not exactly a ttc question, but more an AF question...

sorry, i didn't know where to put this, but I'm ttc, so i thought i'd stick it in here...sorry if it doesn't belong.

anyway...

the past 3 times that hoe AF showed up, my feet swell. it never did that before... it doesn't hurt or anything... they just swell for the 3 days AF sticks around.

I've been drinking a lot of water... like... 15 cups a day for the past couple of weeks, and watching my sodium intake, but it still happened this month.

It's just kind of confusing...and I just thought someone might know what is causing it, and maybe what I can do to help the swelling go down a bit.

thanks!

Well if your are drinking ALOT of water, your body could be retaining too much water.....i think.... 

lmao at "that hoe AF"

have you tried elevating your feet/legs above your waist? my legs and feet used to get so swollen and that helped a lot. if that doesn't help, talk to your doctor & they should be able to figure something out for you

Quoting something creative:“ Well if your are drinking ALOT of water, your body could be retaining too much water.....i think.... ”

drinking lots of water is actually supposed to keep you from retaining water.

Quoting alison / mommy of two:“ drinking lots of water is actually supposed to keep you from retaining water.”

lol!! i'm actually just going by what was happening with my grandmother) they put her on "fluid pills" .....? like i said, idk really, just a guess..

thanks girls.  

i have them up, but I guess not above my waist. i'll try that. I thought about the retaining water thing too. I took some Midol, I think that's supposed to help with water retention. So maybe that will work? who knows! haha

it's just something new, so I was kinda freaking, but if it doesn't hurt or anything, I guess i'm not too concerned.

Quoting ♥LC:“ thanks girls.   i have them up, but I guess not above my waist. i'll try that. I thought about the ... [snip!] ... haha it's just something new, so I was kinda freaking, but if it doesn't hurt or anything, I guess i'm not too concerned.”

sorry, wish i could have helped more, lol!

Quoting something creative:“ lol!! i'm actually just going by what was happening with my grandmother) they put her on "fluid pills" .....? like i said, idk really, just a guess..”

yeah, i thought the same thing, lol. my doctor told me it actually keeps you from retaining water, but it didn't help me   at least it went away though.. 1 month PP.. lol

Quoting something creative:“ sorry, wish i could have helped more, lol!”

oh you did, thanks!

haha I put my legs up on the computer desk, and almost tipped over in my chair.
OOPS!

totally unrelated but my feet only swell after we have a crawfish boil (i don't even eat the crawfish, just the corn and potatoes..)

Quoting something creative:“ totally unrelated but my feet only swell after we have a crawfish boil (i don't even eat the crawfish, just the corn and potatoes..)”

Do you put a lot of salt on your corn or potatoes? Sodium makes you retain water.. So maybe that's why?

Quoting something creative:“ totally unrelated but my feet only swell after we have a crawfish boil (i don't even eat the crawfish, just the corn and potatoes..)”

that's so weird. i wouldn't think corn and potatoes would do that. they are both pretty starchy, maybe that does something?

ohhh, it's the "swamp fire" the seasoning, its soo salty, and i usually don't eat alot of salt.....

Quoting something creative:“ ohhh, it's the "swamp fire" the seasoning, its soo salty, and i usually don't eat alot of salt.....”

Yeah, it's probably the salt then. Whenever i'd eat anything with a lot of salt, i'd always swell up. Maybe just drink lots of water while you're eating it? That should help

Try takin midol during your period....it has a diuretic in it which helps with bloating.....instead of you getting your bloating around yourbelly you get it in your feet...it's normal. It probably won't go away regardless of how much you put your feet up or your soidum intake. If you are prone to getting bloated during af then you just have to deal.....one of those lovely womanly side effects.