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Re: Always bloated
From: Char (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 1 Feb 2001 22:08:23 -0600 (CST)
Yes, water retention was one of my many symptoms of PCOS but that has
since disappeared since I began treatment. Char
At Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Claire wrote:
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>I have the same problem also, sometimes I think that the extra weight I
>carry isn't fat at all it's some kind of thing that was created by this
>disease and that hopefully if I got better it would just away like it
>just appeared.
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>It get's worse every month and so far I have found no way to stop it.
>The heavy bleeding while I know not alot of women with PCOS have that
>problem there does seem to be several of us.
>
>My bleeding has gotten so bad in the last year it has caused several
>awful scence in public and within the family.
>The bleeding was my final straw, I went to my Dr. and insisted that
>they do something, anything. Check my hormones please.....
>
>The only thing they bothered to check was my estrogen and when I asked
>the nurse well how was my progesterone she said hum progesterone what is
>that....
>
>I wanted to scream here she is a 40 year old female nurse who doesn't
>know what progesterone is. Needless to say I went to my gyno. and told
>him about the bleeding and he put me on PROVERA I have been on it for 4
>months now, it helped with my skin problems and has lessened the
>bleeding problems.
>
>At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Beth wrote:
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>>I had this same problem with bloating over the last year or two. The
>>bleeding thing came and went for years. The bloating would get so bad I
>>couldn't get into pants and I would feel like a blimp.
>>
>>I haven't had the bloating problem for 2 months now, not even
>>during/before my period. I don't know if Spiro has helped this (it is a
>>diuretic), if my diet change has helped, weight loss or just pure luck.
>>
>>--
>>Beth
>>
>>At Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Lynette wrote:
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>>>I have been bleeding (sometimes very heavy with huge clots) for about a
>>>month-this seems to be my "new" pcos symptom. I went 17 years with only
>>>1 or 2 periods a year, then this-anyhow I have an apple shape with a lot
>>>of the weight in tummy and lower abdomen. I have a constant bloated
>>>feeling as well as a pressure in my stomach. I am not on any meds at
>>>this time. Does anyone else feel this way?
>>
>>--
>>Beth
>>Rockport, MA
>>
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Char
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