The Doctor said “You have a cyst on your left kidney and maybe one on an ovary. I want more pictures.” My first thought was to wonder if the ovarian cysts cure works for kidney cysts. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. The pain was in the vicinity of my lowest left rib. And it had been bothering me for a while. Not as debilitating as I know an ovarian cyst can be, but painful enough to send me to the doctor. (A trip I try to avoid.)

The Doctor told me they would do nothing different for the kidney cyst than for the ovarian cyst, (the further pictures had found one,) which is do nothing for 2 – 3 months and see how it goes. Coincidentally, I had recently read about a natural way to cure ovarian cysts. Natural is my preference. If it is available, and my doctor concurs I will always go that way. In this case she gave me the go ahead.

My reasons for preferring natural methods are simply respect for my body. The common treatments for ovarian cysts are drugs and surgery. I was happy to try the natural method before we chose something more severe.

The surgery usually preferred for ovarian cysts is laproscopic, but it is still surgery; still an invasion of the body; still with inherent risks. If they do laproscopic surgery they will insert an instrument that is a tiny camera into your abdomen through a small slit near the navel. When they can see their target they will remove it by way of another small incision near the groin area. This description is very brief and of course every situation is unique. None the less, I was glad to avoid it.

The other often used treatment for ovarian cyst is hormone drugs. This just doesn’t make sense to me at all. Screwed up hormones may contribute to the forming of ovarian cysts. Why would I want to take a drug that could do unnatural things to my hormonal balance? No thanks.

The natural method deals with diet, recommending high fiber fruits and vegetables, avoiding caffeine (don’t forget that colas can be high caffeine) and alcohol. It deals with exercise, recommending walking for everyone, and more if you can do it. It also includes specific exercises which take the pressure off the cysts and thereby ease your pain. The tension in your whole body that can be brought about by stress is a definite contributor to a painful cyst. A natural treatment will teach you ways to ease stress and help heal your cysts.

For me, the best thing about natural ovarian cyst cures is that they get to the root cause of the problem. Thereby removing the probability of re-occurring cysts. Drugs and surgery deal with the immediate cysts, but are not guaranteed to stop future development, and the chances are high that they will return. Hormone drugs that control ovulation (or prevent it) do keep many women free of cysts as long as they stay on them. But, that is not my choice.

So I chose to follow a natural treatment plan for ovarian cysts with the hope (actually with the confidence) that it would also improve or cure my kidney cyst as well. I believe it did? When I saw my doctor again 10 weeks later I was cyst free. Did my choice of treatment clear up both kinds of cyst? Did they just go away by themselves? Who can say? I choose to believe in the plan I followed, and I am continuing it in the belief that I am healthier for it.