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Dropping 4 lbs in 24 hours

gidgeclev
gidgeclev Posts: 103 Member
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That's got your attention I bet. Has anyone else had this amount of water retention due to a spinal arthritis flare up and taking the maximum dose of ibuprofen plus solpadol? I was a bit annoyed yesterday morning that I had appeared to have put on 4lbs but my back is improved, I stopped taking so much medication and this morning it had all gone. Is it the inflammation or the drugs? (it's not my scales - I can assure you it was water retention as I spent half the night peeing)

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  • MrsAgi
    MrsAgi Posts: 338 Member
    No arthritis, but I regularly fluctuate over 4lb in 24 hours. It doesn't mean anything TBH
  • SRH7
    SRH7 Posts: 2,037 Member
    My weight can go up and down by 4lbs without me even blinking. I suspect it probably has to do with water retention due to salt, alcohol, warm weather etc. I've actually stopped using the scales the last few weeks as it's been quite disheartening. I'm focusing instead on getting fit and losing inches. My jeans have gone baggy around the bottom (woo hoo!) but I know for a fact if I get on the scales it will probably have barely budged.

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