Putting weight on...

Hi Syrup,

It is not terribly uncommon for IBSers to gain weight (especially with IBS-C).  IBS causes many of us to bloat.  Lots of members have talked about how they look pregnant and can't fit into their clothes.

Here is a link to a post about weight gain:

IBS-C WEIGHT GAIN

Are you on only medication that has weight gain as a side effect?  I remember when I got on birth control I gained like 10 lbs.  Same goes for steriods, my buddy got a severe case of poison oak and the doc prescribed Prednisone -- he gained almost 10 lbs from being on it for 10 days.

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Yes it can do a number on your belly that is why most people (women) feel like they look pregnant. The rest of the body is okay, not very proportional. The bloating is horrible, I do find though that I'm not as bad anymore since I take my Miralax and fiber regularly and use Beano for when I'm eating extra carbs. Cuts down on the bloating for me.

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Sometimes antispamotics will help prevent bloating along with a lot of simethicone like in Gas-X and Maalox Max. Pepto helps me and when things get really bad I take one Dulcolax which gets the gas moving.