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Posted 12/12/2017 11:25 PM (GMT -5)
Hello everyone,I was diagnosed with colitis when I had 12 years 😕 I was mostly in the hospital then home for 5 years after 5 years hospital decided to sent me in other country for surgery of total colectomy so I went there and they told me that it was to late for me cuz I had almoust 18 years and I still hadent menstru.cycle at all and I weighted only 32 kg at my 17 and a half years.To many yars in pain and suffer but one dr took my case and he did the surgery with success all and I was alive again they removed my colon and left me for three months with that bag and after three months they made another surgery they closed ileostoma and I could have a normal bowel all was perfect for a young girl with ruined dreams.To good to be true.So all was good my weight was starting to go up my recovery was fast and good.And in my 33 years old I got married and I got pregnant so I gaind a huge amount of weight qhich is not normal for people with that surgery but dr discovered that I have thyroid glands and a heart valve desease also and a cyst in the thyroid for my bad luck so I barely had my child with a c-section I gave birth a beautiful and healthy son which is my blessing but my weight is now 90 kg and I vant lose it with no diet or exercises and it is strange for me how come without a colon I cant lose my weight cuz I go to the bathrom a lot of times a day 10 15 times it depends.Can that all be from thyroid and heart valve or I have some disorder from my surgery?Pls someone if could help me I am desperated cuz my youth was totally desaster and now I suffer from all this... 😕😯 Thank you.
Posted 12/13/2017 7:42 AM (GMT -5)
Hi Lola
As you have seen for yourself there is not a connection between multiple bowel movements and weight loss. In fact people with very bad symptoms can also be overweight, some are underweight and many look normal even when their UC is terrible.

That is one of the difficult parts of this disease.
I doubt your weight gain is from your surgery but impossible to know.
Thyroid could be part of weight gain. I knew a woman who had trouble with her weight and once she got her thyroid "fixed" she lost the weight. That was many years ago and I never knew the details and she didn't have UC.

I don't have answers for you, just suggestions to remove sugar from your diet, which helps lower inflammation all over your body as well as lose weight. Become more active, exercise, walk, start slow and keep it up. This will help your UC symptoms too.

Good luck.

Post Edited (imagardener2) : 12/13/2017 4:26:42 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/13/2017 1:39 PM (GMT -5)
Thank you.Maybe its just from my desease from CU but the surgeon that have made the surgery said that I will always be thin a bit more then it should always cuz of the removement of the colon and I was for many years 17 after the surgery and when I got pregnant I gaind 30 kg more and with the thyroid now doesnt go away my extra weight not with diet not with exercises not even a killo goes down and I am desperated...
Posted 12/13/2017 2:01 PM (GMT -5)
Your post is very hard to follow, so, I'm guessing you are not a native-English-speaker.

I would work with your doctors and find a solution. Make sure your thyroid-levels are correct, as it can impact your ability to gain or loose weight.

How's your exercise-levels?

How's your diet?

Not sure your age, loosing weight becomes much harder with age. Hormones and other things can make it more difficult.

I do not believe the cause is UC, as you have had surgery to remove your large intestine. There's something else going on!
Posted 12/14/2017 6:20 PM (GMT -5)
Why is hard to follow?Maybe its complicated a bit because of many deseases but its simple anyway... and my english is very good.I think that from my thyroid gland and the cyst in the thyroid I gain weight and I can not lose it also the heart valve desease can cause bloating and gainin weight I hope its that.With my UC I was in a perfect shape thin and great but in pregnancy all went wrong and stayed that way for my bad luck 😣😕
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