Is anyone else like me. I was first diagnosed in 1996 and I have never experienced weight loss as a result despite long spells of very bad diarrhoea etc. I have confirmed CD in my Colon but have never had any investigations of the upper end. Could the location of the disease be responsible for the effect of losing weight?
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Crohn's without losing weight.
- Thread starter Bld
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Yep, that's me, too. I've actually GAINED 45 pounds this year, while still flaring. So dang frustrating (I was a healthy weight-now I'm overweight). I do believe it's related to the disease location. Nutrients are absorbed in the small intestines, so if that's not affected, it doesn't make you lose weight, IMO.
Me too! I started out overweight when I was diagnosed and still am. I haven't been well enough to start dieting and working out for a long time and its very frustrating.
I hate it when people say "Aren't you a little heavy to have Crohn's?" or "How is that everything runs right through you and you still so big?"
I hate it when people say "Aren't you a little heavy to have Crohn's?" or "How is that everything runs right through you and you still so big?"