YES, and it can even cause a bowel obstruction in advanced cases. Bowel Endometriosis is found in nearly 35% of all women with Endometriosis - and at a *50% incidence rate* in patients with severe forms of the disease (stages III and IV). Anyone telling you that it can't does not have even basic understanding of the research on this disease. It has been documented in every single area of the body from the brain to the skin, and even recently in the nasocrimal duct of a patient. Hope that helps.
2006-09-27 02:13:38
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answered by Endo 6
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This info is from this website: www.endometriosisassn.org. Go to that website and read all the info they have. Or just do a search online. You will find out anything you need to know about it.
What is Endometriosis?
Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease that affects 5 1/2 million women and girls in the USA and Canada, and millions more worldwide. It occurs when tissue like that which lines the uterus (tissue called the endometrium) is found outside the uterus -- usually in the abdomen on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments that support the uterus; the area between the vagina and rectum; the outer surface of the uterus; and the lining of the pelvic cavity. Other sites for these endometrial growths may include the bladder, bowel, vagina, cervix, vulva, and in abdominal surgical scars. Less commonly they are found in the lung, arm, thigh, and other locations.
This misplaced tissue develops into growths or lesions which respond to the menstrual cycle in the same way that the tissue of the uterine lining does: each month the tissue builds up, breaks down, and sheds. Menstrual blood flows from the uterus and out of the body through the vagina, but the blood and tissue shed from endometrial growths has no way of leaving the body. This results in internal bleeding, breakdown of the blood and tissue from the lesions, and inflammation -- and can cause pain, infertility, scar tissue formation, adhesions, and bowel problems.
2006-09-26 15:02:12
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answered by JAY & WYNNE S 2
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Endometriosis is a painful, chronic disease that affects 5 1/2 million women and girls in the USA and Canada, and millions more worldwide. It occurs when tissue like that which lines the uterus (tissue called the endometrium) is found outside the uterus -- usually in the abdomen on the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and ligaments that support the uterus; the area between the vagina and rectum; the outer surface of the uterus; and the lining of the pelvic cavity. Other sites for these endometrial growths may include the bladder, bowel, vagina, cervix, vulva, and in abdominal surgical scars. Less commonly they are found in the lung, arm, thigh, and other locations.
This misplaced tissue develops into growths or lesions which respond to the menstrual cycle in the same way that the tissue of the uterine lining does: each month the tissue builds up, breaks down, and sheds. Menstrual blood flows from the uterus and out of the body through the vagina, but the blood and tissue shed from endometrial growths has no way of leaving the body. This results in internal bleeding, breakdown of the blood and tissue from the lesions, and inflammation -- and can cause pain, infertility, scar tissue formation, adhesions, and bowel problems.
2006-09-26 15:02:18
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answered by Buffy Summers 6
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You really need to read "Endometriosis Bible & Violet Protocol" by Zoe Brown (also available in electronic format here: http://www.endometriosisbible.info ). It's about how to eradicate endometriosis disease forever. It worked for me, you will see results in only a matter of weeks. Good Luck!
2014-09-12 09:04:15
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answered by Anonymous
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No endometriosis is a blockage of the fallopian tubes... has nothing to do with GI.
2006-09-26 14:48:24
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answered by ♥Thanks For All The Fish♥ 3
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I don;t think so.. I think it is soley a probaby with the female reproductive system..
2006-09-26 14:44:02
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answered by limgrn_maria 4
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NO
2006-09-26 14:38:58
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answered by aaricka 4
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