When Did You Realize Your Period Pain Wasn’t Actually Normal?

For a long time I thought my symptoms were just “normal period problems,” especially since I’m active and generally healthy. It took a diagnosis of early-stage endometriosis to realize that what I was experiencing wasn’t something I should have ignored.

Since then, I’ve been paying closer attention to lifestyle changes and how they affect my symptoms, like reducing smoking and alcohol and focusing more on recovery and inflammation.

Has anyone else noticed certain lifestyle changes that actually made a difference for their endometriosis symptoms?