Hi, this is going to be long so please bare with me. I am almost 24 and I have been off of birth control for about 2 1/2 years now. I was on it about 4 years prior and decided to give my body a break. I had normal weight on birth control, 127lbs, I have always been thin. I went off Yaz and started to notice weight gain after a few months, in about 2 years I gained a little over 40 lbs. I am absolutely miserable. I've tried dieting, exercising, and nothing has happened. I don't fit into any clothes, I hate my body and I have no idea what else to do. I had my hormone levels tested and my testosterone is a little high (45pg/ml). My estrogen levels aren't, could have been due to the fact that my periods are irregular and I also now have heavy periods, therefore I wasn't put on estrogen/progesterone. I'm also bloated, constipated all the time so I take buffered c and probiotics to help. I don't have any idea what to do about it because I have tried to do everything. My mother had a colonoscopy and endoscopy done because she suffers from the same symptoms, and both came back fine. She has IBS, I've never been diagnosed but I have pretty much the same symptoms. I just wanted to know if anyone knows anything about this and possibly what could help. I don't want to live like this anymore.