What are a few good first steps to reducing water retention?

[smokedsalmon]

First, I'm not mad about the extra 20lbs I've put on since starting TRT 3 months ago. I needed it.

Sadly, I assume most is water, and it's creeping up yet again. I've been reading stickies on here about cortisol and the options available, but I'm a little lost as to where to start.

Can anyone make a suggestion on what I could start with to remove some of the water weight? The worst part is that going up stairs and everything, I feel it.

 

[Vince Carter]

Of the possible reasons I would start with proper Estrogen testing, water retention can be a symptom. That and Thyroid:

TSH
Free T4
Free T3
Reverse T3
Antibodies
Estradiol, (ultra) Sensitive LC/MS/MS

 

[Nelson Vergel]

Most of the time, estrogen has nothing to do with edema on TRT. As I have repeated many times, our bodies retain more sodium (salt) in the kidneys which causes water retention.
Reduce your salt intake, drinks lots of water, sweat, miminize sweets (increased insulin also increases water retention), and use a diuretic sporadically. That should do it. We have discussed this topic many times. Please review this:

Testosterone increases water retention in hypogonadal men by affecting kidneys - Excel Male TRT Forum

The effects of growth hormone (GH) on sodium retention and extracellular fluid (ECF) are well established. The mechanisms are not clear but are thought to involve the GH/IGF-I (insulin-like growth factor I) axis. Men and women differ in their ECF and this contributes to men’s higher fat-free...

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[smokedsalmon]

Most of the time, estrogen has nothing to do with edema on TRT. As I have repeated many times, our bodies retain more sodium (salt) which causes water retention.
Reduce your salt intake, sweat, and use a diuretic sporadically. That should do it. We have discussed this topic many times. Please review this:

water retention excelmale.com site:www.excelmale.com - Google Search

Thanks Nelson. I read that over but was curious of where to start. I’ll look through this again.

Lastly, I have no confirmation it’s all water weight. My scale reports the same percentage of water but I know that’s not entirely accurate.

 

[JohnTaylorHK]

How about your diet? Reduced carbs is known to lower water weight. Namaste.