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Old Thu, Feb-20-03, 15:17
*April S* *April S* is offline
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Plan: Insulin Resistant diet
Stats: 320/240/138
BF:44%/33%/19%
Progress: 44%
Location: Michigan
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Yep, unfortunately even on a low carb you usually have bloating and water retention somewhat with endo. My re said that you can hold as much as 8 to 10 pounds of water weight with it, especially if the endo is affecting your bowels too. I usually weigh 1 1/2 to 2 lbs lighter after I have been up for an hour. A good indication to tell if you are holding excess water is by looking at your eyelids when you wake up. Mine are always puffy when I first wake up.

Unfortunately I dont know of anything to help with it. BCP can slow down endo and the side effects may be lessened however you can still have bloating from that too.
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