However, he says, there is a complete difference between pain due to endometriosis and period pain in an otherwise healthy lady. “Pain caused by endometriosis is a stabbing kind of pain while pain associated with normal menstruation is merely cramps and some discomfort,” he says. “But even this expensive venture of cleanliness did not work.”According to Dr Omanwa, endometriosis often affects a patient psychologically because it lowers the quality of life. Symptoms may include bloody stool and difficult bowel movements, difficulty urinating, painful intercourse and so on,” Dr Omanwa explains. Endometriosis, Amina says, can make one feel quite lonely.

Source: Standard Digital February 28, 2019 07:04 UTC