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April 27, 2006, 1:11 pm PDT
04/27 Big Burden
Quote From: judyblue22 I once gained 85 lbs in 4 months when taking heavy doses of prednisone. I was in the hospital being nutritionally supported by IV to rest my guts and I had a gastric tube to keep my stomach empty. I couldn't eat or drink at all. Admittedly, in the hospital my activity level was lower but I tried to walk the ward lots. I lost the weight again in less than 3 months after I weaned off the drugs so maybe it was water too, but it wasn't all water.
I doubt if DeeDee has gained weight in some weird way-just really unhealthy lifestyle...but it is not impossible. When I am talking about weight gain in this thread I'm refering to fat gain. Some meds and surgery can cause gross water gain. When I had my hernia surgery in november I gained 15 lbs in a week and then I lost it all a week later. IV fluids can really pile on fast.
That was true weight gain, it was water, the body gathers water when it's traumatized.
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