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Does anyone know how to get rid of bloat? I sweare to goodness I have retained about 5 pounds in water weight... my body is sooo swollen it is ridiculous. Soo if anyone knows how to get rid of this PLEASE tell me. I know I need to drink more water, and I have been but it just seems to add to everyting. :/
Posted on 04/29/07, 02:04 pm
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Reply #1 - 04/29/07  7:02pm
" i have beano before i eat things thatll give me gas and gasx whenever im bloated.
i do hope thought that this isn't ed talking sammer. "
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Reply #2 - 04/29/07  8:05pm
" no I am literally retaining water really bad... Plus, I think if it were ED it would be telling me it is all fat not water... which, it has been there for so many days, it might be fat... "
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Reply #3 - 04/29/07  8:10pm
" Its not fat Baby Girl and you already know exactly what to do. Green tea, extra water..FLUIDS. It will go away honey. I'm sorry you're bloated up. Feel better soon! xoxo "
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Reply #4 - 04/29/07  9:23pm
" Green tea helps with bloating? i didnt know that. the reason why we get so bloated (according to my doc) is that our tummys don't have the enzymes to break down the food anymore so it gets extra sensitive. "
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Reply #5 - 04/29/07  10:45pm
" Popcorn. I don't know why, but I was told to eat popcorn when I was pregnant and trying so hard not to purge but was very bloated and it worked! "
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Reply #6 - 04/29/07  11:01pm
" More fluids and time. It sucks but that's about the only healthy way :/ I know how you feel... I just got off of the IV yesterday and everyone who's been on an IV knows how much water those make you retain. Ugh. It goes away though... it always does. "
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Reply #7 - 04/30/07  12:18am
" wha? fluids help with the bloat too? i always thought that it made it worse. i don't know where i got that idea from lol. hmm..u learn something everyday.
hope youre feeling better sammer. "
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Reply #8 - 04/30/07  12:43am
" hi my ankles are really swollen tonight for some reason. usually only one is but today both are. i hope when i wake up tomorrow both are down. take care all and sorry this post did not really help..... "
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Reply #9 - 04/30/07  3:38pm
" I don't know, any time I take gasx and stuff like that I am constantly farting and stuff, not fun! "

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