Life With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

I am a person living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and not a medical expert.This page contains personal opinions that are not intended as medical advice. The contents are not intended to diagnose, treat or give a medical opinion.

The information here is no substitute for medical diagnosis and guidance. Consult a physician in all matters relating to health, particularly concerning any symptoms that may require diagnosis or medical attention. Never disregard medical advice, or delay or change treatment because of something you have read here. For assistance with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or any other medical condition, always consult a qualified healthcare professional. You health is your responsibility.

My advice on this is to follow your doctors advice for your condition.

Do not go for fad diets or diets that exclude certain food groups altogether, these are not healthy , generally not necessary and could do you more harm than good.

It may depend to some extent whether you are a healthy weight, overweight or obese what diet you need to follow and should seek your doctors advice on this. Many women with PCOS have gained weight very easily, are overweight and struggle to lose weight, it is just often part of the condition so be kind to yourself and eat as healthy as possible.

In general it is seem of benefit to follow a low GI diet, one that is OK for people with diabetes. Avoid all sweet and sugary foods, white bread, cakes, white rice and white pasta and eat the wholemeal versions instead. Avoid those foods that are high GI. This is really a very healthy diet and one that can help you to manage PCOS more effectively and if you need to give you the best chance of weight loss.

It can seem quite complicated at first so I have included a few links to help you recognise low and high gi foods. The PCOS for Dummies book listed at the beginning of this article also gives very straightforward descriptions about diet so please if you can get that it will be useful to you. The advice there is what I am following to eat as healthy as possible and to try to lose weight.

If you are unsure or have other health difficulties please talk with your doctor or a qualified dietition

When I was diagnosed with PCOS I was advised to exercise on a regular basis. I am one of the women who needs to lose weight so this is even more important for me. I was already doing regular exercise but needed to take it up a notch.

I was advised to do a mix of cardio and weights. So I do band weight resistance work, swimming and fast walking. I have also built in pilates and yoga in to my exercise regime. I enjoy gardening so do that as well. Of course as I have a back issue as well I do need to be careful bit I do my Lose the back pain exercises whenever I need to and keep my back in good condition as well.

It is important to choose exercise that you will do and that you enjoy and to have a variety of exercise so that you do not get bored.

What you can do to start with will depend on your current weight and fitness levels so do check with a doctor first before starting any new fitness regime.

Equally important is to exercise as part of your day, so take the stairs instead of the lift, stand up when taking a phone call, walk to the water cooler more often, walk at lunchtime after your meal, be more active around the house etc

I was diagnosed with hypothyroid before I was diagnosed with PCOS. After a period of monitoring where I was very borderline Hypothyroid my body went over the levels it should be and my Doctor and I decided it was best to go on medication. This helped a lot but he suspected something else was going on as well by this stage and had a comprehensive blood test done and it came out with a diagnosis of PCOS as well.

I am not trying to worry anyone but please if you have either PCOS or hypothyroid do get checked for the other condition. There seems to be increasing evidence that the two can be linked in some way.

It does not mean you will have it but if you do you will make better progress if both are diagnosed and treated.

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