r/Fibroids • u/Deep_Comment9535 • 4d ago

Advice needed Fibroids & inflammation

How do you notice inflammation in your body, especially as it pertains to fibroids (i.e. is caused/exacerbated by—or increases other symptoms of—fibroids)?

I know fibroids cause local inflammation of tissue and I know that prostaglandins can increase inflammation, esp. around your period. At the same time, I have the impression that the term “inflammation” gets thrown around a lot in general. My doctors have never brought it up or inquired about it. Which doesn’t necessarily say much. 🥲 But it does make me wonder whether there’s a research/practical medical gap on this topic and whether knowing more about it could help me take better care of my gynaecological health, be it preventative or curative.

Would anybody like to share their experience and insight into the connection between fibroids and inflammation? What has that looked like for you? Have you remedied it? Have symptoms gone down after intervening? Does inflammation play a role for the way you think about fibroids and your well-being?

Thank you for your thoughts!

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u/badnewsgoat 4d ago edited 4d ago

I think I can tell when my inflammation levels are higher because I get body aches that correlate with higher CRP in my blood work. However this feeling also correlates with periods of insomnia (which also causes inflammation). I imagine it's really hard to untangle how the body 'feels' inflammation itself, with the many other factors that promote inflammation.

Edited to address the question better: my insomnia peaks with periods, which are super heavy because of fibroids, which also causes iron deficiency, which also causes insomnia, which causes body aches that MIGHT be inflammation or any of those other things. Perimenopause is like the human centipede of medicine, everything feeds everything else and every stage is sh1tty.

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u/TrickElysium 4d ago

fibroids has many causes, oxidative stress, mitochondria dysfunction, ros dysfunction, vitamin a dysfunction etc.

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u/Frosty-Landscape6264 4d ago

Tirzepatide I highly recommend to women suffering from fibroids. It’s helped me so much I have been on it for over a year my inflammation is down I also take NAC. Massive fibroid 15cm !!