Anyone GAIN weight after resection?

I'm really discouraged over my weight. I've always struggled - esp since pre-resection I was mostly on a carb diet since it processed easily. My resection was in Feb and now I can eat lots of veggies and salads, and do, but I've PACKED on weight. Since surgery in Feb, I've gained almost 30 pounds.

Why? I'm not on steroids anymore. My calorie intake is about the same. What gives?

I read somewhere that your body changes the way it processes food - could it be metabolizing it differently now?

Now I'm more discouraged over my weight gain than I am about my disease. I can hide that, at least.

If you have gained weight, was it easy to lose?

I gained a lot. I was about 80-85 lbs pre-op (March). Now I'm about 125 lbs, which is heavier than I was before I even got sick (I was about 110 at my heaviest). Going to start on a diet soon depending on how I feel - I think I may be flaring again, so if I am, I'd rather have the extra weight to lose so I don't get as thin as I did last time. My doctor said that it's because I couldn't absorb anything before, including before I started having symptoms probably, so now that I can, I guess I gain more weight (even when I eat better or nothing at all, I still gain). I was on 6-mp and I had to be switched to Imuran about a month ago (6-mp is backordered here everywhere). Not sure if Imuran/6-MP can cause weight gain or this is just how I'm "supposed" to be.

I did gain some after my resections, but I like to keep a little extra on me all the time because if I get sick the weight will just fall off me. I had kidney surgery this past July and have lost 20 lbs since then and having a hard time putting it back on. So when I do gain some weight I try to protect it as it will fall off fast in those bad times. Hugs!

It is very frustrating and I feel for you.  I gained weight after my resection as well and what was frustrating is that I didn't feel any better.  The only thing that was gone was the untolerable pain.  I still live with pain, can't eat fruits, veggies or salad.  I have gotten to the point that I don't enjoy eating because what I can eat is never appealing to me.  I got so tired of being told that the reason I was gaining weight was because I was feeling better and probably didn't realize I was eating more.  I am just now starting to lose weight, but that is with the help of some medication because my thyroid levels were low.  I don't have any answers for you, just to let you know that you are not alone.  Sometimes that in itself makes me feel good.