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Weight Gain after being sick

donjtomasco
donjtomasco Posts: 790 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So I had 'the bug' or whatever it was, 2 days of diarrhea and throwing up. intake well under usual so in a way I thought I would be artificially very low in weight this morning but the opposite was the case. I know one day does not make a trend. It's just amazing how the body works and that I gained weight by taking in so little calories (being able to hold calories and fluids down). Any reasons for this that people know of? Is this a quick reaction to the body storing up fat and calories during body stress like happens when we are pretty sick? Thank You!

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  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,987 Member
    It's not fat, that's for sure. Our bodies work in mysterious ways 🤷🏻‍♀️
  • SuzySunshine99
    SuzySunshine99 Posts: 2,989 Member
    Could be a number of reasons...inflammation from your illness, or maybe before you got sick, you did some extra exercise or consumed more sodium. If you're a woman, could be hormone-reflated. Yeah, bodies are weird.

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