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Bloating In Stomach. On Birth Control. Taking Detox Smoothie. Cause Of Bloating?

hi there i have a question i would like to ask you about. so i have been on a birth control pill for about 4-5 months now. i am on my 5th pill pack. even though i am on the pill i still use a condom with my partner along with the "pull out" method. i have always ate healthy, but i have been trying to eat even healthier now, as in making myself a detox smoothie (spinach celery banana orange juice) daily. i also have started to exercise more, since i am trying to tone up my legs and lose some of my abdominal fat. i should also mention i am 20 y/o. yesterday i noticed that my stomach seemed to appear a bit more "fatter/bigger" than usual. im not sure why, if its bloating from something i ate. but in my mind i felt like i looked pregnant. which makes me nervous since that is not a possibility which is why i am on birth control. so my question is, what is up with me? can i really be pregnant? ( this is my 8th day of my pill cycle- my last period was 5 days ago and i did have sex since then) or am i just really gassy and bloated? please advise!
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Hello ma'am.

As yoi last period was less than a week ago and although you had intercourse since then, it is not possible for you to have signs or a presentation of pregnancy this early. This coupled with the fact that you are on birth control, use a condom and practice the withdrawal method all make the possibility of pregnancy close to absent.

The symptom you are experiencing is most probably either due to something you ate or the contraception you are on. As one of the more common side effects of contraception os abdominal bloating.

Hope this information helps.

Best wishes.
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Bloating In Stomach. On Birth Control. Taking Detox Smoothie. Cause Of Bloating?

Hello ma am. As yoi last period was less than a week ago and although you had intercourse since then, it is not possible for you to have signs or a presentation of pregnancy this early. This coupled with the fact that you are on birth control, use a condom and practice the withdrawal method all make the possibility of pregnancy close to absent. The symptom you are experiencing is most probably either due to something you ate or the contraception you are on. As one of the more common side effects of contraception os abdominal bloating. Hope this information helps. Best wishes.