Why am I not losing weight?

RxCrohnie

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Joined : Sep 2006

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Posted 11/3/2010 6:55 PM (GMT 0)

I have been flaring for past 2-3 weeks. I have had lots of D throughtout day and have not been eating that much, but for some reason I am at the same weight. Usually, when I am having these problems I drop the weight pretty fast. I don't understand. I put on weight this summer when I was put on Prednisone but have been off of pred since July. I can't wear most of my clothes from last winter. I really can't afford to buy new clothes either because out of work. I guess I must somehow still be absorbing my nutrients. I guess I feel if i have to be going through this misery atleast I should be getting weight loss from this. I have been on the couch and depending on others alot during the past month. What is your experience with weight and flares? I do all of the sudden feel very hungry after going all day without eating and snack on something bad because I have to eat fast and to tired to fix something good. I can't eat in AM because D too bad.

Zanne

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Posted 11/3/2010 7:06 PM (GMT 0)

I experience the same thing. I have to flare for weeks to months before I start to lose weight, but then it just drops. I think it is your body going into starvation mode. I have days where I don't eat except for a few pieces of cheese and a handful of pretzels, but the scale doesn't move. Then when I start to eat again, the scale doesn't go up either so, I guess its good. I try to always have 5 extra pounds just in case though.

Becky77

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Posted 11/4/2010 12:21 AM (GMT 0)

I'm the same way. I gain weight easily, but even when I'm sick and not eating much, the weight stays on.

riversilt

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Joined : Nov 2010

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Posted 11/4/2010 3:59 AM (GMT 0)

In my experience, I would never really loose weight. Just flare and then get better. That is until Crohn's poked a few holes in my bowel and I ended up with a resection. A month on TPN, I lost 35 pounds. It's been about a year and a half now and I have put 6 back on. I don't eat near as much variety as I use to. In fact, when I tried recently, the bowel flared up again, badly. I feel that I need to exercise to keep the weight off. It's a struggle though when I feel tired at the end of the work day. Not doing very well at it.
I guess if you can exercise then that is the best method of taking off the unwanted pounds. Don't recommend TPN, heh, heh.

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