Painkillers and weight gain

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emmadp93
emmadp93 Posts: 3 Member
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Does anyone else gain a few pounds or a kg when using panadol/nurofen?
I've had wisdom tooth complications and my weight has spiked since I've been using these pain killers!

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  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
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    Not familiar with the drug but a spike isn't going to be fat. If you're staying within your calories it will correct when you're off the meds.
  • charlieandcarol
    charlieandcarol Posts: 302 Member
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    Neither of those drugs will cause weight gain. More like you are unwell with inflammation +/- infection both of which cause water to be retained as part of the process of healing.
  • emmadp93
    emmadp93 Posts: 3 Member
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    Yeah I thought it might be water retention actually!
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
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    Yeah just water retention. I think ibuprofen is one that in and of itself can cause some retention aside from the what you may be retaining for repair and healing.
  • Nony_Mouse
    Nony_Mouse Posts: 5,646 Member
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    Yep, ibuprofen can cause fluid retention, it will come off :)
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    I'm getting serious constipation with codeine which is causing constipation.

    Never noticed it with Ibuprofen.
  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
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    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    I'm getting serious constipation with codeine which is causing constipation.

    Never noticed it with Ibuprofen.

    Oh--I just remembered your thread... I hope you've had some relief since you last updated!
  • emmadp93
    emmadp93 Posts: 3 Member
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    Thanks everyone who has posted about this! My measurements have been almost exactly the same, it's just my weight that has gone up!

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