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Posted 3/29/2012 1:21 AM (GMT 0)
I'm trying to maintain my weight and I keep losing it for some reason. Nothing's changed in eating habits other than me attempting to eat more fiber(BAD!) & eating more yogurt. I haven't been exercising as much lately due to some steroid tapering side effects but not exercising shouldn't cause weight loss right?

 

Posted 3/29/2012 1:47 AM (GMT 0)
I don't think it does directly, but it makes everything you eat taste like crap so it would indirectly. I'm so over flagyl. My doctor kept giving it to me for my fistulas. Of course it didn't work and it just made me miserable.
Posted 3/29/2012 1:03 PM (GMT 0)
I hated the taste in my mouth with Flagyl, but no, the drug itself should not make you lose weight. I have heard that your body uses more calories when you are in a flare and fighting the disease, but I don't know whether or not it is true. Just do your best. I hope you start feeling better soon!
Posted 3/30/2012 3:23 AM (GMT 0)
That's not the reason. I ALWAYS eat before taking the Flagyl & even then, I drop it in the back of my throat so I hardly taste the metalic taste. I've been so nauseated that a freaking Flagyl pill is like swallowing a tic tac. It has no effect on me. (=

Feeling good other than BAD Prednisone withdrawl(Apparently I slept through ALL of 1st period and 3rd period.) & getting frustrated with not being able to eat more due to nausea or complete fullness after a few bites, I LOVE FOOD! Why can't it love me back? :)

Thank ya'll! I'm just not going to worry about the weight loss. If I feel good I don't mind weighing 150 pounds or 100 pounds.
Posted 3/30/2012 4:43 PM (GMT 0)
I lose like 5 pounds on Flagyl because of the side effects. When I wasn't so nauseous that I couldn't even look at food, I was in the bathroom with the most horrific *d*. So hopefully, you're just having a side effect. I hope you feel better soon!

You CAN lose weight from not exercising. It depends on how muscular you were to begin with...if you're losing a lot of muscle, you can lose weight because muscle weighs more then fat. You could also need more nutrients because you're flaring and your body uses more calories for fighting inflammation. When I was at the end of my really bad flare, I was eating 4000 calories a day and still lost weight.
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