How do you deal with the Progesterone Bloat!?

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Hey dolls!

I'm on my TWW and having a really hard time with this Progesterone Bloat. We've gone through 3 other failed cycles, and although I was bloaty, I didn't find it quite as hard to deal with.

We have our first IUI on the 21st, and 2nd on the 22nd of the month so I've only been on the Progesterone suppositories for 3 full days but I already feel like I've gained a million pounds from the bloating 😢  I've also felt overly hungry, but when I eat, I feel full very quickly so my digestion has certainly slowed down.

Oh, and did I mention the hormones are RACINg and I'm all over the place!? One min I can be really happy, the next, I could cry like a baby.

Does anyone have any suggestions!?

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It sucks!! I eat chocolate 😂

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Progesterone is the WORST! For me the killer boobs get better around day  6, and bloat is better by day 8. I'm hungry all the time though, and am definitely gaining weight. Sadly, got a BFN today at 11dpo.

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Fiber and gas x. Just hope you don't have to be on it the whole 1st trimester because then the boat will be easy compared to the fatigue.

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I changed to the shots and went gluten free which helped SO much with the bloat. For whatever reason the suppositories made me bloat terribly and didn't even help my progesterone level.

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I'm on day 4 of the suppositories and the bloat is terrible! My digestion has also slowed down. I'm not sure how to relieve either but I think I'm going to try to switch to the shots next time because these are so messy and leave me feeling blah all day!