gaining weight unsure why !!!!

Keep a food diary and see what's going on calorie wise.

Pat

I Should;But if i feel good then why should i put drugs in my body!I Know when when i need my inhalers and my nebalizer oxygen, and when i need it i take it but i am not going to over medicate myself,time will come when i will have to be a prisoner to my meds but not now.

My mom has COPD, and her pulmonologist says that her meds are to prevent further damage, not just to her lungs but to her heart as well. He stresses that it's important to NEVER skip a dose.

What does your pulmonologist say about this?

what kind of meds is she on? And honey,I would ruther have a rough time breathing then gain all that weight back that i worked so hard to loose,but thanks for your in put..I love all the help i get on this web site!!!!

Advir, Spiriva, a couple more.

So now you're saying it's the meds that are causing your weight gain? I see how my mom struggles to get her breath, and how her "rough time breathing" keeps her from doing so many things she wishes she could do. I can't imagine going through that voluntarily.

I'd start charting my food intake (calories, fat, protein, etc) to see where I was, and track activity level. has your activity level gone down? are you consuming more calories than you should be?  are you eating more carbs than you used to? Are you getting in enough protein? The more information you give us to work with the more specific we help we can give.

 Were you put on meds for the copd? Many drugs cause weight gain, expecially steroids.

Tracking your food, exercise, fluid intake, etc. wouldn't hurt.

I am assuming you are on meds for your copd. Many meds have undesireable side effects such as weight gain. If you go to the websute Drugs.com, you can find any meds you are taking and it will show you anything from side effects, to drug interactions, etc.

You may also want to discuss this with your doc. Maybe there is a different med you can take that will help. Take care.

Thanks