help! OT: EXtreme Weight Gain!

  I started my period on Wednesday, My friend and I got rear ended Thursday night. I have nothing broken, just still very sore, and the accident aggravated the muscles in my back. Sense Wednesday I have gained 11 pounds! Now that's seriously ridiculous! Mind you I'm on Hydrocodone, and a muscle relaxer, so I'm thinking that I may be a little constipated due to the relaxer, and hydrocodone. I have never seen this # on the scale in over 3 years when I was losing my weight right after surgery. I need help. What in the heck is going on? I never let myself creep up like this. But this wasn't really creeping up it was all at once in less then 2 days! Anyone have any advise? I'm thinking about crash dieting for 2 days because this is really ridiculous!

Its pretty impossible to gain that much weight in fat in such a short period of time, and it doesn't sound like you've been eating out of control or anything. So crash dieting is not going to do you any good, and will probably do you some harm. Just take care of yourself and your back. The weight from water or your bowels or whatever will come off soon. Sorry you got hurt! I'm glad it wasn't any worse for you.

Stress like that and the meds can cause you to retain fluid. Any injury to the body can cause swelling and the body will take on fluids to repair itself! Drink lots of water and get some rest! Glad noone was seriously injured! Crash dieting is probably not smart. I would just keep doing what you have been, up the protein and fluids and let your body heal!