Evaluation of Nutritional Status, Eating Habits and Improvement of Symptoms With a Nutritional Intervention in Women With enDometriosis

Evaluation of Nutritional Status, Eating Habits and Improvement of Symptoms With a Nutritional Intervention in Women With enDometriosis and chrOnic Pelvic Pain

The study aims to investigate the nutritional status and eating habits of women suffering from endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain in relation to describe the possible improvement of clinical symptoms following a nutritional intervention.

The primary aim is to describe and evaluate the impact of nutritional intervention on clinical symptoms (pain, quality of life and intestinal function) in women suffering from endometriosis with chronic pelvic pain.

The first secondary aim will be to describe and evaluate the impact of the nutritional intervention by describing the changes in some specific areas of the patients (sexual, psychological) together with the quantification of some routine blood chemistry parameters (inflammatory markers, levels of proteins and vitamins) .

The second secondary objective will be aimed at describing the changes in clinical symptoms and the parameters mentioned above in patients based on the severity/stage of the pathologies under study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of endometriosis +/- chronic pelvic pain
• No menopause (at least 1 menstrual cycle in the previous 6 months)
• Informed consent from the patient and / or an authorized legal representative

Exclusion Criteria:

• Postmenopause
• Pregnancy
• Hysterectomy or oophorectomy
• Chronic diseases that affect the gastrointestinal absorption of nutrients (celiac disease, Chron's disease, ulcerative colitis, cystic fibrosis)
• History of kidney stones, cancer (except basal cell carcinoma) or diabetes
• Modification in the course of the therapeutic intervention of the therapy for endometriosis