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Posted 10/6/2010 10:42 AM (GMT 0)
 I've lost 20lbs. in two weeks, and I don't understand how I could get moon face?  If I'm eating a restricted calorie healthy diet with a lot of water and no sugar...how can I get fat deposits on my body?

  IS there anything to combat moon face or am I doing it?

Posted 10/6/2010 11:32 AM (GMT 0)
I have found restricting salt to be more key than restricting sugar..... but steroids will bring on moon face. It'll go away when you're off the pred.
My son was diagnosed in April of the 8th grade year, was taken out of school for the remaining months, per his GI.... was off pred by the first of August or thereabouts, and it was a lot better by the time he started high school, although within a few days he'd earned the nickname "Cheeks" in band.....(he's round-faced to begin with and plays trumpet, so he might have earned the name anyway!)
We deal....
Posted 10/6/2010 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
Ah the infamous chipmunk cheeks :) I get that too after being on steroid enemas for more then a couple of months. It will go away after you're off the pred, but it might take a little while. I agree with Songlady, try a low sodium diet and see if that helps.
Posted 10/6/2010 4:22 PM (GMT 0)
I HATE the moon face!!! I have a round face to begin with, so I don't need help in that department. Mine started to go away once I got to 10mg of prednisone, and it went away literally in a couple of days. I was also careful with my salt intake, etc., but I still got it. Make sure to drink lots of water. My family always said that they couldn't tell, and that I looked fine, but I think they were lying to make me feel better! :)

As my younger sister said to me, "Would you rather have a round face, or be crapping 50 times a day?" Yeah. That kind of puts things in perspective. :)
Posted 10/6/2010 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
The moon face is from the pred. It's a known side effect of the medication.

But it's no big deal. It goes away. Pred ages the connective tissue, which is far more serious. Few people seem to complain about this side effect though, because they can't see the damage, not until they get glaucoma or need a hip replacement that is. Instead people complain about the moon face, a very minor side effect in comparison.
Posted 10/6/2010 7:16 PM (GMT 0)
Not all burgers and pizzas are created equal. I cook pizza and burgers at home(pizza dough from scratch, lean hamburger from grass-fed beef raised by my family). Also, get off your high horse.
Posted 10/6/2010 7:22 PM (GMT 0)
Daughter's face has become rounder and someone at her work kept mentioning it. She's self conscious to begin with. I think she looks adorable.


It's the side effects that you can't "see" that scare the heck out of me !!
Posted 10/6/2010 7:22 PM (GMT 0)

propofol said...
stop eating burgers. I eat healthy and exercise and never got any kind of bloated face no matter what meds I take. Its because I have a shred of personal discipline unlike the nonstop burger and pizza eaters here.

I do not eat cows. I did not eat pizza for 10 years due to a skin inflammation. I do not consume dairy while flaring. And I got the moon face when I had to take pred. I just couldn't care less about the moon face. I care more about the lasting effects pred had on my body, such as on my eyes and bones.
Posted 10/6/2010 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
The moon face is caused by a relocation of fat deposits....one of prednisone's lovely side effects. Fat is also deposited on the belly and the back of the shoulders. It does not matter what you eat. If it is going to happen it will happen but as you get off the steroid it will slowly disappear.
Posted 10/6/2010 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
"Its because I have a shred of personal discipline unlike the nonstop burger and pizza eaters here."

That's a judgemental statement for someone that doesn't know us nor our eating habits. Let's keep the respect for others and their personal decisions okay?
Posted 10/6/2010 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
I have terrible moonface. The worst is my chin. yuck!!
Posted 10/6/2010 9:43 PM (GMT 0)
You look great in your Facebook photo though!!!
Posted 10/6/2010 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
Who's facebook photo?
Posted 10/7/2010 3:18 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Dear, those pix are pre-moon. You look great in your photos too. Very petite even though you say you have weight gain. I seriously look awful these days.
Posted 10/7/2010 6:45 AM (GMT 0)

propofol said...
stop eating burgers. I eat healthy and exercise and never got any kind of bloated face no matter what meds I take. Its because I have a shred of personal discipline unlike the nonstop burger and pizza eaters here.

Burgers and pizza doesn't make you gain weight, it's not the saturated fat, it is the sugar and carbohydrates that make you gain weight more than anything. Go on the SCD diet and I guarantee you will lose weight, I lost too much and had to abandon the diet. I can eat meat and cheese till I am sick of it and not gain anything.
Posted 10/7/2010 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
I watched my salt intake and was under 1500mg of sodium a day, I still got moon face, thought I think it might have been worse if I did not watch my salt.

It will go away, it does take time though. Try to do something nice for yourself, that helps to cheer me up a bit......retail therapy is becoming my new addiction.
Posted 10/7/2010 8:58 PM (GMT 0)
Self tanning lotion can make your face look a little slimmer when you have moon face!
Posted 10/7/2010 9:25 PM (GMT 0)
Wow, propofol, I wouldn't even stoop to say something like that. Dude. You may have personal discipline when it comes to your diet, but apparently not in all areas.
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