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babyblue_2015
babyblue_2015 Posts: 9 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
What is your solution for bloating? Drink more water? Less water? More exercise? A specific exercise?

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  • redwoodbsq1
    redwoodbsq1 Posts: 30 Member
    I always drink more water, my mom told me that a long time ago. I've stuck to it. It's supposed to help your body flush everything out faster because it has more water to do it with.

    Also, I drink natural diuretics like green tea. I usually snag the unsweetened but if you hate unsweetened tea grab the ones that are sweetened with stevia or splenda. (no calories :)) Just watch the label because sweet tea and corn syrup can PACK in some calories. (Lipton Brisk being a huge culprit; it has more calories than Pepsi!)

    I always try and walk around, that seems to help 'work through it' the fastest but I have to be really motivated because I never want to walk around when bloated. It does seem to help a lot though; keeps your blood pumping and picking up the extra stuff to get rid of. Just easy walking, nothing too hard core.
  • _GlaDOS_
    _GlaDOS_ Posts: 1,520 Member
    Sweatpants.
  • Meaganandcheese
    Meaganandcheese Posts: 525 Member
    Water with lemon and exercise. Green tea can help too.
  • KaraP18
    KaraP18 Posts: 145 Member
    Not sure what kind of bloating your referring to. Too much salt? That time of month? If its from something you ate then just drink a lot of water and in a couple days it will go away. If its from that time of month then drink water and it should go away when time of month ends. At least mine does. Also I have heard of people taking water pills. Watch your intake on sodium of you arent already. You wouldnt belive how much salt is in certain foods.
  • babyblue_2015
    babyblue_2015 Posts: 9 Member
    Sweatpants.

    LMBO! Yah! Sometimes that is all you want to do is curl up with some large sweatpants on.
  • lmarshel
    lmarshel Posts: 674 Member
    My doctor recommended B6 for water retention and bloating. I take 300mg every day, and it helps tremendously. I experience very little bloating, even during TOM. If I go a few days without it, I can definitely tell a difference.
  • babyblue_2015
    babyblue_2015 Posts: 9 Member
    I don't think it has to do with TOM but I am on a birth control that stopped my period. I think it has more to do with what I am eating and I know I don't drink enough water. I never have. I need to drink more, because I notice the weight comes off easier when I do also. When I slow down the water and increase the diet sodas, the bloating occurs.

    Thanks all for the help. I will definitely start drinking more water.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Magnesium. (Warning, it will get everything out, not just the water.)
  • redwoodbsq1
    redwoodbsq1 Posts: 30 Member
    Magnesium. (Warning, it will get everything out, not just the water.)

    That's quite a warning! lol
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