Try a cold pack. If warmth doesn't work, you may be one of the women who finds more relief from cold than heat, Sinn adds. Place the ice pack on your lower abdominal area. Exercise for relief. Exercise reduces estrogen levels, which may slow the growth of endometriosis.
Exercise also increases the body's production of endorphins, natural pain-blocking substances.
Try gentle exercise such as walking, because jarring exercise can pull on adhesions and scar tissue. Nancy Fletcher, who was diagnosed as having endometriosis in 1980 and is the support program and development coordinator for the Endometriosis Association, walks 2 miles a day and runs about 4 miles three times a week. She finds that exercise, along with a positive outlook on life, has an impact on alleviating her symptoms. Cut your caffeine. Caffeine, in soda, tea, or coffee, seems to aggravate the pain in some women, according to Dr. Nezhat.