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Which foods actually affect PCOS symptoms?

Real reactions from women with PCOS, broken down by symptom. Click any food to see the full breakdown and add your own one-click reaction.

10 women have contributed reactions so far.

Dairy (milk, cheese, yogurt)
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Gluten (bread, pasta, wheat)
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Refined sugar (sweets, soda, baked goods)
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Coffee (caffeinated)
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6 responses across 4 symptoms
Alcohol (wine, beer, spirits)
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6 responses across 4 symptoms
Soy (tofu, edamame, soy milk)
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Eggs
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Red meat (beef, lamb, pork)
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Spearmint tea
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Cinnamon
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7 responses across 3 symptoms

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How this works

PCOS is one of the most under-studied conditions in medicine, so most "is X bad for PCOS" answers online are guesses. Our community-data approach replaces guesses with real reactions: members get one-click email polls, anyone can vote from any results page, and every food has its responses broken down by symptom so you can see exactly what's known.

The more women add their reactions, the sharper the data gets, and the better the answer for the next woman who lands here from Google or ChatGPT.