Competitors, post contest water retention?

[baza]

I have a friend who recently did a contest, well, about 5 weeks ago now. I haven't talked to him in about a week now, but following the show, he had water retention like you wouldn't believe. I mean his face was so "puffed" it didn't even look like him. He doesn't even get bad water retention during cycle, when he eats anything he wants. What's the reason for this, and should he go to the doctor. I wish I had a picture to show, you wouldn't believe it.
I'm guessing it's still pretty bad, but I haven't talked him lately.
Any suggestions?

 

[Stillgoing]

Drink lots of water and tighten diet back up. Dramatic shifts in diet are very hard on the body. You need to come off a contest diet slowly....

 

[baza]

I think he is still eating pretty good now, with some bad meals here in there, since he did have to diet strictly for 12 weeks.
He is drinking a lot of water too.

 

[rrwwdd]

A women my wife trains with had the same problem. After her last competition she carbed up pretty heavy over a 2 day period. A week later she swelled up like a balloon