Stomach, shins and feet swelling

[shanbr]

I have the problem that when I flair, not only do my joints flair along with the stomach, but I get water retention like crazy in my entire body. The stomach swells, the shins and feet, thighs, arms, hands, face etc.

Anyone else get like this?

Also, I am almost always constipated (on 10mg of pred) since I got on pred, anyone else constipated all the time?

 

[Crohn's 35]

HI Shan welcome to the forum!! :welcome: I retain water, and the best way is to eat seedless watermelon! I eat that and the water just keeps on running. You could have alot of sodium in your system, drinking water help dilute that.

What country are you from? Do you have Crohns or Colitis? I am on pred, and I rarely constipate but yes it slows the bowels down. I am on 15mg and you are lower so could be somethion else. Perhaps you could tell us more about you!! Glad you are here!

 

[Lucy]

Welcome. I have problems swelling too. I try to stay away from adding salt to my food. It seems like high sodium foods bother me. The joint pain can be so bad at times. I like the watermelon idea. Hope things improve for you.
Lucy

 

[shanbr]

I'm 38 and have been sick for years, but recently diagnosed. Just now getting put on methotrexate and on 10mg of prednisone. I am also on lots of stuff for fibromyalgia.

Currently in a flair, when it happens i swell in the legs, feet, face etc. I feel horribly sick to my stomach but have more constipation at times than diareah. I do get bouts of D, I used to think I had some sort of flu bug but nobody else got sick.

When I get sick I hurts from the stomach down to the groin area inside. I get sick, feels like ulcers in my stomach, horrible pain lower areas. I get horrible swelling in the body so i get bad pains below the knee (not in the knee) but my heavy weight presses down and hurts to walk.

I gained about 100lbs with all the meds that cause weight gain even though I honestly don't eat much. I do weight 300lbs. I eat 3 meals a day, small and not too fatty. So I don't understand really why I weigh so much. Even with lack of exercise, people who eat more and exercise what I do (people I know) are still over 100lbs less than me.

Anyway, that's the bits of me

 

[Genio]

I do the watermelon thing to. I try to drink like a gallon or so a day.

 

[CodeBrown]

Just a thought - prednisone causes water retention. You can talk to your doc about a diuretic if the watermelon doesn't help.

 

[Crohn's 35]

Try the watermelon as early as you can, if I wait til the end of the day I am up peeing all night and sleep is very important with this disease. Are you the the pills for methotrexate or the shot? That will make you feel nauseated even more, when I was on metho taking 1mg of folic acid helps/ BTW you never mentioned what country your from?

 

[shanbr]

I'm from Louisiana united states thanks so much I am so glad I am not alone.