Does test by itself cause bloat?

[dfarre]

I have noticed that since I came off test I don't bloat anymore after cheat days. My face now looks the same the morning after, while on test I looked really bad after a 1000g carb day. Why is that so?
I always thought bloat was caused by estrogen, but my estrogen now is higher than it was then.

[Gaspaco]

Bloat is caused by the raise of esteogen, if your test is low, why should be your estro high?

[DrewZ]

[dfarre]

Bloat is caused by the raise of esteogen, if your test is low, why should be your estro high?

By higher I mean it's ~30pg/ml now, it was >20pg/ml when I was on test, yet I still got bloated from large amounts of carbs.

[Juced_porkchop]

estrogen may play a role in some water retention, but its more the diet and body. use an AI during cycle and dont eat a stupid amount of bad food. bloat is not fat anways so dont worry too much, just watch it for causing you issues inside like high BP.