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Symptom: Weight gain
- Introduction: Weight gain
- Causes (303 conditions)
- Causes of Types
- Misdiagnosis
- Home Diagnostic Testing
- Diagnostic Guides (Online)
- Multiple Symptom Checker
- Drug causes (481 listings)
- Drug interaction causes (186 listings)
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- Definitions
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- News (31 listings)
- Stories from Users
Introduction: Weight gain
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
See full list of 303 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 (195 causes)
Weight gain: Multiple Symptom Checker
Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Weight gain, as listed in our database. Visit the Multiple Symptoms Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.
Multiple Symptom Checker - Other Symptoms
Multiple Symptom Checker Combinations
- Weight gain and Body symptoms (170 causes)
- Weight gain and Weight symptoms (168 causes)
- Weight gain and Obesity (163 causes)
- Weight gain and Behavioral symptoms (121 causes)
- Weight gain and Head symptoms (119 causes)
- Weight gain and Sexual symptoms (101 causes)
- Weight gain and Personality symptoms (100 causes)
- Weight gain and Mental problems (97 causes)
- Weight gain and Face symptoms (95 causes)
- Weight gain and Nerve symptoms (87 causes)
- Weight gain and Muscle symptoms (86 causes)
- Weight gain and Muscle weakness (85 causes)
- Weight gain and Infant symptoms (82 causes)
- Weight gain and Sensations (81 causes)
- Weight gain and Swelling symptoms (80 causes)
- Weight gain and Weakness (79 causes)
- Weight gain and Growth symptoms (77 causes)
- Weight gain and Digestive symptoms (74 causes)
- Weight gain and Pain (72 causes)
- Weight gain and Eye symptoms (71 causes)
See full list of 1638 Multiple Symptom Checker combinations related to Weight gain
Home Diagnostic Testing and Weight gain
Home medical tests possibly related to Weight gain:
- Diet & Weight Loss: Home Testing:
- Diabetes: Related Home Testing:
Causes of General Symptom Types
Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:
- Common symptoms (4555 causes)
- Body symptoms (2040 causes)
- Weight symptoms (1251 causes)
- Obesity (195 causes)
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 (1414 causes)
- Poor growth (1608 causes)
- Overeating (41 causes)
- Undereating (59 causes)
- Appetite changes (386 causes)
Diagnostic Guides for Weight gain
Medical Books Excerpts Read excerpts 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
Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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...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...read more »
Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients....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...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 pituitary...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...read more »
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Stories from Users for Weight gain
Real-life user stories relating to Weight gain:
- Can't stop gaining weight
- Unexplained hunger and faitgue
- Chronic Nausea and unexplained symptoms
- Unexplained constant nausea with tenderness below sternum
- can't swallow solid food and now can't sweat ????
- Digestive Problems, Weight Loss and Low Energy and no Diagnosis
- Enough Already!!!
- Why are my boobs getting bigger?
- Please Help I cannot get a dx (exteme weight loss)
- unexplained symptoms!!!
- Prevalence of Extreme rapid weight gain w/Inderal (aka Prorpanolol)???
- Rapid weight gain and cant find the cause! Any suggestions?
- Unexplained dizziness etc... please help
- 4 yr old w/unexplained bloodwork
- How to put on weight?
- I didn't know where to put this...
- Unexplained weight loss - toddler
- constantly hungry, can't gain any weight
- sudden weight gain in chlld
- Unexplained "fever" for a month+, please help!!!
Symptom specific forums: The following patient stories in our interactive forums and message boards relate to Weight gain or relevant symptoms:
- Constitutional (General Wellbeing) (156)
- Gastrointestinal (Food - from entry to exit) (452)
- Neurological (Nerves) (357)
- Psychiatric (Mental Health) (218)
Videos for Weight gain
Obesity and Your Health
Think watching your weight is just a cosmetic concern? Think again. Gaining too much weight can lead to serious health risks, and an estimated...
Fat Facts: Types of Fat
In our weight-conscious culture, fat is usually viewed as the enemy. But fat is an essential part of every healthy diet. The key is keeping it under...
My Weight-Loss Surgery
Making the decision to have weight-loss surgery is not easy. Listen as an individual tells why she decided to have weight-loss surgery and the ways...
Preparing for Weight-Loss Surgery
Preparation for weight loss surgery includes learning about the available types of surgery, selecting a qualified doctor, holding pre-op meetings...
Patient Surveys for Weight gain
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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
- Intracranial space-occupying lesion
- Mianserin
- Obesity
- Oedema
- Olanzapine
- Orchidectomy
- Pituitary tumour (growth hormone secreting)
- Pizotifen
See full list of 303
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:
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.
- Altace (Ramipril) and Advil (Ibuprofen) interaction
- Altace (Ramipril) and Motrin (Ibuprofen) interaction
- Altace (Ramipril) and Nuprin (Ibuprofen) interaction
- Altace (Ramipril) and Aleve (Naproxen) interaction
- Altace (Ramipril) and Naprosyn (Naproxen) interaction
See full list of 186 drug interactions causing Weight gain
Definitions of Weight gain:
Increase in body weight over existing weight; unintentional as well as intentional gain.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
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
- Acromegaly
- Adrenal adenoma, familial - excessive body fat in torso
- Adrenal Cancer - obesity
See full list of 303 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 303 causes of Weight gain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 10 causes are "very common" diseases
- 16 causes are "common" diseases
- 6 causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 1 causes are "rare" diseases
- 11 causes are "very rare" diseases
- 280 causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 303
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 (169 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Weight gain:
Common symptoms (4528 causes), Body symptoms (2013 causes), Weight symptoms (1228 causes), Obesity (169 causes)
Symptoms related to Weight gain:
Weight loss (1294 causes), Poor growth (1591 causes), Overeating (17 causes), Undereating (37 causes), Appetite changes (383 causes)
Weight gain as a disease:
For a more detailed analysis of Weight gain as a disease, please see our Disease Center information for Weight gain.
- Medication Causes of Weight Gain (454 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:
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- Candida influenced by obesity and depression
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- Depression has recognizable symptoms and is treatable
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- Introduction: Weight Gain
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- Symptoms of Weight Gain
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