I'm not pregnant (at least I don't think so) But I swell up from the IBS. Still I can't seem to gain enough weight to fit into normal clothes. It's embarressing. I buy the same size clothes as my 12 year old daughter. And when I complain about it people say "I wish I had that problem!" and I"m like "be careful what you wish for!" Does the potatoe thing really work? I just can't eat alot because when I do I feel sick. Just venting along with you I have no adivce so I'm going to read the rest of these posts now.