6 Weird Reasons You Are Gaining Weight
- Finding out that the pant that used to fit on your waist is now simply too tight OR
- The weighing machine is showing some crazy changes in your body weight OR
- Comment by your friend about your full cheeks
These are simple warning signs that suggest an ongoing metabolic derangement that should be corrected as early as possible. However, before adopting serious interventive strategies, it is imperative to understand that weight gain can be due to many reasons; starting from hormonal imbalance in the body to adverse effects of some medications. There are certain factors that enable you to gain more weight.
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1. Depression
If you are depressed and consuming anti-depressants then you are likely to gain weight easily. Additionally, if you are not consuming any type of anti-depressant or psychotic medications, but suffering from depression or mood disorders, then also you are likely to gain weight. Because researches have proved that people who are depressed usually consume a diet with heavy calories to calm or comfort themselves. Also, depressed people are usually not actively engaged in physical activities.
How to fix it: Speak to your doctor regarding dose modification or switching to medications that are not associated with weight or metabolism changes. If the pharmacological modification doesn’t help, find some associates or friends who can accompany you to social and physical activities (such as gym training or exercise. This may help improve both your weight issues as well as depression.
2. You are Taking the Wrong Prescription
If you are using different pills for any specific disease like blood pressure, heart disease, birth control pills, steroids, etc. you will notice that you are slowly putting on weight. These pills either increase your hunger or may alter your metabolism or will just make you feel relaxed and you will put on weight again.
How to fix it: Consult your doctor he might have other drugs that can cure your disease without affecting your total body weight.
3. Digestive Problems
Some people have issues regarding digestion. Their body is weak or slow at digesting food which also accounts for more weight. Like there might be a problem with intestinal movements, medications, low fibers, or the absence of good bacteria in your intestine to digest food.
How to fix it: if you are suffering from gut motility issues (characterized by the feeling of heaviness in the chest after meals, appetite changes, and constipation), then you can use probiotics to help you. And another important factor is drinking water in adequate quantity and using high-quality dietary or over-the-counter supplements that are rich in fiber. But if the problem continues consult a doctor.
4. Lack of Certain Essential Nutrients
A deficiency of iron, vitamin D, or magnesium in your diet can make your immune system weak and you might experience moderate to severe health-related issues. In order to compensate for this effect you consume more food or just feel so weak to go out for exercise and thereby gain weight.
How to fix it: You should focus on consuming those foods that give you iron, magnesium, and vitamin D. food like red meat, and milk is a good source. But do go hard on magnesium as it can form stones in the kidney have a proper diet plan from your doctor or get your checkup every three weeks.
5. You have Planter Fascistic
There are certain diseases that can increase your weight. Like osteoarthritis, and plantar fascistic. These diseases limit your physical activity and hence you gain weight.
How to fix it: Try to change your exercise from doing hard exercise try swimming or biking.
6. You have Cushing’s syndrome
In this hormonal disorder, people develop high blood pressure along with osteoporosis, skin metabolism changes, protein metabolism deficits, insulin-resistant diabetes, and a variety of other systemic issues. The primary pathophysiological event is the abnormal secretion of stress hormones due to a tumor in the adrenal gland. In this disease, the midbody is fatty while the rest body is thin.
How to fix it: if you experience sudden weight gain and you are not exercising, it is better to run a few tests so that your body’s health can be diagnosed.
Besides these listed reasons, there are a number of other conditions that may also present with abnormal weight gain despite normal caloric intake/ expenditure.
References:
- Patten, S. B., Williams, J. V., Lavorato, D. H., Khaled, S., & Bulloch, A. G. (2011). Weight gain in relation to major depression and antidepressant medication use. Journal of affective disorders, 134(1), 288-293.
- Maayan, L., & Correll, C. U. (2011). Weight gain and metabolic risks associated with antipsychotic medications in children and adolescents. Journal of child and adolescent psychopharmacology, 21(6), 517-535.
- Poukoulidou, T., Maiter, D., Bertherat, J., & Beauloye, V. (2014). A rare case of familial Cushing’s syndrome with a common presentation of weight gain due to a mutation of the PRKAR1A gene causing isolated primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.
