Humira weight gain?

I gained 40 pounds while on it. Gained weight too with Cimzia, but not as much.

I haven't had any weight gain at all but it could be a good sign that your body is absorbing fat, vitamins, minerals & all that good stuff that could have been impaired pre-treatment. My friend gained a lot when she got on Cimizia because she could finally eat whatever she wanted without getting stomach aches and she no longer just ate to get by. She ate because she loved food & those foods packed the calories so that could be an option too.

  I've heard a lot of people say they've gained on a lot of the drugs to treat IBD so it could be possible the medication causes fluid retention or increased appetite but I've only heard of steroids doing that.

I have gained weigh on Humira, but I would say no more than I normally have in the past on other drugs that have alleviated my active disease. When in or on my way to remission, I have a greatly increased appetite & I assume my body absorbs calories and nutrients much better.

At first, this is usually welcome because after being in a flare, I am typically underweight. At my worst, I've been 30-40 pounds underweight. Once I've gained back my lost weight, I try to watch how much I eat and increase my exercise activity. My "big rebound" from 40 pounds underweight came when I was in my mid-20's. It included a course of prednisone and multiple years of Remicade. After gaining the first 20 pounds back over a 6 month period, I started taking TaeKwonDo, and that helped me to gain the last 20 pounds very slowly while increasing my metabolism and caridovascular.

This latest "rebound", I was down about 20 pounds. I started with steriods, Humira for the past year, and ended up having a surgery 9 months ago. I'm a lot less physically active than I was a decade ago. I gained most of the 20 pounds back in 3 months.

Since then, I've been using a phone app (and corresponding website) called myfitnesspal.com to log & track my calories. I've found the right number of daily calories to maintain my weight. Most days I find myself exercising self control to avoid going over my calorie limit. (actually the app also shows your weekly goal, which is a better target to hit. You can go over 300-500 calories in a day if you make up for it other days of the week.)

When I was on Humira, I gained 20 lbs. I am now on Cimzia and have gained 15 lbs. since December. It may be just the medicaiton helping and then you are able to eat more. I still have some symptoms. Since I currently have a stricture, if the Cimzia doesn't help, I will be looking at surgery again (4th).