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How can you tell the difference between weight gain and water retention in stomach and breasts?

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Rate of growth: So called water weight gain can be seen visually in the abdomen and it occurs typically fairly rapidly, for example, at the end of a menstrual cycle.

Answered 4/2/2018

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A member asked:

How can you tell the difference between weight gain and water retention in stomach and breasts?

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

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