IUD Weight Gain

atiffka · February 2020

Hello I have had an IUD for the past 5 years and I have gained over 30 pounds. I have never had problems with my weight before the IUD I was very slim. When I got the IUD it was impossible to lose weight I tried so hard. I just had my IUD removed last week and I have lost 8 pounds since then. I was just wondering if any body else had a similar experience and if they lost all of the weight they have gained from the IUD and also how long it took them?

tinkerbellang83 · February 2020

atiffka wrote: »

Hello I have had an IUD for the past 5 years and I have gained over 30 pounds. I have never had problems with my weight before the IUD I was very slim. When I got the IUD it was impossible to lose weight I tried so hard. I just had my IUD removed last week and I have lost 8 pounds since then. I was just wondering if any body else had a similar experience and if they lost all of the weight they have gained from the IUD and also how long it took them?

Losing 8 pounds in a week is most probably water retention that was caused by the hormones and your body re-adjusting. It's unlikely that was fat (1 pound of fat is equivalent to around 3500 calories). See response to your comment in another thread regarding weight loss/hormones.

deannalfisher · February 2020

blaming an IUD seems like the easy way out - a 30lb weight gain over 5years is approximately 60cal over TDEE daily for 5 years - something that would be easily missed if there was any inaccurately in logging etc.

Personally, had an IUD for 10years and about to get a 3rd one - and minimal weight gain outside of when i don't monitor what i eat and i exceed what i burn

Joanna2012B · February 2020

I've had mine for a little better than a year. My only weight gain has been when I am not diligent with my diary!

atiffka · February 2020

I actually have been eating very well and eating the correct amount of calories needed. So the iud is not an excuse just sharing my experience. Guess everyone’s experience with iud is different. I have been reading a lot about women that have been going through the same experience as me with the weight gain while having and iud.

sammidelvecchio · February 2020

I have had an IUD for 3 years. It has not caused any weight gain. I actually got it because I gained so much on the pill, and couldn't lose on the pill.

alpartin1975 · February 2020

I had hormonal IUD's for 11 years (Mirena). I gained weight with them as well. I recently had mine switched for a non-hormonal one (Paragard) and I am looking forward to seeing the difference it makes. Everyone is different and our bodies respond differently to hormones. My personal experience was one of weight gain. There were, of course, other factors so I am not saying the IUD was the only, or even the root cause. However, I am serious about losing the weight and decided to have it removed to give my body as much of a chance as I could. Good luck!

kimny72 · February 2020

atiffka wrote: »

I actually have been eating very well and eating the correct amount of calories needed. So the iud is not an excuse just sharing my experience. Guess everyone’s experience with iud is different. I have been reading a lot about women that have been going through the same experience as me with the weight gain while having and iud.

When hormonal issues affect your weight, they do so by either causing you to retain water (but that would not account for 30 lbs) or they increase your appetite or reduce your energy. If you respond to the increase in appetite by subtley eating a little bit more, you will slowly gain weight. If the lack of energy causes you to be subtley less active, you will also slowly gain weight.

That 8 lbs was mostly water weight, it isn't physically possible to lose that much fat in one week. If that means you now have @ 22 lbs to lose, you should aim to lose 0.5lbs - 1 lb per week by eating in a slight calorie deficit.

This thread was an eye opener to me, and may help you formulate a good plan to get back to where you want to be:

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

Good luck

mbaker566 · February 2020

i've had mine for year and i've lost weight. because ci<co

rcervetto · February 2020

I got my IUD (non-hormonal, Paragard) placed 5-6 weeks ago which is also around when I started tracking to lose weight and have lost ~10 pounds, so no, it has not affected me, I am losing as expected. Actually a little more than expected, but part of that is likely initial water weight loss and I'm breastfeeding so still fine-tuning my calories for appropriate loss (currently eating ~2000 cal/day).

kshama2001 · February 2020

atiffka wrote: »

Hello I have had an IUD for the past 5 years and I have gained over 30 pounds. I have never had problems with my weight before the IUD I was very slim. When I got the IUD it was impossible to lose weight I tried so hard. I just had my IUD removed last week and I have lost 8 pounds since then. I was just wondering if any body else had a similar experience and if they lost all of the weight they have gained from the IUD and also how long it took them?

Was your IUD the Mirena? If you do a search for Mirena threads here you will see a wide range of reactions to it.

Avidkeo · February 2020

atiffka wrote: »

I actually have been eating very well and eating the correct amount of calories needed. So the iud is not an excuse just sharing my experience. Guess everyone’s experience with iud is different. I have been reading a lot about women that have been going through the same experience as me with the weight gain while having and iud.

Is it a hormonal one? The hormone ones use Progesterone as the hormone which is known to increase your appetite. So yes, indirectly, an IUD can cause weight gain because you want to eat more. Something easily overcome with a bit of knowledge (I feel hungry due to hormones, I don't actually need to eat) and logging to ensure you stick to calories.

Nony_Mouse · February 2020

Avidkeo wrote: »

atiffka wrote: »

I actually have been eating very well and eating the correct amount of calories needed. So the iud is not an excuse just sharing my experience. Guess everyone’s experience with iud is different. I have been reading a lot about women that have been going through the same experience as me with the weight gain while having and iud.

Is it a hormonal one? The hormone ones use Progesterone as the hormone which is known to increase your appetite. So yes, indirectly, an IUD can cause weight gain because you want to eat more. Something easily overcome with a bit of knowledge (I feel hungry due to hormones, I don't actually need to eat) and logging to ensure you stick to calories.

Progesterone also increases your BMR (though not sure about that with Mirena, since it's not systemic), which is part of why hunger is increased. I'm on HRT, serious hunger sets in on about day 6 of the phase that includes progesterone. I eat more for a day or two to deal with it (absolutely necessary in my case), but still in a calorie counting, mindful way (estimates for the BMR increase during late luteal phase for a normally cycling woman are between 150-300 cals). My rule is that I can go as high as maintenance if needed, but thus far I've still been at a deficit. Being aware of it, and ready to counter, is far better for me than trying to tough it out and risking serious overeating.

hist_doc · February 2020

I had my first for ten years, then had it removed to conceive my second child. I’ve now had the second IUD for almost three years. I’ve never experienced weight gain due to the IUD. I have lost a bit due to marathon training over the past year or so (I drop a few pounds while training) and losing my appetite from running. Hormones might increase hunger but in the end it’s CICO.

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