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TOM weight gain
| Mon, 05-19-2008 - 6:54pm |
Hi,
I just wanted to complain and see if anyone else has the same issue I do. I feel so bloated this month and have actually gained 6 lbs. in the past two days (due to water retention). Does anyone else have such a dramatic weight gain during their TOM and what do you do for it? I just feel really gross and bloated this month.

Some months are worse than others, but yeah, this is an issue for me too. My period was over a week early this month (pre-menopausal) and I was really freaking out that my belly was so big until I finally started, then I realized (and was actually relieved) that it was bloating.
I drink lots of water and watch the salt intake to help combat the bloat, but sometimes it's pretty bad anyway. I do get some comfort from reminding myself that it's just temporary water weight and not true, permanent weight gain.
Hope you feel better soon! :-)