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Life after pregnancy - swollen belly won't go

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Hey girlie's, I just wanted to ask a quick question. I have a baby 9 months ago, but I feel like my belly is still swollen. I know I have put on weight, but I also feel more bloated that usual. Has anyone else experienced this after giving birth and did anything help to get it down (if anything helped at all?)

Thank you xxx

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Afrohair

Try drinking peppermint also see g.p you should still be under midwife care it could be something else I had this after my daughter and later got diagnosed with endometriosis I had lost weight but was always bloated to look bigger

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Jaas1 in reply to Afrohair

Thank you for your reply! I have already been diagnosed with endometriosis almost 3 years ago so I know for sure it is that. I'm just wondering why it's even bigger than before pregnancy.

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Afrohair in reply to Jaas1

I changed my diet and found it helped certain foods made me blow up like a balloon safe to say I haven't bloated like that since.what kind of birth did you have ?

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Jaas1 in reply to Afrohair

Hi, I had quite a traumatic and long labour. I had a 21 hour labour and had a forceps delivery

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Afrohair in reply to Jaas1

I wonder if some of your womb moved outside its cavity as technically that is what endo is I found my endo started after a c section

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Jaas1 in reply to Afrohair

Do you know what/if any symptoms i would display if I had this?

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Afrohair in reply to Jaas1

Usual endo symptoms you would never know if there was any damage after forceps without the usual laprascopy I would try cutting out gluten sugar diary see if it goes down if it does I would say it's the endo.another thing I would ask do you ever feel like you can't eat sort of thing I had this wierd bloating thing where I couldn't eat due to the bloating I always felt full when I hadent eaten

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Afrohair in reply to Jaas1

I would defo speak to g.p aswell x

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Jaas1 in reply to Afrohair

I've always been mindful of sugar carbs dairy etc and have a clean balanced diet. I will definitely speak to gp if I see no improvement but I don't feel like.i can't eat anything in particular. How did you get diagnosed?

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