Your views please.....

[flower]

Ladies,:wave:
If you were participating in a thread about 'infertility' and bantering about the why and where fors..
and a person of medical background suggested that what you needed to do was look at your diet..and eat well as the ANSWER.............

How would you honestly react?
Has anyone ever suggested this to you?
Is it a complete epiphany to you that all you had to do was eat good?
Has it occurred to you to ditch the carp(no..not fish...but deliberate typo) in preference for nutrition?
Curious and waiting with baited breath.

[greengables]

I think it would be hard to take, but I do know changing diet does wonders for other illnesses and stuff...

My best friend (who had her first baby just 7days ago) had been trying for 2 years to fall pregnant with no success. She was just about to get an operation for endemetriosis which was causing her fertility problems. While waiting for surgery, she changed her diet (and her husband did too) to be more healthy. And voila! she found out she was pregnant just days before going in for her surgery.

I have another friend with fertility issues (a differnt issue - polycystic syndrome) but her and her husband's diets are **** (lots of junk food!). She also gets bad headaches all the time. I think if they changed their diets it could help!

Diet has a lot to do with stuff....

[oleander]

In my case, diet was the answer to my infertility. I wasn't menstruating because I was underweight so the doctor suggested I gain a few kg's. I did this by eating rubbish food like choccie and ice cream, gained 3 kg's and started ovulating. I then got pregnant first try.

[flower]

MOGG...But that's my point...was it not obvious? Do you need to be told by a Medico to eat well and look after your temple?
O: Your situation is FOR Eating more...healthy I'm sure...but quite a twist!

Is it not obvious to women to look after their temple?
Honestly....Did you not think this was a good place to start?

[EcstaticEm]

I was peeved as heck when our doc brought it up, but he was right. It was def not our entire prob, but certainly helped. (specially with acidity of sperm and Mucus)

[sopolicha]

Nothing sensible to add of course, but has spring sprung early and bought out the lovely flower?

[flower]

Flowers are most temporary and fleeting......felt compelled through incredulousness to conduct social experiment.
Spring really yet to sproing.........................:rain:
Lots of winks however and jolly old waves.
Lets not put anyone off!

[Chickadee]

It should be common sense to eat well, but not everyone is going to make the link between nutrition and fertility. Especially as Em points out that the effect of our diet can be slighlty bizarre - I'd not have thought of a link between food and sperm/mucous acidity :confused:

But personally, if I was having trouble conceiving and was told to eat better, I'd be pretty ****ed off at the person. I don't think that solution applies to many people.

[poshBecks]

I think if you are very overweight it can make a difference. I know so many people who had trouble & once they lost some weight bingo... (me included).

[phineas]

Hmmm tough one.

I would think it was obvious though, that if you looked after your body, you would have a better chance of conceiving.

But I think, that if I were having trouble TTC, I'd be a little offended if someone suggested that a diet change would be the ANSWER - ie. that was my only problem.

But if they were suggesting it would help, I wouldn't be offended and I most certainly would take it on board :thumbsup:

I guess fertility problems are a touchy subject for many, and to be told that it's 'their fault' (even if not in those words), I can imagine why they would be offended.

But in saying that I completely agree that diet and fertility is strongly linked and it should the the first thing to look at if having problems :yes:

[plumptobump]

I cant say that I would be offended as I know that there is a strong link between nutrition and fertility. As many said, it should be common knowledge, but maybe just hearing it (again) from a medical professional might help it hit home. Im overweight and know that nutrition is so vital, but I think if I kept hearing it from doctors, I would be more vigilant with it?? Also, I think people's idea of good nutrition might be slightly incorrect. Some women might not know that cutting out wheat or dairy for instance may be required for their certain situation (am not necessarily in agreement with this, but use it for points sake). I think at the end of the day, it all comes down to the spirit that the person said it in. Was he/she trying to be genuinely helpful or condescending? Anyway, thats my .02...take it with a grain of salt. :)

Also, I agree that it shouldnt be provided as THE answer. I think that anyone who is having fertility troubles should look at diet changes, but that other options still need to be explored. Healthy couples still have trouble conceiving.....

[draught]

Long time no see oh floral one.

Personally, when my doctor told me that i was infertile and it was because I was overweight and that simply losing weight would solve all my problems I was devastated. I was carrying about 10kg over my ideal weight and was wearing size 14 clothes so knew that I wasn't skinny but didn't think it would be that much of a problem. Turns out that the doctor was, in my case, oversimplifying things, but in hindsight, without the overwrought emotions of the time, of course an improved diet did help things a lot.

I think that fertility is such an emotional issue that any suggestion that involves 'blame' such as a crappy diet, will not always be received well....no matter how logical it is. So a way to overcome could improve things I suppose.

Now I am rambling and need sleep.......but you get the gist.

[punkbaby]

i guess some people are lucky and just get pregnant so easily (hubby sais he has heman sperm LOL) but i think that its common knowledge that diet is a big factor for some people it doesnt hurt to try but surely if you have been TTC then you are well aware of this :)

[rynosmum]

I can fall pregnant relatively easily but have problems carrying babies to term.

I am well within BMI, have a healthy weight and eat a broad selection of fruit, veges and meats.

I have recently started investigating the relationship of my diet however through natural therapies. I have found immediately that I am deficient in Zinc - a major cause of M/C's - who knows what else will show up down the track. I take a multivitamin - I never would have expected this.

So....if a medical person told me to review my diet, I wouldn't be offended.

What is stupidity? Doing the same thing time and time again and expecting a different outcome. Change the game and never expect that you know everything...:detective:

Good to see you around again Flower :wave: