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- Weight gain: Introduction
- Causes (349 conditions)
- Types
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (481 listings)
- Drug interaction causes (222 listings)
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Weight gain: Introduction
Gain in body weight can indicate various medical or psychological conditions or can arise socially from simple overeating. Obesity can arise independently or may be caused by an underlying condition. Any unexplained weight gain needs prompt professional medical advice.
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Causes of Weight gain:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Weight gain.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
- Various simple reasons for weight gain include:
- Eating more
- Overeating
- Pregnancy
- Recent childbirth - retaining weight after giving birth is common.
- Normal growing infant
- Normal growing child
- Normal growing adolescent
- Aging - getting older often involves a gradual weight gain from changes in activity and metabolism.
- Appetite changes
- High-fat diet
- High-carbohydrate diet
- Excessive snacking
- Reduced exercise level
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Reduced exercise or activity level
- Lifestyle changes leading to increased eating or reduced activity
- Quitting smoking - or other type of tobacco withdrawal
- Slowing of metabolism with aging
- Reaction to prior dieting
- Comfort eating (see Overeating)
- Stress eating
- Depressive disorders - some people eat more with depression or depressive disorders (some people eat less and lose weight instead).
- Depression
- Compulsive eating (see Eating symptoms)
- Genetic tendency to obesity
- Water retention - Your body may be retaining fluid rather than true weight gain.
- Premenstrual bloating
- Edema - see also causes of edema (generalized swelling or fluid retention)
- Heart failure - Excessive weight gain
- more causes...»
See full list of 349 causes of Weight gain
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Causes of Types of Weight gain:
Review the causes of these more specific types of Weight gain:
- Obesity (247 causes)
- more types...»
Review causes of types of Weight gain in more specific categories:
- Weight gain in pregnancy (7 causes)
- more types...»
See full list of 12 types for Weight gain
Weight gain: Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Weight gain, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
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- Weight gain and Body symptoms (209 causes)
- Weight gain and Weight symptoms (207 causes)
- Weight gain and Obesity (205 causes)
- Weight gain and Head symptoms (156 causes)
- Weight gain and Behavioral symptoms (147 causes)
- Weight gain and Face symptoms (125 causes)
- Weight gain and Personality symptoms (125 causes)
- Weight gain and Sexual symptoms (118 causes)
- Weight gain and Mental problems (113 causes)
- Weight gain and Muscle symptoms (108 causes)
- Weight gain and Muscle weakness (103 causes)
- Weight gain and Infant symptoms (101 causes)
- Weight gain and Nerve symptoms (101 causes)
- Weight gain and Weakness (97 causes)
- Weight gain and Swelling symptoms (96 causes)
- Weight gain and Growth symptoms (95 causes)
- more...»
See full list of 4107 Symptom Checker combinations related to Weight gain
Weight gain: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers
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Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Common symptoms (7552 causes)
- Body symptoms (2630 causes)
- Weight symptoms (1734 causes)
- Obesity (247 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Causes of Similar Symptoms to Weight gain
Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Weight gain:
- Weight loss (1931 causes)
- Poor growth (1954 causes)
- Overeating (41 causes)
- Undereating (98 causes)
- Appetite changes (1062 causes)
- more symptoms...»
Diagnostic Guides for Weight gain
Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Weight gain from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Weight gain. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Weight gain
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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- "Pediatric Complaints and Diagnostic Dilemmas" (2003)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Weight gain: Medical Mistakes
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Misdiagnosis and Weight gain
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms. There...read more »
Undiagnosed causes of weight gain and obesity: Although obesity may be related to lifestyle issues, there are also a number of medical causes of weight gain or obesity that may go undiagnosed. Some of the various...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in child patients than in adults. Some of the overlooked conditions may...read more »
Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of...read more »
Misdiagnosed weight-related causes of infertility: A woman's weight status can affect her level of fertility. Although obesity or overweight can in themselves reduce fertility, there are other weight-related or...read more »
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Weight gain
Home medical tests possibly related to Weight gain:
- Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
- Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
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Stories from Users for Weight gain
Real-life user stories relating to Weight gain:
- Chronic Nausea and unexplained symptoms
- Can't stop gaining weight
- Why are my boobs getting bigger?
- Unexplained constant nausea with tenderness below sternum
- Unexplained hunger and faitgue
- i feel so ill all the time now!
- Prevalence of Extreme rapid weight gain w/Inderal (aka Prorpanolol)???
- Digestive Problems, Weight Loss and Low Energy and no Diagnosis
- Please Help I cannot get a dx (exteme weight loss)
- Unexplained weight gain
- Unexplained dizziness etc... please help
- unexplained symptoms!!!
- 4 yr old w/unexplained bloodwork
- Rapid weight gain and cant find the cause! Any suggestions?
- Tummy weight gain occurs when intestines hurt.
- Weight gain, digestive issues, peeling face, fatigue, overwhelming hunger... help!
- Uncontrolable Extreme Weight Gain
- How to put on weight?
- 1/2 week feel good, 1/2 very bad - for a year now!
- Help, after accident my girl can't quit gaining weight.
Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Weight gain or relevant symptoms:
- Constitutional (General Wellbeing) (371)
- Neurological (Nerves) (606)
- Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (775)
- Psychiatric (Mental Health) (359)
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Causes of Weight gain listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Weight gain as a symptom include:
- Cardiac failure, right sided
- Clozapine
- Cushing's syndrome
- Cyproterone
- Diabetes mellitus type 2
- Ethanol
- Ethinylestradiol
- Haloperidol
- Hypothyroidism
- Immobility
- Insulin
- Insulinoma
- more causes...»
See full list of 349
causes of Weight gain
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medications or substances causing Weight gain:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Weight gain as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Certain medications causing fluid retention or edema such as:
- more causes...»
See full list of 481
medications causing Weight gain
Drug interactions causing Weight gain:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react causing Weight gain as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Aldactazide (Spironolactone, HCTZ) and Advil (Ibuprofen) interaction - Sudden weight gain
- Aldactazide (Spironolactone, HCTZ) and Motrin (Ibuprofen) interaction - Sudden weight gain
- Aldactazide (Spironolactone, HCTZ) and Nuprin (Ibuprofen) interaction - Sudden weight gain
- Aldactazide (Spironolactone, HCTZ) and Aleve (Naproxen) interaction - Sudden weight gain
- Aldactazide (Spironolactone, HCTZ) and Naprosyn (Naproxen) interaction - Sudden weight gain
- Aldactazide (Spironolactone, HCTZ) and Ansaid (Flurbiprofen) interaction - Sudden weight gain
- Aldactazide (Spironolactone, HCTZ) and Aspirin interaction - Sudden weight gain
- more interactions...»
See full list of 222 drug interactions causing Weight gain
Definitions of Weight gain:
Increase in body weight over existing weight; unintentional as well as intentional gain.
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Increase in body weight over existing weight; unintentional as well as intentional gain.
- (Source - CRISP)
Organs affected by Weight gain:
The list of organs typically affected by Weight gain may include, but is not limited to:
- General constitution
Detailed list of causes of Weight gain
The list below shows some of the causes of Weight gain mentioned in various sources:
- Abdominal obesity metabolic syndrome - abdominal obesity
- Achard-Thiers Syndrome - obesity
- Acrocephalopolysyndactyly, type 2 (ACPS 2) - obesity
- Acromegaly - Excessive weight gain
- Adrenal adenoma, familial - excessive body fat in torso
- Adrenal Cancer - obesity
- more causes...»
See full list of 349 causes of Weight gain
How Common are these Causes of Weight gain?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Weight gain. Of the 349 causes of Weight gain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 11 causes are "very common" diseases
- 17 causes are "common" diseases
- 5 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1 causes are "rare" diseases
- 11 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 328 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 349 causes of Weight gain
Conditions listing symptoms: Weight gain:
The following list of conditions have 'Weight gain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Conditions listing complications: Weight gain:
The following list of conditions have 'Weight gain' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Causes of Weight gain Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Weight gain based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Classifications of Weight gain:
Subtypes of Weight gain:
Obesity (208 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Weight gain:
Common symptoms (7505 causes), Body symptoms (2574 causes), Weight symptoms (1683 causes), Obesity (208 causes)
Symptoms related to Weight gain:
Weight loss (1779 causes), Poor growth (1933 causes), Overeating (17 causes), Undereating (40 causes), Appetite changes (1029 causes)
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Medical News summaries about Weight gain
Our news pages contain the following medical news summaries about Weight gain and many other medical conditions:
- About metabolic syndrome
- Alcohol consumption may have a protective effect against metabolic syndrome
- Alternative therapies not satisfactory for osteoarthritis
- Candida influenced by obesity and depression
- Cholesterol and thyroid link
News Archives for Weight gain
Medical news articles related to Weight gain include:
- Excess Weight Gain During Pregnancy a Risk to Mother and Child
- Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants
- Weight Gain May Spell Trouble for Heart Failure Patients
- Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy
- Kids Who Lack Self-Control May Be Prone to Weight Gain
- Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity
- Dieting History Tied to Weight Gain in Pregnancy
- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Weight gain
Medical research papers related to Weight gain include:
- Interventions for preventing weight gain after smoking cessation
- Oral calorie supplements for cystic fibrosis
- Olanzapine in long-term treatment for bipolar disorder
- Any evidence that the any of the following drugs cause weight gain: bendroflumethiazide, citalopram, olanzapine, simvastatin, carbamazepine?
- A randomized trial of the effects of dietary counseling on gestational weight gain and glucose metabolism in obese pregnant women
- Olanzapine in the treatment of low body weight and obsessive thinking in women with anorexia nervosa: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- Efficacy and tolerability of second-generation antipsychotics in children and adolescents with schizophrenia
- Combination contraceptives: effects on weight
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Related medical articles from our Disease Center for Weight Gain:
- Introduction: Weight Gain
- Basic Summary for Weight Gain
- Types of Weight Gain
- Videos for Weight gain
- Drug Causes of Weight Gain
- Symptoms of Weight Gain
- Misdiagnosis of Weight Gain
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