much Yuki for your kind comments. Scary about the cell phone. A male friend of mine had prostate cancer and felt that his habit of keeping his cell phone in a pocket near there, and often holding it on his lap while he drove, may have contributed. Who knows how much the cell phone might have contributed to my fibroids. It's also not great for fertility either. I now wear a Belly Armor belly band http://amzn.to/rdmvuW when talking on my cell phone, keep a Belly Armor blanket on my lap while at my computer http://amzn.to/qUAgUh and keep my cell phone in a radiation blocking case http://www.lessemf.com/cellphon.html Wishing you the best of luck and please keep us posted on your shrinking progress.
I am on day 7 of a water fast, trying to shrink a fib.roid larger than a grapefruit. For the past 2 days, I have been experiencing lots of pain. in the areea of the fibroidand in my kidney area. Is this a normal sign that they are shrinking? Have any of you lovely women experienced that?
I just came across this blog tonight...very informative. I'm in the process of trying to dissolve 9 fibroids the largest is the size of my fist. I'm 43 and 122 lbs size 2/4 and look 6 mos pregnant. I'm desperate because all the docs have told me hysterectomy is the only option.
I'm going to try the water fast....pray to God it works!
Hello Anonymous So glad you found the blog and are finding it helpful. Do let us know how the fasting goes. And you may want to try some of the other things mentioned in the blog...
hi i came across this blog for some time now, i'm also suffering uterine fibroid or shall i say uterine myoma that was what the diagnosis my OB-GYN gave me. I've been fasting on and off and been using castor oil almost everyday to shrink my firbroid, although i've noticed some changes but it's not that much. I am thankful for all the information that i gather here since it helps a lot, i just want to know is it alright to eat fish regularly as a substitute to my meat intake?
May I ask how to do the Water-only fast? Do you drink a certain amount of water at certain times of the day? Are you allowed to take supplements or the molasses or apple cider vinegar while water fasting. Also, I've heard of 7 days, 21 days, 40 days... How long should the water-only fast last to shrink fibroids? Thanks for the advice.
hi everyone. is it okay to take a lemon juice alone without maple syrup and cayenne pepper? and also have anyone heard about apple cider vinegar with baking soda and black strap molasses?
hi everyone. is it okay to take a lemon juice alone without maple syrup and cayenne pepper? and also have anyone heard about apple cider vinegar with baking soda and black strap molasses?
I am on day 2 of a juice fast. Going to do 10 days. Been ttc for 4 years. Early this year docs found a polyp about 10 cm filling my womb. My op was 4 weeks ago and now I'm doing the juice fast in hope of increasing my fertility chances. I also have numerous fibroids in lining of my womb so my womb is the size of 14 week pregnancy. I am mostly staying positive, meditating and fasting. Crossing fingers it happens for us soon :-) Thank you for a wonderful blog. Tracey x
Hi everyone, interesting reading, I have fibroids,the largest 10cm and i look pregnant all the time. i have a hysterectomy scheduled for 17th sept and really don't want to have it, i am at present doing the 16/8 intermittent fasting. has anyone had experience of this working as well as a total water fast? all comments gratefully received.
Hi everyone, interesting reading, I have fibroids,the largest 10cm and i look pregnant all the time. i have a hysterectomy scheduled for 17th sept and really don't want to have it, i am at present doing the 16/8 intermittent fasting. has anyone had experience of this working as well as a total water fast? all comments gratefully received.
I have numerous large fibroids and I too am probably facing a hysterectomy soon (not scheduled yet, but probably soon to be scheduled). I too have been trying to avoid surgery (for about four years now). Fibroids are truly horrible. Over the past four years, I've tried everything: veggie/raw foods diet, juice fasts, serrapetase (vitalzym), exercising, castor oil packs, herbs, green tea, coffee enemas, oil pulling, meditation, creative visualization, acupuncture, blackstrap molasses, Sedona Method. I've barely eaten any sweets, dairy or soy in years (just the occasional treat). I've yet to try a strict water fast, but am thinking of trying that too soon. Wish I had a remedy to report and share! Best of luck to all, and thank you to Fibroid Shrinker for this blog, I've read it often and it provides hope and support, your posts are so much appreciated!
Thanks for sharing and so sorry to hear that the things you have tried have not worked. Appreciate your kind words. Hope that you can find some way to avoid a hysterectomy. Please keep us posted.
Hello Lioness4Judah Sorry for overlooking your comment until now. Those are excellent questions but I am afraid I don't have the answer. You might want to check out this book on water fasting: http://amzn.to/NGkQSr
hi everyone! i have tried juice fasting with carrots and wheatgrass. It however decreased the size of my fibroids but not with so much success. I had been with the juice fast for 50 days and had been consuming fresh juices and fruits and veggies for almost 3 mos before the strict juice fast. Do you have other suggestions pls on how to shrink fibroids? I really don't want surgery. :(
Hi Anonymous Sorry to hear that the juice fast didn't do it. Did you try others in this top ten list? http://shrinkingfibroids.blogspot.com/2011/06/top-ten-must-do-natural-remedies-for.html
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Hi im diagnosed with larger 4.3 cm fibroid and few other of small size in my uterus. I have not tried anything yet.looking to get advice from ganachologist. Im having longer periods from last month.trying to get pregnant but worrying about fibroids if they may lead to miscarriage. Anyone pls advice something if I can get rid of them naturally without any surgeries.
Hi, came across this blog and I am so glad. I am trying to get rid of 4 fibroids and the largest is 7 cm. I have heard of water fasting, but has yet to try it. I started a straight fasting and I am on my days now, with nothing to eat all day until sun dawn. but I have been having bad cramps every day in the evening, when I do the fast. It so painful, that I decided to stop the fast for little while. has anyone experienced this? perhaps, the fibroids could be shrinking? since they are not being feed. Thank you
I am diagnosed with 10cm fibroid about a size of an avocado. I hope fasting will also work 'coz I don't want to undergo surgery. I don't have symptoms or maybe I don't feel too much because I have tolerance for pain but I have heavy bleeding on my 1st and 2nd period of menstruation and there are blood clots too. I learned about this fibroid when I had bleeding in between my menstruation so it took me 12 days of bleeding. I went to doctor and she advised myomectomy. I hope others will post here how's the development during fasting and I would like to try if this really works. I'm drinking lemon first thing in the morning with a little honey and before I sleep not daily but very often before I was diagnosed so I guess my eating habit has something to do with it also. I love sweets and dairy products and I've read this makes the fibroid grow.
I've had fibroids for years. For the past two years I had bled nearly every single day. I realized that alcohol, coffee, ginger (even gingerale) and garlic made it worse so I stopped ingesting those. Then I came across the lemon juice thing. I started drinking warm lemon juice with water (about 4 teaspoons and sometimes with rind) each morning. The first month, my period was almost non-existent like it was just spotting but then my real period never showed up. I had stopped the bleeding from the fibroids within a week or two after taking the juice. This month, I was expecting my period or at least signs of it and nothing happened. I read that lemon juice delays your period so I stopped taking the juice a week 1/2 ago. I'm now not digesting food very well (the juice helps in digestion) and I'm feeling some signs of my period coming on. I haven't been to an O.B. in almost 3 years now so I can't say if the fibroids have shrunk, but considering they're no longer bleeding is a good sign (I think!?). Once my period is over I will continue taking the juice but maybe only a few times a week. Just wanted to share this so someone else doesn't have to go through years of bleeding. I'm mad that I didn't know about this earlier. It was trial and error mostly.
Woooooow.....shawwwww....impressive indeed. Thanks ladies for sharing all your experiences above. I also have big fibroids terrible period pain and will certainly try the water fast to shrink them fibroids. Hopefully it works as I so desperately want to conceive. Thanks again
FIBROID SHRINKER, thank you for this blog. Just found your blog and am thankful for all the information. I have 7 fibroids, the largest being the size of an orange and the others almost smaller then that. I have been in and out of hospital twice already because of the heavy bleeding and pain and decided not to have an operation. I have stopped all dairy products and all food and drinks that contains sugar. I have also tried the water fast but only got through the 2nd day but i felt a big change where the fibroid was, i actually shrank. And yes i had pain where the fibroids are and where my kidney is while doing a fruit fast before the water fast and really dont have an explaination for that. But, i am ready for another water fast ( may be beat the 2day) and i should go on for 3 days this time.. For all you out there with fibroids, i encourage you to do the water fast, dont procrastinate, just do it.
My name is Lucky and just y'day was told about myomectomy and hysterectomy - all within a few minutes of being told about being put ob birth control pills or an injection whose effects last for 3 months.
It was alot to take in but it was spelt/spilt out. I was amazed at how cool /calm i was. So rather than take the solutions being offered whose side effects are many and not full shared I took off on a journey to find natural cures. this blog was one of the search results ... hooray! I know God led me here. Thank you all for sharing. I have drawn courage and comfort from your sharing.
Are there any people whose fibroids disappeared using natural methods? It would be so encouraging to hear from them.
I'm glad your experiemeny was a success ..I was diagnosed with fibroids about ten years ago ..maybe more years than that ...I rather do it naturally,but my t rust is in the Lord for sure ..
My wife was diagnosed with fibroid tumors 8 years ago right after a DNC they started to increase in quantity and volume 4 years ago. 4 years ago the heavy bleeding started with hemorrhage for almost 2 weeks per month. At on point her iron level was below 40% dangerous enough to have a earth attack and high anemia. Of course most of the doctors suggested myomectomy or hysterectomy which was totally out of question $$$$$. I searched for weeks to find a natural cure to giver her a chance to get better i put her on 18 different types of herbs and super foods that gave some result like stopping the hemorrhage but that didn't stop the tumors from growing. 6 month ago we when to a special MRI treatment presentation that was more affordable for us. However after the MRI all our hopes were destroyed. She have 3 tumors of 12 cm 2 of 8 cm and 3 more that are growing. The doctor told her that in all her career she never saw anything like it. She look like 6 months pregnant but specially because she was not in paint and without heavy bleeding or other symptoms ( probably because of all the herbs and super food I'm now feeding her). Sadly because of the size of the tumors the treatment was simply not possible and guess what hysterectomy word came back and even an experimental treatment so basically using my wife has a guinea pig.
Back to the computer for more reaches i found a Chinese treatment ( Have one to sell? Sell now Details about Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan) couple with B-17 or amygdalin. Her periods are now almost normal she have lost 1 inch from a waist 36 to 35 ( she's 5,3 148lbs) lost 2 pounds and full of energy. This month Jan. 2017 her period are better than ever. However i was still not happy so after more research i found that the body can't heel itself in an acid environment. So i have just bought a water ionizer to help us clean ''our'' body because i will use it too!. Let see what will happen in a couple months.
Hello Dna, Thanks much for sharing. Sorry to hear about your wife's troubles but glad that what you are doing is working. Curious where you got the B-17? How much of it is she taking (and how much of the Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan). I have heard not so great things about the B-!7, e.g. http://www.drweil.com/vitamins-supplements-herbs/vitamins/do-you-need-vitamin-b17/
Hello Lucky, Sorry for the delayed response and thanks for your kind words. I have seen anecdotal reports of people shrinking their fibroids and some women commenting on this blog have made progress. What works for each person seems to be different though. How are you doing?
I had 4 fribrios and 1cyst I bought womb sweep and Castro oil from petalwise. Com. After drinking the womb sweep for a month and a half and rubbing Castro oil on my stomach at night I saw great improvements. I also did an ultrasound on July 13th 2017 and it was proof that it worked. The test showed that I only had 2 more fribrios but it grew a little. So am going to continue the womb sweep until it's all gone and am going to eat healthy now. I wasn't eating healthy so I'll update in 3months when I do another ultrasound!
Hi, thanks for your blog. I have a 7cm fibroid inside my uterus and a 3cm that's intramural. I've been trying to convince for about a year now :(.
So far, I've been taking Apple cider vinegar and black strap molasses for about a month. I've just included baking soda. Would go for a scan in two weeks and would be back here with some positive news. Did you succeed in your quest?
Green tea might be one of the reasons everything u are using is not working because most of the green tea contains caffeine which increase the size of the fibroids
Hi, you might find this information about water fasting interesting: https://detox.net.au/detox/how-to-fast/water-fasting/
I also think you need to follow a holistic program whatever you do for whatever period your body needs to heal the fibroid. Depending on how long you already have the fibroid this may be an extended period. A holistic program includes diet (organic because of the pesticides and others that can contribute to fibroids; no animal products but fresh vegetables and fruits; keep it simple for now; there are great natural recipes to find on the internet), estrogen-lowering supplements such as DIM or Indole-3 Carbinol combined with Calcium- D-Glucarate (DIM needs to be taken together with Glucarate because otherwise Estrogen might get recycled), B-Vitamins and Vitamin C (natural not synthetic!!), Zinc, Omega complex EPA+DHA, enzymes (except papain which can block progesterone), natural progesterone if fibroid is not too big (if it is, slow start with only very little), Lugols Iodine (strong detoxifier as well), frankincense, curcumin (+piperin), dandelion root --- best are natural products without fillers, etc; then detoxification of colon, liver and the whole body; stress reduction and management; exercise; prayer; sleeping well and not too late; keeping away from radiation. Such holistic programs have led to reduction and complete healing of fibroids and they address the root causes so they won't return. Everyone will have to address those root causes no matter which treatment they chose. And always remember: You can do it! Others have done it before!
Also --- I nearly forgot --- this is very important: There are lots of xenoestrogens in plastic, many personal care products, cosmetics, etc which all contribute to fibroids. It's very important to eliminate those. Here is a very good article with important information on what to avoid and what is good to go: http://clearwoman.com/uterine-fibroids/
In fact there were women who did a complete program but for lack of information had harmful care products and came into contact with lots of xenoestrogens. This way they failed to make progress. When they eliminated those harmful products from their lives, however, in addition to the program they were doing, they were finally successful in getting rid of their fibroids.
Then --- psychologically --- there might be conflicts that need to be resolved. Stress raises cortisol which takes away from progesterone which is needed to balance estrogen.
Iodine (in concert with Vitamin C and EPA+DHA which are the active form of Omega 3 needed) and Chaste Berry extract raise progesterone levels naturally.
As for the diet, it's not sufficient to go veggie, but it's important to also eliminate refined sugar and gluten-containing flour on which fibroids can feed.
There is a lot of information and things to do which can be overwhelming. :) No worry. Best to start step after step, one thing after another and build it up to a holistic program. I hope this will help someone.
Hello Lorybel, I have not done it myself but there are instructions here https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319835.php Please be careful to do it safely.
As of April 2018 I don't take the womb sweep anymore from petalwise. Com because it's kind of expensive to ship it to Canada. I eat alot healthier and I drink crush garlic with warm water at night. And I juice 1 beet, 1carrot 1apple and a piece of ginger and juice it almost everyday. I have not gone back to get an ultrasound yet I tried but the doctor won't give me the OK. But will go to another doctor to get the paperwork to get an ultrasound soon. I don't eat alot of meat, I work out 3days a week.my periods are not heavy anymore and is quite short 3days. I don't have alot of pain anymore and I can go to work on my period now. Will update again when I get my ultrasound hopefully the last 2 remaining fibroids are gone.
I still do the castro oil rub but now I use a heating pad. I juice an apple, a carrot, and a beet with a piece of ginger most days. I don't drink the tea from petalwise. Com anymore because it's kind of expensive to ship to Canada. I eat alot healthier now. I don't know if the latest two fibroids are still there because I have not gone back for an ultrasound yet. I drink crushed garlic with water at night. My periods have gotten shorter 3 days. Before it would be 7-10 days. And am not in alot of pain anymore. I am able to go to work on my cycle now. I don't eat meat-chicken or beef. I don't drink milk and I don't war alot of sweets. Will update when I get ultrasound soon hopefully I don't have fibroids anymore.
Anonymous, I have fibroid. I hv been battling with it for 10years now. I tried doing the water fast. But could not continue. Cos I was anaemic. I had to give it a break. And I am taking hot water.i feel it will shrink it. Just started today.
Hi, I have battling with fibroid for over years. The last doctor visited recommended hysterectomy when I am trying to conceive. I decided not visit the doctor anymore. I was doing the water fasting and stopped due to anaemic state I was. When I visited this site it gave me hope to continue with it. I just started taking hot water today.i trust it will work..
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Hi,
I recently came across your very interesting blog. I'm also dealing with a fibroid; mine was the size of a volleyball and weighed about 12 lbs. I don't have or want children but I don't want surgery either. I've done a lot of the things you have done with very little success. Fasting does help. I haven't had an MRI recently to see how much my tumor has shrunk, but it is definitely somewhat smaller than it was. I did a 10 day water fast and have noticed improvement. I'm in the midst of a second fast (probably about the same duration) and hope for more shrinkage.
Many fast sites tout the success of water fasting for fibroids (tumors of all sorts); you might want to do some research on your own for that.
Another thing you might want to check out is EFT, the Emotional Freedom Technique. It sounds odd but it works fantastically well. There are countless web sites devoted to it, but here are a few that I got some help from:
http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse1.htm
http://www.emofree.com/
There are also MANY EFT videos on YouTube; this is one I got a lot out of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvHIilsh2ug
Best of luck on your health quest; you are definitely in my thoughts/prayers. I'll be reading regularly to see how you are faring.
Hi,
The volleyball-sized fibroid sufferer (again); I thought of something else you might want to try to help get your liver in good shape. Several times a week I start the day by drinking a glass of warm water with the (freshly squeezed) juice of a single lemon in it; this does wonders to alkalize your liver. I don't do it daily as the citric acid can be tough on tooth enamel, but do give it a try. Citrus fruit in general is very helpful, but the lemon juice in water trick is really a standout. It is best to not drink or eat anything else for an hour after consuming the lemon juice/water mix.
Best of luck!
Thanks so much for your nice note.
Wow, volleyball size, that is really huge! From what I have read it is indeed supposed to be very difficult to shrink fibroids once they are that size. But good for you for giving it a good go!
I had heard of water fasting before but never had any direct contact with someone it worked for. I'm so glad it seems to be helping. I'm not so sure I would want to do it right now while trying to conceive, but will keep it in mind. Probably there are other readers of this site who will be interested too, so thank you!
Thanks much for the info on EFT. The hypnotherapist I saw suggested it to me too. I have gotten as far as downloading the free manual, but haven't gotten into it. It sounds very powerful though. Thanks for the nudge, and also for the links which look really helpful, especially YouTube that sounds really good.
Thanks much for the words of support and please let me know how your fasting works!
And great idea about the lemon juice in water!
I sometimes do Japanese umeboshi (pickled plum) in water, it's also high in citric acid and alkalizing.
Hi, thanks for your blog. I had a fibroid about the size of a fist and was very displeased with the medical office I dealt with: first word was hysterectomy. I no longer go to that office. I recently did a 10-day fast/cleanse (4 days distilled water, 2 days simple fruit only, 2 days salad greens only, 2 days steamed veggies and kasha or millet). I had a radical reduction in the size of my tumor. On self-checks I can't feel a thing, whereas before I could always feel exactly where it was and how big it was. I feel so good after doing this, especially empowered about the ability to take charge of my own health naturally. Also I think the mental benefits almost exceeded the physical benefits.
To the woman with the volleyball-sized tumor: my heart goes out to you. I'm so glad that you've found success with the fasting. Keep up the good faith and power to your health.
Hi, thanks so much for sharing, including exactly what you did. That is very exciting! Indeed it's great to take charge of your health yourself. Hearing examples like yours is very encouraging.
I'm so glad I found this site. As I'm typing, I'm actually undergoing some heavy fibroid pain as mine is the size of a softball.
When I had read that yours was the size of a volleyball I cringed. I'm happy to see that you are taking an active stance. My sister who also suffers from Fibroids hasn't really done much except take the usual painkillers like Ibuprofen which works for me sometimes but sometimes relying on pills too much just scares me a bit.
The advice given on this site is definitely something I'm taking note of and I'm increasing my water intake. Since I have the next few days off, I'm going to attempt a water fast. I've never really fasted before so I hope I can do this.
I will be bookmarking this site since I'm relieved to see that I'm not alone in this. I have mostly male friends and they just don't understand what I'm going through...correction...what WE go through.
--Wolfie
Thanks so much, so glad you are finding the info on this site helpful.
I hope your pain goes away quickly.
Please do let us all know how the water fasting goes! Good luck!
My sister had a fibroid approxomately the size of a volleyball and it is almost completely gone thru fasting, lemon water, avoiding dairy products, (things that estrogen feeds on) refined sugar, caffeine, meats and eating primarilly organic vegetables, soups and fruits.
She wears a size 2-4 in pants now and thru fasting and proper food changes and prayer she avoided the surgical knife. Be encouraged,you can do it too. Thank you Jesus!
Hi,
Just want to share this info that Water-only fasting really work. The detox was still working even after I broke the fast by eating fresh fruits & vegetables. I could no longer feel any solid mass on my abdomen.
I tried water-only fasting for 2 weeks this past August. After I broke the fast, I was still eating mostly fresh fruits & vegetables. In August, I went to get sonogram, the fibroid shrank by more than 30% after water-only fasting. Then in Sept and part of Oct, the detox was still ongoing because I was eating raw garlic mixed with fresh squeeze juices. I also sprinkle curry spice on all my food. Garlic & curry support the liver in the Phase II detox.
In Sept & early Oct, I had stabbing pain in the area where I had the fibroid. At first, I was scared that it was growing bigger. But it was simply detox reactions. The raw garlic I eat everyday is supposed to cut off the blood supply of tumor. Therefore, the fibroid was losing blood supply.
One week after the stabbing pain stopped, I couldn't feel any solid mass, I only felt some soreness in my right abdomen. It's been about 2 weeks now, even the soreness feeling is gone. And of course, I couldn't feel any solid mass anymore.
Besides getting rid of the large fibroid via water-only fasting, my blood pressure is lowered. It was originally around 120/70-ish. After the water-only fasting & continuing with healthy food, my blood pressure drop to 100/60-ish range. It's a 20 point reduction in blood pressure.
Water-only fasting is truly amazing. Of course, you should check out library books on Fasting before starting it. I used this book written by Bruce Fife that I borrowed from the library. It's a good book, I highly recommend it to people to treat many ailments.
Thanks so much for sharing the details, that's really wonderful!!!
I'm on day 8 of the master cleanse fast, that's lemon juice, maple syrup pure water(kangen water) the holistic doctor I go to, said I was able to start the fast, after many weeks of detoxing techniques already.. I don't know the measurements yet, but my tummy is visibly smaller, the largest tumor was 13 cm at the start of my treatment and has been shrinking slowly, i'd love for the fasting to rid it completely
That's great! Thanks for sharing and please keep us posted on your further progress,
Great info here. I'm 34 years old and have been battling these fibroids for over a year now. I still hope to get pregnant and so I've been researching natural methods. Has anyone checked into taking herbal remedies? If so, what seemed to work for you?
Thanks Positivity!
In the righthand column, check out the index -- look under Chinese herbs and Western herbs
I sense that this will become one of the best blogs in the Internet. It is meaningful, to the point and a topic of great focus. I came across it today and very much look forward to blogging with everyone in here.
I have a very large fibroid right underneath where my cell phone used to be. It kept on growing bigger and bigger... but as soon as I stopped using a cell phone, it stopped growing. Now I am trying to shrink it and hopefully rid of it without abusive medical procedures.
Thank you for creating this blog and thank you everyone for being in here.
Love
Yuki
Thanks so much Yuki for your kind comments.
Scary about the cell phone. A male friend of mine had prostate cancer and felt that his habit of keeping his cell phone in a pocket near there, and often holding it on his lap while he drove, may have contributed.
Who knows how much the cell phone might have contributed to my fibroids. It's also not great for fertility either.
I now wear a Belly Armor belly band http://amzn.to/rdmvuW when talking on my cell phone, keep a Belly Armor blanket on my lap while at my computer http://amzn.to/qUAgUh and keep my cell phone in a radiation blocking case http://www.lessemf.com/cellphon.html
Wishing you the best of luck and please keep us posted on your shrinking progress.
I am on day 7 of a water fast, trying to shrink a fib.roid larger than a grapefruit. For the past 2 days, I have been experiencing lots of pain. in the areea of the fibroidand in my kidney area.
Is this a normal sign that they are shrinking? Have any of you lovely women experienced that?
Good question -- anyone have any thoughts on this? (sorry for delay in posting, busy time work-wise recently)
Hi ladies,
I just came across this blog tonight...very informative. I'm in the process of trying to dissolve 9 fibroids the largest is the size of my fist. I'm 43 and 122 lbs size 2/4 and look 6 mos pregnant. I'm desperate because all the docs have told me hysterectomy is the only option.
I'm going to try the water fast....pray to God it works!
Hello Anonymous
So glad you found the blog and are finding it helpful. Do let us know how the fasting goes. And you may want to try some of the other things mentioned in the blog...
hi i came across this blog for some time now, i'm also suffering uterine fibroid or shall i say uterine myoma that was what the diagnosis my OB-GYN gave me. I've been fasting on and off and been using castor oil almost everyday to shrink my firbroid, although i've noticed some changes but it's not that much. I am thankful for all the information that i gather here since it helps a lot, i just want to know is it alright to eat fish regularly as a substitute to my meat intake?
May I ask how to do the Water-only fast? Do you drink a certain amount of water at certain times of the day? Are you allowed to take supplements or the molasses or apple cider vinegar while water fasting. Also, I've heard of 7 days, 21 days, 40 days... How long should the water-only fast last to shrink fibroids? Thanks for the advice.
hi everyone. is it okay to take a lemon juice alone without maple syrup and cayenne pepper? and also have anyone heard about apple cider vinegar with baking soda and black strap molasses?
hi everyone. is it okay to take a lemon juice alone without maple syrup and cayenne pepper? and also have anyone heard about apple cider vinegar with baking soda and black strap molasses?
I am on day 2 of a juice fast. Going to do 10 days. Been ttc for 4 years. Early this year docs found a polyp about 10 cm filling my womb. My op was 4 weeks ago and now I'm doing the juice fast in hope of increasing my fertility chances. I also have numerous fibroids in lining of my womb so my womb is the size of 14 week pregnancy. I am mostly staying positive, meditating and fasting. Crossing fingers it happens for us soon :-)
Thank you for a wonderful blog.
Tracey x
Thanks for sharing Tracey, good luck with it and let us know how it goes. Admire your fortitude!
Hi everyone, interesting reading, I have fibroids,the largest 10cm and i look pregnant all the time. i have a hysterectomy scheduled for 17th sept and really don't want to have it, i am at present doing the 16/8 intermittent fasting. has anyone had experience of this working as well as a total water fast? all comments gratefully received.
Hi everyone, interesting reading, I have fibroids,the largest 10cm and i look pregnant all the time. i have a hysterectomy scheduled for 17th sept and really don't want to have it, i am at present doing the 16/8 intermittent fasting. has anyone had experience of this working as well as a total water fast? all comments gratefully received.
Hi All,
I have numerous large fibroids and I too am probably facing a hysterectomy soon (not scheduled yet, but probably soon to be scheduled). I too have been trying to avoid surgery (for about four years now). Fibroids are truly horrible. Over the past four years, I've tried everything: veggie/raw foods diet, juice fasts, serrapetase (vitalzym), exercising, castor oil packs, herbs, green tea, coffee enemas, oil pulling, meditation, creative visualization, acupuncture, blackstrap molasses, Sedona Method. I've barely eaten any sweets, dairy or soy in years (just the occasional treat). I've yet to try a strict water fast, but am thinking of trying that too soon. Wish I had a remedy to report and share! Best of luck to all, and thank you to Fibroid Shrinker for this blog, I've read it often and it provides hope and support, your posts are so much appreciated!
Thanks for sharing and so sorry to hear that the things you have tried have not worked. Appreciate your kind words. Hope that you can find some way to avoid a hysterectomy. Please keep us posted.
Hello Lioness4Judah
Sorry for overlooking your comment until now. Those are excellent questions but I am afraid I don't have the answer. You might want to check out this book on water fasting: http://amzn.to/NGkQSr
hi everyone! i have tried juice fasting with carrots and wheatgrass. It however decreased the size of my fibroids but not with so much success. I had been with the juice fast for 50 days and had been consuming fresh juices and fruits and veggies for almost 3 mos before the strict juice fast. Do you have other suggestions pls on how to shrink fibroids? I really don't want surgery. :(
Hi Anonymous
Sorry to hear that the juice fast didn't do it. Did you try others in this top ten list? http://shrinkingfibroids.blogspot.com/2011/06/top-ten-must-do-natural-remedies-for.html
TRY FIBROVAN. CAN BE ORDERED VIA WEBSITE. REALLY WORKS!!!!!NO MATTER HOW BIG OR LONG YOUVE HAD FIBROIDS. CANT BELIEVE THIS PRODUCT ISNT OFFERED BY MDS YET!!!!CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AND SISTERS, WE ALWAYS NEED TO REMEMBER TO "RESPECT LIFE"BECAUSE WOMANHOOD AND MOTHERHOOD ARE A SACRED THING AND WE SHOULD DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO PROTECT IT, AND PROTECT LIFE. :)
Hi im diagnosed with larger 4.3 cm fibroid and few other of small size in my uterus. I have not tried anything yet.looking to get advice from ganachologist. Im having longer periods from last month.trying to get pregnant but worrying about fibroids if they may lead to miscarriage.
Anyone pls advice something if I can get rid of them naturally without any surgeries.
Hi,
came across this blog and I am so glad. I am trying to get rid of 4 fibroids and the largest is 7 cm. I have heard of water fasting, but has yet to try it.
I started a straight fasting and I am on my days now, with nothing to eat all day until sun dawn. but I have been having bad cramps every day in the evening, when I do the fast. It so painful, that I decided to stop the fast for little while.
has anyone experienced this? perhaps, the fibroids could be shrinking? since they are not being feed.
Thank you
I am diagnosed with 10cm fibroid about a size of an avocado. I hope fasting will also work 'coz I don't want to undergo surgery. I don't have symptoms or maybe I don't feel too much because I have tolerance for pain but I have heavy bleeding on my 1st and 2nd period of menstruation and there are blood clots too. I learned about this fibroid when I had bleeding in between my menstruation so it took me 12 days of bleeding. I went to doctor and she advised myomectomy. I hope others will post here how's the development during fasting and I would like to try if this really works. I'm drinking lemon first thing in the morning with a little honey and before I sleep not daily but very often before I was diagnosed so I guess my eating habit has something to do with it also. I love sweets and dairy products and I've read this makes the fibroid grow.
Glad to see this here please how does one go about the water fast
I've had fibroids for years. For the past two years I had bled nearly every single day. I realized that alcohol, coffee, ginger (even gingerale) and garlic made it worse so I stopped ingesting those. Then I came across the lemon juice thing. I started drinking warm lemon juice with water (about 4 teaspoons and sometimes with rind) each morning. The first month, my period was almost non-existent like it was just spotting but then my real period never showed up. I had stopped the bleeding from the fibroids within a week or two after taking the juice. This month, I was expecting my period or at least signs of it and nothing happened. I read that lemon juice delays your period so I stopped taking the juice a week 1/2 ago. I'm now not digesting food very well (the juice helps in digestion) and I'm feeling some signs of my period coming on. I haven't been to an O.B. in almost 3 years now so I can't say if the fibroids have shrunk, but considering they're no longer bleeding is a good sign (I think!?). Once my period is over I will continue taking the juice but maybe only a few times a week. Just wanted to share this so someone else doesn't have to go through years of bleeding. I'm mad that I didn't know about this earlier. It was trial and error mostly.
Thanks much for sharing Anonymous! Glad you found something that works for you!
Woooooow.....shawwwww....impressive indeed. Thanks ladies for sharing all your experiences above. I also have big fibroids terrible period pain and will certainly try the water fast to shrink them fibroids. Hopefully it works as I so desperately want to conceive. Thanks again
FIBROID SHRINKER, thank you for this blog. Just found your blog and am thankful for all the information. I have 7 fibroids, the largest being the size of an orange and the others almost smaller then that. I have been in and out of hospital twice already because of the heavy bleeding and pain and decided not to have an operation. I have stopped all dairy products and all food and drinks that contains sugar. I have also tried the water fast but only got through the 2nd day but i felt a big change where the fibroid was, i actually shrank. And yes i had pain where the fibroids are and where my kidney is while doing a fruit fast before the water fast and really dont have an explaination for that. But, i am ready for another water fast ( may be beat the 2day) and i should go on for 3 days this time.. For all you out there with fibroids, i encourage you to do the water fast, dont procrastinate, just do it.
Hi.
My name is Lucky and just y'day was told about myomectomy and hysterectomy - all within a few minutes of being told about being put ob birth control pills or an injection whose effects last for 3 months.
It was alot to take in but it was spelt/spilt out. I was amazed at how cool /calm i was. So rather than take the solutions being offered whose side effects are many and not full shared I took off on a journey to find natural cures. this blog was one of the search results ... hooray! I know God led me here. Thank you all for sharing. I have drawn courage and comfort from your sharing.
Are there any people whose fibroids disappeared using natural methods?
It would be so encouraging to hear from them.
Thanks.
With best regards
Lucky
I'm glad your experiemeny was a success ..I was diagnosed with fibroids about ten years ago ..maybe more years than that ...I rather do it naturally,but my t
rust is in the Lord for sure ..
My wife was diagnosed with fibroid tumors 8 years ago right after a DNC they started to increase in quantity and volume 4 years ago. 4 years ago the heavy bleeding started with hemorrhage for almost 2 weeks per month. At on point her iron level was below 40% dangerous enough to have a earth attack and high anemia. Of course most of the doctors suggested myomectomy or hysterectomy which was totally out of question $$$$$. I searched for weeks to find a natural cure to giver her a chance to get better i put her on 18 different types of herbs and super foods that gave some result like stopping the hemorrhage but that didn't stop the tumors from growing. 6 month ago we when to a special MRI treatment presentation that was more affordable for us. However after the MRI all our hopes were destroyed. She have 3 tumors of 12 cm 2 of 8 cm and 3 more that are growing. The doctor told her that in all her career she never saw anything like it. She look like 6 months pregnant but specially because she was not in paint and without heavy bleeding or other symptoms ( probably because of all the herbs and super food I'm now feeding her). Sadly because of the size of the tumors the treatment was simply not possible and guess what hysterectomy word came back and even an experimental treatment so basically using my wife has a guinea pig.
Back to the computer for more reaches i found a Chinese treatment (
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Details about Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan) couple with B-17 or amygdalin. Her periods are now almost normal she have lost 1 inch from a waist 36 to 35 ( she's 5,3 148lbs) lost 2 pounds and full of energy. This month Jan. 2017 her period are better than ever. However i was still not happy so after more research i found that the body can't heel itself in an acid environment. So i have just bought a water ionizer to help us clean ''our'' body because i will use it too!. Let see what will happen in a couple months.
Dna
Hello Dna,
Thanks much for sharing. Sorry to hear about your wife's troubles but glad that what you are doing is working. Curious where you got the B-17? How much of it is she taking (and how much of the Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan). I have heard not so great things about the B-!7, e.g. http://www.drweil.com/vitamins-supplements-herbs/vitamins/do-you-need-vitamin-b17/
Hello Lucky, Sorry for the delayed response and thanks for your kind words. I have seen anecdotal reports of people shrinking their fibroids and some women commenting on this blog have made progress. What works for each person seems to be different though. How are you doing?
I had 4 fribrios and 1cyst I bought womb sweep and Castro oil from petalwise. Com. After drinking the womb sweep for a month and a half and rubbing Castro oil on my stomach at night I saw great improvements. I also did an ultrasound on July 13th 2017 and it was proof that it worked. The test showed that I only had 2 more fribrios but it grew a little. So am going to continue the womb sweep until it's all gone and am going to eat healthy now. I wasn't eating healthy so I'll update in 3months when I do another ultrasound!
Hi, thanks for your blog. I have a 7cm fibroid inside my uterus and a 3cm that's intramural. I've been trying to convince for about a year now :(.
So far, I've been taking Apple cider vinegar and black strap molasses for about a month. I've just included baking soda. Would go for a scan in two weeks and would be back here with some positive news. Did you succeed in your quest?
Skyler
Green tea might be one of the reasons everything u are using is not working because most of the green tea contains caffeine which increase the size of the fibroids
Hello Skyler, Hope you have some positive news from your scan, please share.
Unfortunately as for me I'm still trying to shrink my fibroids.
Tpsrachel, that's great news please keep us posted on continuing progress
Hi, you might find this information about water fasting interesting: https://detox.net.au/detox/how-to-fast/water-fasting/
I also think you need to follow a holistic program whatever you do for whatever period your body needs to heal the fibroid. Depending on how long you already have the fibroid this may be an extended period. A holistic program includes diet (organic because of the pesticides and others that can contribute to fibroids; no animal products but fresh vegetables and fruits; keep it simple for now; there are great natural recipes to find on the internet), estrogen-lowering supplements such as DIM or Indole-3 Carbinol combined with Calcium- D-Glucarate (DIM needs to be taken together with Glucarate because otherwise Estrogen might get recycled), B-Vitamins and Vitamin C (natural not synthetic!!), Zinc, Omega complex EPA+DHA, enzymes (except papain which can block progesterone), natural progesterone if fibroid is not too big (if it is, slow start with only very little), Lugols Iodine (strong detoxifier as well), frankincense, curcumin (+piperin), dandelion root --- best are natural products without fillers, etc; then detoxification of colon, liver and the whole body; stress reduction and management; exercise; prayer; sleeping well and not too late; keeping away from radiation. Such holistic programs have led to reduction and complete healing of fibroids and they address the root causes so they won't return. Everyone will have to address those root causes no matter which treatment they chose. And always remember: You can do it! Others have done it before!
Also --- I nearly forgot --- this is very important: There are lots of xenoestrogens in plastic, many personal care products, cosmetics, etc which all contribute to fibroids. It's very important to eliminate those. Here is a very good article with important information on what to avoid and what is good to go: http://clearwoman.com/uterine-fibroids/
In fact there were women who did a complete program but for lack of information had harmful care products and came into contact with lots of xenoestrogens. This way they failed to make progress. When they eliminated those harmful products from their lives, however, in addition to the program they were doing, they were finally successful in getting rid of their fibroids.
Then --- psychologically --- there might be conflicts that need to be resolved. Stress raises cortisol which takes away from progesterone which is needed to balance estrogen.
Iodine (in concert with Vitamin C and EPA+DHA which are the active form of Omega 3 needed) and Chaste Berry extract raise progesterone levels naturally.
As for the diet, it's not sufficient to go veggie, but it's important to also eliminate refined sugar and gluten-containing flour on which fibroids can feed.
There is a lot of information and things to do which can be overwhelming. :) No worry. Best to start step after step, one thing after another and build it up to a holistic program. I hope this will help someone.
Can u pls help me how to take A water fasting i also had a fibroid tumor...thank u
Hello Lorybel,
I have not done it myself but there are instructions here https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319835.php
Please be careful to do it safely.
As of April 2018 I don't take the womb sweep anymore from petalwise. Com because it's kind of expensive to ship it to Canada. I eat alot healthier and I drink crush garlic with warm water at night. And I juice 1 beet, 1carrot 1apple and a piece of ginger and juice it almost everyday. I have not gone back to get an ultrasound yet I tried but the doctor won't give me the OK. But will go to another doctor to get the paperwork to get an ultrasound soon. I don't eat alot of meat, I work out 3days a week.my periods are not heavy anymore and is quite short 3days. I don't have alot of pain anymore and I can go to work on my period now. Will update again when I get my ultrasound hopefully the last 2 remaining fibroids are gone.
I still do the castro oil rub but now I use a heating pad. I juice an apple, a carrot, and a beet with a piece of ginger most days. I don't drink the tea from petalwise. Com anymore because it's kind of expensive to ship to Canada. I eat alot healthier now. I don't know if the latest two fibroids are still there because I have not gone back for an ultrasound yet. I drink crushed garlic with water at night. My periods have gotten shorter 3 days. Before it would be 7-10 days. And am not in alot of pain anymore. I am able to go to work on my cycle now. I don't eat meat-chicken or beef. I don't drink milk and I don't war alot of sweets. Will update when I get ultrasound soon hopefully I don't have fibroids anymore.
Thanks so much for the update Tps Rachel. Let us know how your ultrasound goes!
I'll really love to try this water fasting,just that all treatment makes one look slim... We'll surely fight it to the end
Anonymous, I have fibroid. I hv been battling with it for 10years now. I tried doing the water fast. But could not continue. Cos I was anaemic. I had to give it a break. And I am taking hot water.i feel it will shrink it. Just started today.
Hi, I have battling with fibroid for over years. The last doctor visited recommended hysterectomy when I am trying to conceive. I decided not visit the doctor anymore. I was doing the water fasting and stopped due to anaemic state I was. When I visited this site it gave me hope to continue with it. I just started taking hot water today.i trust it will work..
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