Since Nov 29th I have gained 10 lbs....what could this be from?
I have asked my lyme dr and pcp and they say you are just gaining weight...well i am not eating more and i dont understand it...
are there any tests i should run? i have had my thyroid done twice and it is normal...
please help..
thanks
diana
Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
interested in responses as well, in the same boat as you are diana...
and it makes NO SENSE....
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- This (undeserved gain) is very common with lyme. I'll be back with more detail. When lyme is fully addressed, it nearly falls back off, many report. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Lyme is just one of many stealth infections that can cause either loss (early on) or gain (usually later). Whichever, adrenal support is key to normalizing that. (With the assumption that everyone already has a healthful eating plan).
This book is specific to lyme and other chronic stealth infections. The author discusses the endocrine connection and effects of STRESS on a person with such infections. You can read customer reviews and look inside the book at this link to its page at Amazon.
The Potbelly Syndrome: How Common Germs Cause Obesity, Diabetes, And Heart Disease (Paperback) - 2005
by Russell Farris and Per Marin, MD, PhD
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Remember that lyme really messes up the HPA axis (Hypothalamus/pituitary/adrenal network). The pituitary has much to do with weight/growth. Mess up any part of the endocrine system and other parts suffer, too.
. . . It seems likely that these bacterial species could serve as biological indicators of a developing overweight condition.
Of even greater interest, and the subject of future research, is the possibility that oral bacteria may participate in the pathology that leads to obesity. . . .
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ADRENAL SUPPORT can make a difference so as to minimize the cortisol damage.
Cordyceps is recommend here:
This is included in Burrascano's Guidelines, but you may want to be able to refer to it separately, too:
Reminder here: "stress" does not mean to imply a weak or whimpy personality or lack of willpower or character. Stress - is a very serious medical condition stemming from the "stress" infection takes on the body.
Adrenal support is absolutely essential in addition to treating infection(s).
Still, as long as good self-care and non-aerobic exercise is part of our life, until infections are cleared, weight loss may not be possible. For many with infection-caused weight gain, along with good self-care, when the infections were adequately treated, the weight was fast to follow by dropping off the radar.
The "Potbelly" book as several startling examples of that with lyme and Cpn patients. -
"Bell's Palsy of the Gut" and Other GI Manifestations of Lyme and Associated Diseases
PRACTICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
by Virginia T. Sherr, MD - April 2006
Excerpt:
. . . Another borrelial cause of massive increases in abdominal girth associated with "gasless" bloating may cause diagnostic confusion. Unrelated to gut symptoms from Lyme's disruption of the body's internal "wiring," Bb-inflicted polyradiculopathies of T7- 12 (nerve root inflammations) may result in paralysis of external abdominal muscles such as the rectus abdominus.
This in turn can also lead to the appearance, not the reality, of extensive bloating.
No exercise "crunches" will alleviate this distention even for a previously well-toned individual. Antibiotic treatment for borreliosis may resolve this symptom (45, 46) . . . .
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SCROLL DOWN to find this article, just below the opening image:
Bartonella, Babesia, Indoor Mold and Obesity (by Dr. J.S.)
- Scroll down for illustrations and photos.
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Don't be saddened or scared by the photos, as shocking as they are, this should be seen as a medical condition.
Know that treating infections and supporting the body can change things - it just may take a while so patience and self-understanding and love are vital.
Be sure to have only the kindest self-talk. Forget judgements and forget everything you thought you knew about body size. Focus on inner health and the outside will catch up when the inside is better.
A gluten-free, dairy-free diet often helps, by the way - for many reasons. And do be sure to eat well. Eat enough. Do not starve as that makes weight gain worse. Enjoy a variety healthful, delicious and nutritious foods.
Stephen Perrine, author of book: The New American Diet
�Obesogens� - chemicals that make you fat
Lists: Pesticides, Bovine artifical hormones in beef, stuff in plastic resin lining of cans (BPA) . . .
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I have some objections to a few things he says:
He recommends some organic foods ands that is good. However, he�s wrong about conventional bananas, they can absorb chemicals inside to the fruit.
He recommended tuna in pouches ? Oh, no�.mercury is high in tuna and it�s cooked inside the plastic pouch - not good.
Grass fed beef is best (it�s even at Costco),
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HEAVY METALS can also contribute to weight gain.
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Search: endocrine disruptors
You can learn how all plastics, including plastic water bottles can cause weight gain - along with scented products and household chemicals, nail polish, hair dye, etc. can contribute not only to obesity but also to other medical conditions.
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Search: endocrine disruptors
You can learn how plastic water bottles, scented products and household chemicals, nail polish, hair dye, etc. can contribute not only to obesity but also to other medical conditions. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Liver stress will also enlarge the abdomen. Be sure liver support is always on board. Infections - and medicines - can add a lot of stress for the liver.
Excess toxins add weight but that needs to come off gently and slowly. To push it can add stress to the liver and a flood of toxins that our body can't manage and then it creates more problems.
Antioxidants are extremely important and can help prevent some inflammation that can cause weight gain.
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MITOCHONDRIAL DAMAGE & STRESS often contributes to weight gain.
Much about exercise, mitochondrial & adrenal issues, etc. is discussed in this thread. This is not at all just for those with cardiac issues (although every lyme patient has them whether they know it or not - even regarding the need for education as some symptoms can be prevented).
The reason for certain kinds of exercise during lyme is also outlined here: ---
Topic: NATURAL SLEEP - Links to articles & supplements
ADRENAL SUPPORT also included here. --
Posted by LymeAware (Member # 26195) on :
Yes, all the information Keebler sent is great.
I experience this too, and I see a complete connection between how I support my body and my weight gain (or loss). Often this is completely opposite to what conventional thinking is about weight gain.
On days that I completely rest, in a deep way, and respect my body's needs, I find I usually lose a few pounds. As if my body is saying, "ah, thank you...now I'm not as stressed, and I don't need to this weight."
On days when I'm most active, and exert myself beyond my limits, I actually gain a few pounds. I often weigh myself daily, so I can see this.
Obviously movement is important, and I do light exercise and stretching, which also helps with circulation, and thus the weight, but there is no doubt in my mind that the weight is simply a symptom of the lyme infection.
Weight is stored energy, really. If our bodies don't have the energy for basic functions, we'll store it in any way we can. It's only by lessening the body's stress that it can let go.
Obviously many are on the other end of the scale, so to speak, and can't gain weight no matter what they do. It's all the same dynamic.
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