Please tell me others of you get so bloated with period that you look pregnant?

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Or am I just a freak?

Had to raid Psycho's wardrobe for funeral clothes today because my only funeralish top make me look early-mid pregnancy.

It is the same every month.

It isn't just me exaggerating either - we have ended up with me wearing a suit and jacket constantly done up becuase she agreed and it was the only way to hide it!!!

Is there any way to ease the bloating? I have a pair of jeans 2 sizes bigger than my normal ones that i resort wearing each month.

No you are not a freak, I get this too.
Have been told to try cutting out wheat as this can make you more susceptible (I bloat quite a lot anyway but gets ridiculous round my period)
Friend of mine swears by colonic hydrotherapy but have not tried it myself

Colonic hydrotherapy sounds tubes and arse related... which is a definite no

I did have a lot of wheat and I am a lot worse today than normal

Tis horrible isn't it?

I could pass for 4/5 months pg some months. I recently found that as well as water retention, the bloating is due to the colon wall swelling which explains the tummy. Plus I don't know about you but i get constipated for about a week before which I don't think helps.

I take aloe vera capsules which really help, they are a mild laxative and I find it really helps with bloating. Make sure you get the liquid rather than the dried sort as I've found they don't work as well.

oooh thank you!

My sister has this. When I was pg she was the one who looked pg! I don't think it bothered her too much, which I always admired so try not to let it get to you.
Dairy and wheat intolerances were mentioned, as far as I remember...dairy also made her eczema flare up.

I get far worse PMT than she does though which is why I intend to breastfeed for as long as possible!!!

nope i look pg all the time atm i'm not though.