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What Causes Sudden Increase In Weight With Colitis And Crohns?
Hello i m 18, i m 6ft and i dont know my current weight but im over weight. Um my 40 and im wondering what that could be caused from and i have gotten headaches for the last 2 weeks. I also have crohns and colitis, triple X sydrome, um a curve in my back just some medical history and also asthma.
Tue, 7 Jul 2015
Hello,
If you have been on steroid medications for your colitis or asthma then that is a likely cause for your weight gain. Steroids like prednisone are often used to decrease the inflammation in asthma or inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and they can cause sudden increase in weight that can be quite dramatic. if you have not been on steroids then ask your doctor to check a thyroid test as low thyroid conditions can also cause weight gain.
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If you have been on steroid medications for your colitis or asthma then that is a likely cause for your weight gain. Steroids like prednisone are often used to decrease the inflammation in asthma or inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's disease and they can cause sudden increase in weight that can be quite dramatic. if you have not been on steroids then ask your doctor to check a thyroid test as low thyroid conditions can also cause weight gain.
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