So after much frustration and thoughts of the worst I finally believe I have found that the cause of my facial swelling is...well nothing, just facial edema.
I was dieting very hard for several months and managed to get to 4.5% BF. That was my goal so that weekend I had whatever the heck I wanted to eat and woke up the following morning with major facial swelling. Well its 10 months later and the swelling is still here and flares up if there is any excessive sodium intake (usually a few drinks being the culprit).
Does anyone have any idea of what I can do to rid myself of this edema? I normally diet with low sodium but I guess I can focus more on that. Is there a prescription out there? Apparently many bodybuilders go through this due to the rapid diet changes so hopefully someone will have some idea.
Thanks!
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