26/11/2025
Tell me why I’m not even flaring… but I put on a pair of pants with a firm waistband for 20 minutes, and now my belly is bloated and my body feels like it’s whispering the start of a flare?
This is the part of Endometriosis no one talks about.
The part that makes you feel “crazy” because it’s just clothes, right?
But the truth is ,women with Endo don’t just struggle with pain… we struggle with pressure.
And I don’t mean emotional pressure.
I mean literal, physical pressure on our abdomen.
A waistband.
Tight jeans.
Leggings that used to fit.
Even underwear on a bad day.
They push into an area that’s already inflamed, congested, tender, and holding more tension than our bodies let on.
They compress the fascia.
They irritate the organs.
They send micro-signals to a nervous system that’s already running hot.
And all of that can snowball into bloating, nausea, heaviness, and that slow “oh no…” feeling of a flare starting.
This morning I wasn’t flaring.
I genuinely felt… pretty okay.
Then I got dressed, went about my morning, and within minutes my belly swelled and the discomfort started crawling in.
I had to go get changed…again.
Not because I’m picky.
Not because I’m dramatic.
But because tight clothing can genuinely push my body past its threshold.
Women with Endo talk about this all the time, but it’s like a secret language only we understand:
The relief of unbottoning your jeans when no one’s looking.
The shift from “fine” to “flare-y” after a waistband digs in.
The frustration of feeling betrayed by something as simple as getting dressed.
If this is you too… solidarity sister! you’re not alone.
Your body isn’t overreacting.
It’s communicating.
And honestly? I’m done ignoring her.
This is why I choose softness.
Elastic waistbands.
Flowy pants.
Things that move with my body instead of fighting against it.
Because living with Endo means paying attention to the tiny things…
…before they become big things.
🤍 Ori | The Endo Coach