Re: Please help with this.....Severe water retension and bloating.

I appreciate the replies, no doubt. ;)
I have actually been taking Tripspa Energy because of obvious reasons (energy).
I know it's not the best to take, but lacking energy is something I can't be with two kids. I feel great aside of the bloating and such. Today I feel much better. I'm down 3.5 lbs. from yesterday but I wonder what today's going to be like. You never know. I get so frustrated that I don't even wnat to eat because I am afraid of the consequences. I hope that makes sense. I'm not anorexic but sometimes feel that I don't eat enough because I don't want to retain so much water or bloat entirely too much. It's aweful. I love food so much. But then again, who doesn't?

My bowel movements are I think normal. I go at least once a day if not then twice. Sometimes....like yesterday...I didn't go but passed lots of gas. :(
Very embarassing!!! To say the least.

The only thing I'm taking is an occasional Ibuprofen and the daily Tripspa energy (I only take 2 of those and you're suppose to take 6 a day or 4 but I take 2).

My food intake is healthy, I think. No pasta, No rice, No bread, No processed foods, little table sugar. Mainly fruits and veggies (little veggies) and lean meats.

I don't drink....but I do smoke. I am trying to give you some things that may help.

I do think a good idea would be to have my doc. take a mineral test. That may be helpful. Years ago (3 years ago for 2.5 yrs) I had problems with my menstral cycle that led me to weeks of a period followed by a few days off (no more than a weeks off) then it started again all over again for 3-4 weeks of my cycle.
i found out that I was pregnant 2 months after my doc. put me on a very high hormone birth-control pill. He kept upping my dose when I knew that something was wrong. I was gaining weight (23lbs), very tired all of the time, and very moody (lol, lack of sleep) and other things that I found myself feeling.
He later (2 months later) found out I was pregnant and said that's where the weight gain came from. Then my body was trying to miscarry to no avail. They had to do a DNC. I decided that since my family and I were moving out of state to just find another dr. there and not see this one again. I was on a roller coaster....

My new doc. said that I was moderate to borderline severe displaysia. That sucked so bad. Then they did some procedures (with my consent of course) and now not only can I not have children anymore (o.k. by me, as I am blessed with 2) bgut I also don't have a cycle anymore. He found some cancerous cells forming while some of them did form, I was able to get better. He thought my old dr. was crap....I totally agreed. I was thinking that some of this may have had to do with what I'm feeling now, but it's been so long that I wasn't sure as you can see.

Anyways, I hope that some of this has answered any thoughts and pondering questions. Like I said I'm not taking anything except for the Tripspa enegry (2 pills) and an occasional Ibuprofen.

Thanks so much for replying to this....It means a lot.

Warmest Regards,
Ivana.....