Antibiotics and weight gain?

lesliedias22
lesliedias22 Posts: 30 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone going through this? Or has and knows how to get the weight off?

I'm in a rough spot and really struggling when it comes to losing weight and part of it is because I've unfortunately been on what feels like a steady antibiotics diet since November.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Medications can increase your appetite, but it's up to you to use moderation. It still comes down to CICO.
  • merde_il_pleut
    merde_il_pleut Posts: 17 Member
    There is no reason why any kind of antibiotic should cause weight gain. If you're gaining weight, it's likely that you're eating more than your maintenance.
  • crazyjerseygirl
    crazyjerseygirl Posts: 1,252 Member
    It shouldn't. That said I think you should chat with your Dr. To see if it is safe for you to be trying to loose weight while battling an obviously nasty infection.
  • blankiefinder
    blankiefinder Posts: 3,599 Member
    I went through this a few weeks ago with an antibiotic that had to be taken multiple times per day with food. It definitely made the timing of meals very inconvenient, but it still came down to counting my calories. I have about 1600 to play with now, so if yours are less, it would be harder.
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