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@my*mum wrote:
My FIL has some type of diabetes and whatever medication he is on is causing really scary weight gain.quick as too. We've got him with a dietician, personal trainer, the works, and we just can't control it.

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Alot of medications can cause weight gain..It's not the patients fault.

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@**meep** wrote:

What medical conditions cause weight gain?   I can only think of one.

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Medical Reasons for Weight Gain

Several conditions can cause weight gain or hinder weight loss, says Rebecca Kurth, MD, director of PrimeCare at Columbia-Presbyterian Eastside and associate professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University.

Among them, Kurth says, are:

• Chronic stress. When you live with anxiety, stress, or grief, your body can produce chemical substances -- like the hormone cortisol -- that make your body more likely to store fat, especially around the waist. That's the type of weight gain that really increases your risk of serious health problems. (Extra weight around the hips and thighs poses fewer health risks.)
• Cushing's syndrome. This happens when the adrenal glands (located on top of each kidney) produce too much cortisol, which leads to a buildup of fat in the face, upper back, and abdomen.
• Hypothyroidism. If your thyroid is underactive, your body may not produce enough thyroid hormone to help burn stored fat. As a result, your metabolism is slower and you will store more fat than you burn -- especially if you're not physically active.
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This disease, the result of a hormonal imbalance, afflicts more than 5 million women in the US. Common symptoms are irregular menstrual bleeding, acne, excessive facial hair, thinning hair, difficulty getting pregnant, and weight gain that is not caused by excessive eating.
• Syndrome X. Also called insulin resistance or hyperinsulinemia (high insulin levels), syndrome X goes hand-in-hand with weight gain. Syndrome X is a cluster of health conditions thought to be rooted in insulin resistance. When your body is resistant to the hormone insulin, other hormones that help control your metabolism don't work as well.
• Depression. Many people who are depressed turn to eating to ease their emotional distress.
• Hormonal changes in women. Some women may gain weight at times in their lives when there is a shift in their hormones -- at puberty, during pregnancy, and at menopause.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56872

There also brain diseases and even sleep apnea can make people gain weight.

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@icyfroth wrote:

I find just eating less helps

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@icyfroth wrote:

I find just eating less helps

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yeah, pays to be aware of not over doing it, the belly only needs to be a quarter full

when fairly active though i find i need eat more often, to make up for the energy used

(personally, i wouldnt go depriving myself, i'd add the excersise component)

What a shallow ignorant society we live in, that we assume everyone who is over weight should move more and eat less.

do you have an uncontrollable weight problem siggie?

is it a common thing?

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@joz*garage wrote:

do you have an uncontrollable weight problem siggie?

is it a common thing?

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No Joz.

It's called empathy.

Do you believe that medical reasons are just an excuse?.........goodgrief.