Weight loss for some, not others

[Wish2BCrohnsFree]

Some people seem to lose a lot of weight due to Crohn's and others do not. What makes the difference?

I lost some but have tried to maintain my weight following doctors recommendations. Also, I take a high dose of Tylenol daily which masks the pain somewhat from Crohn's so I can eat okay if I am careful on my choices and chewing.

Recently I had someone say to me..."I thought all Crohn's patients were really thin?????"

Any comments on this???

 

[Nyx]

I only ever lost weight when I was flaring, but that was from a lack of wanting to eat. Otherwise, I'm at a good weight.

 

[Astra]

Yeah me too!
I'm Pred fat at the mo, but lost a lot during this flare up in January
it's a fallacy that Crohnies are thin, and ignorance

 

[Lydia]

I only lose weight when I am in so much pain I dont eat. I think it also depends where the crohns is. A lot of nutrients get absorbed in the small intestine, so if your cronhs is bad there, then you may lose weight a lot faster than if it was in your large intestine or rectum.

 

[Cookie]

I agree with Lydia. My Crohn's is in my colon and rectum and, aside from a small amount of weight loss due to decreased appetite while flaring, I have never dropped mega amounts of weight. My guess was always that the nutrients were absorbed by the time things got to my affected area.

 

[Hedgehog]

Agree with Lydia. My Crohn's is in the small intestine and, before I got diagnosed, I'd lost two stone and was forcing food down me to try to get my weight back to normal....eating chocolate, ice cream, pizza etc but I still kept losing it. Now I realise my small intestine wasn't absorbing any of it and I was proabbly making my flare much worse!!!

 

[CrohnsHobo]

Weight loss is one of my biggest effects from a flare. I dropped over 20 pounds in a short time last year. Then went on Steroids and put 20 pounds on in two months!

Since I have had Crohn's I am used to my body weight fluctuating wildly.

 

[ameslouise]

I can fluctuate ten pounds in the span of a week! It's crazy. I have no colon at all but have never had problems keeping weight on. I lost a lot when I first started this flare, but I also changed my diet drastically at the same time. I'm still too new to Crohn's to know how it will turn out if/when I can get into remssion.

Until then - lots of dresses and leggings - which work great whether I'm 135 or 118 lbs.....

 

[braveheart]

Imagine you can have pain, nausea, vomits.
It depends on how well do you eat considering these symptoms.
Bad absorption also plays a role.