Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone has been able to shrink their fibroids naturally?
I have seen a lot of stuff on the internet but a lot of it is confusing. For example they say exercise more, eat more greens, eat organic foods, eat less meat etc
What if you already do all of the above and still have fibroids? I am 5.6 feet and weigh 53kg or 8.5 stones or so, meaning I am a bit underweight. I use almond milk with gluten free cereal. I am gluten and lactose intolerant so already I eliminate a lot of foods. I cannot imagine eliminating any more foods without having a dull life. I exercise at least 4 times a week – 2 or 3 times at the gym and walk at least 20mins – 30mins every day.
Please can anyone share their story of naturally shrinking fibroids?
Thank you very much 
Hi missy26092,
I tried the natural route too, but without success I'm afraid. My BMI was and is around 23.2 and I already exercised regularly. Having read a great deal about adopting a diet to minimise the effects of oestrogen, I ate less meat, more fruit and veg, cut out alcohol, drank green tea etc but unfortunately it didn't make any difference. I finally had my huge fibroid removed last May and it was such a relief. I have kept up the healthy changes to my diet though and have added running into my exercise routine and lost a further 8 lbs so it wasn't a wasted effort!
pardon my english. i am 22 years old.. unmarried.. i have 2 fibroids 5 cm and 6 cm.. i am really worried about them because i want to get pregnant someday.. but my fibroids are increasing rapidly.. i really need advice as well as emotional support. i am fighting with heavy bleeding for 4 years. now i can not get up while i am menstruating due to heavy bleeding and pain i have to change my pad every 15 to 20 minutes and i bleed for 16 to 17 days a month. i could not continue my study i can not do a job even i can not move around my house in those days. it feels like my life is almost over..
and those who are coping with heavy bleeding please share your experience how you manage bleeding. i am loosing aprox 1.5 litter blood every month.. i am super anemic .. i take 200 mg element iron every day but still unable to meet my blood count.
i am thinking to get myomectomy but my doctor says that i am too young for a surgery.. i also want to shrink my fibroids naturally i have tried a good diet and excersise but no good came out
Hi Missy,
I was dignosed 18 months ago with 3 fibroids from apple sized to pea size. I did loads of research and started on a strict diet:
No wheat flour/ gluten
No white rice (only brown)
No dairy, meat, eggs, tea or coffee.
Did eat oily fish, fruit veg, beans, lentils,
1 tsp of apple cidar vinegar with bit of water to make it do down
Also read anti estrogenic diet book (took some pointers from there) i have a copy if you would like it.
The results are not great but also not bad, still have to go for a scan, but have to say can feel the fibroids have grown as i am also slim and they are very visible now. on a good note the period pains and cramps disappeared but was still bleeding heavily, which has not resulted in being so anemic i needed 2 unit blood transfusion.
So I think for me its not worked and the only option now is to get them removed, unless i can stop the bleeding then i can just live with the bump
just an update from a scan i have had. unfortuntly the fibroids did not shrink, they grew by 4cm in 18months, so although they did not shrink i'll never know if they would have grown more than they did in the 18 months.
Hi
I have a cluster of them and im currently shrinking them naturally now, if you want them to go away you must change your lifestyle period. I eat no refined sugars because fibroids feed off sugar in the blood,that's what makes them grow. I eat organic vegetables and fruit not a lot of juicing that takes away a lot of nutrients and fiber. And no red meat just fish. Also i take baking soda and lemon juice 4x daily to detox the liver. My uterus was measuring 15.5 in july when i had the blood transfusion, im now at 13.9. Good luck and stay healthy!
How do you mix the baking soda and lemon juice? I also heard that Braggs Apple Cider mixed with honey or Black Strap Molasses can shrink fibroids. I also heard that rubbing castor oil on yout belly before bedtime can help.
hello you mix one and a half teaspoons of baking soda with two teaspoons of lemon juice with water 4x a day. Use only organic lemons mix in a glass with 7 ounces of water.stay away from any refined sugar.sugar actually make the fibroid tumors grow.Castor oil actually helps with the pain it really don't shrink the tumors however taking the baking soda and lemon juice will ease the pain as well.
Hi missy26093, I was just wondering how your journey has been since trying to reduce the fibroids. Have they shrunk?
Hi deanne2,
you just have had you fibroids removed or also your uterus? Was just wondering cause I have mine like a 3 months pregnant now like the doctor told me like a grapefruit size the biggest 1 and I have more maybe 5 of them but the biggest 1 is like grapefruite size.
Hi Jane,
I had just the fibroid removed, everything else was left where it should be and fingers crossed I have had no further problems eighteen months on. I had to pay privately to avoid a hysterectomy, but in my opinion it was well worth it! My uterus was huge because of the fibroid, about the size of 28 week pregnancy the doc said.
Wow 28 week! Bigger than mine. How many counts of fibroids do you have if you don't mind asking. Thank you so much for your reply.
Is your stomach flattened now? Compare that time that you still have your fibroids? I will try to go naturally if I could, I hope it will shrink after 6 months. My doc told me that we're going observe about 6 months from now. Then will see if my fibroids will get bigger or not.
There was one just one big fibroid and my stomach is completely back to normal!
i have been told my uterus is 21 weeks in size. At the last count it was 5 in total - one grapefuit size, apple size, plum size and smaller peanut size ones, did start off with 3 much smaller but 1 year after trying to shrink naturally they got worse. Can't wait for my stomach to go, opting to have open myomectomy. Wish you all the best jane as the natural route can work for some people.
HI thack,
Well I read a lot of what people said about reducing fibroids naturally but I didnt get any clear enough information that I could follow. The thing is I already exercise 3 times a week and already follow a dairy and gluten free diet. I dont drink much (one glass once or twice a month) no coffee or tea,so I didnt feel that making any more changes will have any effect, I had 8 fibroids, 3 of them being abround 5-6cm so in the end I opted for OPEN MYOMECTOMY surgery. Best thing I did. My tummy is slowly going back to normal and I can start to see the outline again i'm very very pleased. I have a c-section scar that whenever I look at makes my smile -it almost serves as a reminder of the ordeal I had with fibroids. Although they are gone I am still keeping to a healthy diet to prevent them coming back.
How are things going for you?
Hi missy, I to follow s similar diet - no diary, no gluten, no meat, no tea, no coffee but my fib's still grew from 7 cm to 11cm, so now will also have open myomectomy, in conjuction with Esyma which can shrink them. Can I ask you how long you have been recovering from it, as worried about the immediate after and then how long till i can at least move around the house.
Thank you for responding...I pray you are fibroid free from here on out : )
Hi fibroidy,
I also took Esmya which I found great - Esmya reduced my fibroids significantly. However I didnt do anything else after the initial course and left it about 7 months and in that time the largest fibroids re-grew to around 7cm. So in the end I opted for surgery. I took GNRHs hormonne injections for 3 months - they shrunk the fibroids rather quickly so that in 3 months the largest fbs measured 4cm.There were nasty side effects though which lasted up to 3months after I finished the course.
In terms of the actual surgery, it wasnt so bad AT ALL. I was given morphine the first day but didnt use much. The nurses commented on how my morphine was almost unused and they said i was doing really well. I was on paracetamol for 3 days after surgery. The nurses make you start moving from day 1. I was moving from day 2 but would say it was a bit hard. I took 5 days out to fully readjust. It was uncomfortable to walk around and coughing or lauging hurt, just make sure to use a pillow to hold the area. Your tummy will look swollen for maybe a month but it will gradually reduce in size. I went back to work after 6 weeks but to be honest felt fine from 3 weeks in. I did a lot of exercise prior to surgery and this helped me bounce back quite quickly. All in all I would say whatever discomfort I felt was no where near as bad as I thought and I will do it again knowing all of this. If you need more tips please ask I am happy to share exact details of my experience. Dont worry at all.
I'm currently undergoing acupuncture and taking Resolve Lower for my fibroid. I've significantly reduced the amount of dairy and gluten I consume and have even stopped drinking coffee, barely consume alcohol, and drink herbal teas prescribed by my Doctor of Oriental Medicine. We'll see what happens. My fibroid is 8x8x9 cm, and I will get another ultrasound in January. I plan on increasing my amount of cardiovascular exercise, too. Hopefully that'll help.