Extreme bloating coming off the pill

[IndiaMay]

This isnt an am I pregnant thread as I dont think I am, it's just no one in my life (apart from DH) knows I've come off the pill and I just thought I'd ask here. I've googled and found a few answers that 'bloating' is normal coming off the pill and can last 3 months but this is extreme and I cant do 3 months of it!

I had my break through bleed 6th - 10th August and I didnt start my new pill pack. Since 17th August (that was first day of our holiday so I really noticed it) ive been SO bloated and its getting worse. I have IBS so I know bloating but this is beyond a joke. I wake up in the morning with a swollen belly thay starts down really low at my pelvic area and finishes around my belly button. It's like a balloon to the touch. Everytime I eat it gets bigger and bigger and harder and sort of spreads up to under my boobs. By the end of the day I look like I may as well be pregnant. Is this normal post pill? Surely it cant last 3 months!

I remember I was bloated as well when I came off the pill. But it surely didn't last three months. Maybe wait out until your next period, hopefully your hormones have "settled" a bit by then. And if not, I'd talk to your GP. Because bloating yes, can be expected, but looking pregnant no.

I get very bloated when I ovulate so could it be your body adjusting to ovulating again?

@PurpleBirch maybe that's it then. I think I might have ovulated this month. Wasnt expecting to for a good 6 months because I've been on the pill so long and not planning to track anything as we were just seeing what happens but got an abundance of EWCM one day which was very obvious so maybe there is a chance I did and that's caused the bloating.

If others have felt very bloated coming off the pill perhaps mine is normal but as I'm quite a bloaty person anyway it's worse. I'm a slim size 10 normally but cant do my Jean's up by the end of the day at the moment. Hopefully it's my hormones evening out, will see what happens after my period.

Hi, did you ever stop the bloated feeling. I came off my pill after my withdrawal bleed and not had my first period yet (its due nin the next few days) but since coming off the pill i have just been sooooo bloated
Im worried i may be pregnant but surely its too soon! Felt like this from about a week after stopping the pill x