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Posted 6/29/2012 11:17 AM (GMT 0)
Good Morning all! Warning I may be venting here a bit!

I have been on remi since November (after got out of hospital). I have gained at least 17 pounds. It is very, very frustrating! I watch what I eat. I exercise everyday. Nothing has changed except adding the remicade. I am 35 now and w/ the exception of the 9 months I was preggers I weighed the exact same thing since I was 18. I brought it up w/ my GI and he said it was b/c the remi had decreased the inflammation in my body and my body was better able to absorb calories. Hmmm....

On top of that I have been bleeding on and off since late April. I have been doing hydrocort suppositories (b/c GI and i were convinced was hemmies bleeding again). Last week noticed more blood so readded hydrocort enemas.

I have another remi on Monday. I am already scheduled for a colonoscopy the first week of August.

Thanks for listening.
Posted 6/29/2012 11:39 AM (GMT 0)
My weight has been all over the place since I started Remi. For no reason, I will gain 10lbs, lose 5lbs, lose another 5lbs, gain 7lbs - I know some of it might be water weight but it's very aggravating. Because like you, I am active and I watch what I eat. One thing I found that sort of worked for me, is eating smaller meals thru out the day, instead of just breakfast, lunch or dinner. By smaller meals I mean just a little something, crackers and peanut butter or a banana etc. That seems to boost my metabolism a bit.
Posted 6/29/2012 12:00 PM (GMT 0)
I never had any weight gain with Remicade but that's probably because it never really worked so my body still wasn't absorbing calories and nutrients. Your GI has a point there about you being better now so your body is absorbing. The body is an interesting thing. I had surgery for my UC 2 years ago and I lost a lot of weight. I got back to my healthy weight last year but this past year I have put on 10 extra pounds. Like you, I haven't done anything different. I think its because I'm healthy now and my body is like " ok, I'm packing on the extra pounds just in case I get sick again". It is frustrating.
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