{"id":9036,"date":"2022-02-03T12:17:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fatimasaib.co.za\/?p=9036"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:17:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:17:14","slug":"pcos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fatimasaib.co.za\/index.php\/2022\/02\/03\/pcos\/","title":{"rendered":"The PCOS Journey – Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No, I’m not pregnant” the amount of times I’ve had to answer this question recently is utterly ridiculous (BTW, if you have to ask someone if they’re pregnant then maybe consider that it’s actually not your business to know in the first place). If you follow me on Instagram<\/a>, then you might have come across my post all about my PCOS and current fertility struggles. This blog post is mainly based on that very first post that kickstarted the whole conversation except now, I am going to delve a little deeper and share a little bit more about my journey, what I’ve been doing and the resources that I have been finding helpful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Nearly a year ago I started feeling like something was wrong with my body. My period disappeared for months and I suddenly picked up 10kgs. My arms, tummy and chin were unrecognisable and I had no idea why. After tests, I found out that I had PCOS – at least 25 cysts on my ovaries. This news was the biggest shock and while I suspected that something was wrong, I never thought it would be this. I felt (and still do feel) hopeless and as if nothing is working. I’ve blocked family members who thought it might be funny to constantly ask me if I’m “sure” I’m not pregnant. I feel as if I’ve done every diet out there to try and help but have come to the realisation that cutting out gluten, dairy and sugar by quite a bit makes a huge difference. A combination of Rushtush and Aimee Raupp’s Egg Quality Diet has been what I’ve been leaning towards and following and while I am still struggling to lose weight, good, nourishing food makes me feel incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who have known me for years know that I also have fibromyalgia and since both fibro and PCOS are caused by inflammation, I figured that they were related. While I did get lots of my cravings under control due to cutting out dairy, sugar and gluten, this is still something that I struggle with on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve also been going for regular acupuncture (at Blissful Acupuncture) which has been an incredible help with helping me get my period back and I’ve seen great results so far. After just 2 sessions (once a week), my period came back after being gone for a few months. We also did some moxibustion along with the fertility acupuncture when I was on my period and it really helped me feel calm and experience less pain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A post shared by Dr. Prinisha Jugroop (@blissful_acupuncture)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>