Water retention on Airline flights??

[sugarpuffjane]

I have heard that it is possible to retain water in your body after a plane flight? I have just returned from holiday and found a gain of 8 LB !!! One week on and I have lost this gain!! I know I am back on track but thats ridiculous!!

 

[Leapfrog]

I always bloat on any kind of journey - plane train or automobile! It may also be that the kind of food you ate on holiday made you retain water too - I find this with food that is higher in fat or salt than my usual diet. Well done on getting back on plan, which must have contributed to the loss, though.

 

[Maximus]

Depends on whether you were on plan or not. I gained 9.5lb in two weeks in Florida. I lost 6.5lb in the first week back.

I too thought of blaming water retention, but I think the milk shakes, pizza, ribs, creamy mountains of mash, cheeseburgers, fries, waffles, bagels, cream cheese, ice cream etc. were their own downfall. Though to be fair, they probably contained a fair bit of water

Regardless, I was back on target in two weeks

 

[Shirleen]

I think the water retention from flights is more visible, ie in the ankles!

 

[B's lovely lady]

I'm long haul cabin crew so I get this every week!!! Obviously if you've eaten loads on your holiday that's not going to help! But the pressure on an aircraft really affects your body....everything expands!! I always look/weigh/feel a lot bigger after a flight but usually by the next day it goes down. I landed from a 12 hr flight yesterday am and weighed in, lost 2lbs this morning when I weighed in again - this happens regularly!

 

[Maximus]

I think the water retention from flights is more visible, ie in the ankles!

Best thing for fluid on the ankles is a tap on the foot

Sorry, Shirleen, couldn't resist