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    So as you know every 4th week in a month I get my period like everyone else but right before I get mine, my stomach swells up so bad, like I look fat as hell, I already have a booty and thighs so when my stomach is all bloated I feel I look like a fat girl. I am not exaggerating either, my stomach gets very big even some people that are close to me comment on it and I am like omg I know, its like I am pregnant or something. My question is, does anyone know of anything you can do to make this stomach swelling not so bad? Diuretic pills maybe?

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    There's an herbal tea that's better for you than the direutic..darn if I can remember it though. I know peppermint is good for digestion, also ginger. Try to keep away from salt/salty food as much as possible.


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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    I notice a huge difference if I've been eating well. In particular, getting Greek yogurt in my diet daily seems to help with my waistline throughout the month. Water pills might help, but I didn't much like them.

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    I find soaking in a bathtub filled with water and a cup of epsom salts helps me. And like mentioned above avoid eating salty food.

    From personal experience, I find diuretic pills are awful for bloating. They fill my belly with gas really badly after clearing me out, or at least that's the case for me anyway. Having a giant gas filled belly fucking sucks.. not to mention what happens afterwards. :-/

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    Hmm, good tips ladies, thanks! I hear the commercials about activia and how its supposed to help w losing weight but never though of greek yogurt..

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    Ava-- do you keep track at all of your sodium intake?

    I've been eating a lot of fiber from fruits and veggies and noticed I didn't have the period bloat this last time around. However, I think that also had a lot to do with me having less processed food (though I'd still occasionally have it) especially things like soda or pizza. Sodium makes me very puffy all over my body.

    Diuretics could help but I think you should just, for now, drink a LOT of water, try to sweat via sauna or working out, and try to eat a lot of fiber and slowly start phasing out the biggest sources of sodium intake in your diet (whatever that may be.)

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    Eating foods with potassium helps with water retention. I always have bananas, coconut water and Aloe Vera juice on hand during that time of the month. I know water pills don't work for everyone, but WaterEx from GNC always has seemed to help me out without side effects.

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    I dont keep tract of my sodium intake, that may have lots to do w it. Also, Ive heard alot of good things about drinking aloe vera for anti aging and acne, etc. I might try that, do u know where you can buy it organic? trader joes or whole foods maybe? and what do you mix it with to make it taste better?

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    On the plus side, I notice my eye bags/undereye darkness also goes down a lot when I have less sodium. I look a little shitty today from all the hot dogs I was eating yesterday for the fourth

    Aloe Vera can be mixed into anything I think. I've had it in fruit juice, and I've heard people adding it to their blended smoothies. Kind of has a texture like tapioca that I find pleasant. If you have a really good blender, I think the cheapest way is to just buy your own aloe vera plant and learn to fillet the leaves (or stalks? Whatever they're called.) Otherwise I know whole foods has big jugs of it and Trader joe's probably has it too. I'm under the impression it's popular in some Mexican drinks, so you might find some at a Latin food grocery though I've never personally checked.

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    I buy my aloe Vera juice at Whole Foods. I just drink it out of the bottle it comes in, or sometimes mix it into my fruit smoothies. I love the taste of it too!

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    Eat lots of fiber and stay away from anything with too much salt. Salt bloats you even more.

    What I like to do during that time of the month is a take hot bath. I don't know if it necessarily does something for the bloating but it sure does make you feel better at least.

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    drink hot green tea

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    Default Re: period bloating, what can you do about it!?

    I have the EXACT same problem and body type and can totally relate! I have curvy hips and big boobs with a generally flat stomach but when the TOM comes I just lsook like a fat girl, literally! I can hardly fit in the same clothes it'S so bad. I find the only thing that helps me is Midol, the PMS formula

    http://www.midol.ca

    I've tried many natural ways but nothing works as well as this. I can literally feel my stomach getting close to normal in less than an hour.

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