Bloating besides the belly
#121519 - 11/13/04 02:26 PM
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Augie
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Was wondering if anyone else had trouble with retaining water in other areas besides the belly. I retain lots of water in my legs and ankles. Don't know if this is IBS related or if its another problem. I do have a bloated belly which I know is IBS!
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Constipation, pain prodominent,cramps, spasms and bloat!
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bump it
#122523 - 11/16/04 03:55 PM
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Augie
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Hello,
I am not an IBS expert but I don't belive that bloating in areas of your body besides the belly is a normal IBS specific symptom.
Sorry that I can't be of more help. 
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my face gets really round and swollen when my C is bad...not very pretty!! but at least I know what I'll look like pregnant!!
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Retaining fluid can actually be a sign of not getting enough water. So I'd say drink drink drink water and cut out sodium where you can. Other than that I don't really know. If it doesn't correct with extra water and getting bowels straightened out, I'd get a Dr to run bloodwork just to make sure nothing else it going on. GL!
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Michelle
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I agree...
#122556 - 11/16/04 04:52 PM
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Nelly
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Hi Augie! Try to limit your salt intake! You're retaining water in your legs which means you're keeping it in more than you're peeing it out. Water weight in the legs is uncomfortable and can inhibit effective exercise, so you have to stop absorbing sodium and retaining fluid, otherwise you'll find it harder and harder to got rid of it.
Cutting your salt intake will help. When I get too bloated I take an OTC diuretic for a couple of days. Not so long that I come to rely on it, but just enough to get rid of the uncomfortable sensation of feeling uneasy in my skin. Diuretics are not a good long-term solution.
I'm a self-injurer, and in the past I've cut myself to get rid of the bloated feeling. It's a bad way to live and I don't want to go back to that, so I'm careful that when I see the signs of getting uncomfortably bloated, I address the problem head-on with a good diet, less salt, and lots of chamomile tea to get things flowing.
Typical? Maybe not. Just a suggestion from someone who cares.
~surprisingly nelly~
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at least for me it does. And my IBS C feels like a perpetual pregnancy! Sometimes it looks like it too. Thank g-d for baggy sweaters! 
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I don't hardly have any salt in my diet at all. and never add any to anything, including rice, potatoes.
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I'd get your bloodwork done. Not to alarm you or anything, but that just doesn't "equate". Hope you get some answers!
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Michelle
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