Question

So i am feeling bloaty...and yuck...I am not any where near time for my period. I have not lost any weight in a month and when i do eat even when i dont over eat i feel yucky like tight and i know i didnt over eat. SO you think maybe i should go on liquids for a day to clean myself out? i dunno....i am so bloated and i feel like i have gas trapped in my abdomin. i am burping alot.....any suggestions? OH FYI i started Birth control this month? could this cause it? J

Gas is caused by undigested food entering into the large intestines and being attacked by bacteria. You can try over the counter meds like gas X it has simethicone in it, and it bursts the little gas bubbles in your intestines. Also, I have found that drinking peppermint tea really helps control gas.....for a longer term solution you might try adding a probiotic to your diet. A good quality probiotic will help keep the bad bacteria (the kind that cause gas) in check...currelle (sp?) is suppose to be very good...I get mine at my local natural food store in the refrigerated section. If the issue with gas gets really bad...for instance if every time you eat you feel super bloated and gassy...you might need to talk to your doctor and get a prescription for an antibiotic like flagyl...it kills the bad bacteria in your intestines, and usually gets rid of gas in 2 or 3 days...but this is a last resort because it can reek havoc on your intestinal track. If you are on birth control pills, they do effect your hormone levels and may cause you to retain fluids. A liquid diet might help..or just cut your salt, drink a lot of water, and take a water pill. Scott

Aww sorry to hear you are feeling so yucky I have been feeling the same way too I also didn't loose an ounce this month....I actually gained I think I will try all liquids for a day to see what happens. Hope you feel better soon xoxoxoxo Corinna

I haave not been on this website in so long....I wondered why I did it today, and then I saw your post. I have lost 1 pound in a whole month, and it was the one pound that would finally make me 100 pounds lighter. I throw up more than I should, eat when I shouldn't and although I feel physically stronger, I am not doing nearly enough exercise. I want to succeed, not just settle for looking like an almost normal person. I haven't posted any new pictures, so maybe that would help kick me in the pants. I have been on antidepressents for more than 10 years and recently had them doubled, which helped the blues some. That trapped gas feeling is just wretched!! Thinner, but still struggling in Oregon.....

You know i had a conversation with my mom today...about a post that said some of us were let down..we thought the weight would change everything. Well i told her i had gone to a dr about my depression when i was heavy and the dr said to me i was depressed casue i was fat....HELLO no i was FAT cause I was DEPRESSED lol..so now that I am not fat i cant eat the way i want (even though i sometimes try and yes i throw up too and sometimes i feel like i ate to much and i make myself throw up...man do i need theropy) lol but my point is that losing this weight is not gonna make everything better like a band aid...even thugh i reallly really really wi**** would. AND i know i will get like a million post saying i should go to theropy and trust me i know i should but life is not so easy to pay for and get there to as well....but that is another post lol. anyway it makes me feel good knowing that others go through it to NOT THAT I WANT YOU TO just to make me feel better lol. anyway i am rambling the holidays tend to get me BLUE...i have been haveing anxiety attacks and the dr put me on something for them....sigh....life just gets more confusing lol J

Sometimes, I think we are the same person, but on different coasts. When you are binging before your period I am too, and when you go through the blues I do too. I've been on a bummer lately. I don't know why. Losing weight has been great but it sure hasn't fixed the issues in my life that were already there when I was fat. I have been eating stuff I shouldn't be and not taking my protein drink. For me Im doing a lot of the self loathing. I've come so far, and I dont want to mess it up, but I'm feeling blue right now. And no one around me really understands what I'm going through. I just feel like blah right now. I wish you lived closer so we could hang out and feel blah together.

Two months ago, my doc put me on BC pills to regulate me. I struggled with the exact same feelings you are describing. I even GAINED 4 pounds!!! I was bloaty and CRANKY!!! I stopped them, and have lost the 4 pounds and "feel" thinner again!! Much less puffiness too. I didnt tell the doc yet that I quit the BC. I have miserable periods, but Im not willing to feel yucky to alleviate it.