Does HEP C cause Water Retention and Weight Problems?

[jewels_ak]

Does hep c if your not on tx cause water retention and weight gain?.  Has anyone had any problems with this?....I don't drink soda.I drink only water and decalf coffee..I do Taebo and walk everyday and I do the South Beach Diet...but have had a horrible time with weight gain...I've gained 20 pounds since last summer with no explanation except the hep c.....If anyone has had this problem can you suggest anything that has worked for you besides...eating watermelons-heard thats a natural diretic...but has not worked for me ...frustrated.....jewels

[beamishboy]

soup,what soup? that outa a movie?.....as for my fondness or fondest...can't dance w/ the anemia and it's too wet to plow,whatelse can a guy do to take his mind off the meds and feelin like misery dipped in sh!t........? hope your dreams are sweet..

[Forseegood]

you are a discerning cat my friend, out of one of my favorite movies of all times..."Withnail and I", if you haven't seen it, please, please rent it, it's a must...

[beamishboy]

thks for the tip...is it english?...i just watched' Everything is illuminated'-best in awhile & i'm a movie watchin fool of late...check it out...i think it was a dual recommendation..maybe kalio???and somebody else?"?thanks/i can't rem sh1t anymore..

[NYgirl]

I lost a LOT of weight when I started treating really fast and I was very skinny to start.

Then my thyroid was killed off by the interferon...now I am steadily gainning weight a little every week even though I am on the synthetic thyroid replacement pills for the rest of my life.

Having a HYPOthyroid can do all of the things that you asked about.  Maybe ask the doc to test for that...because straight out HepC or Treatment didn't have me gain an ounce at all.

[Forseegood]

I'm not sure she meant that kind of weight gain, she didn't indicate that it's pooling in her stomach like acitites which indicates pretty far along in the disease...If I'm not wrong, she meant that she's gaining all over..which sounds to me like menopause, though she got me thinking, I wonder if Hep C does contribute to weight gain with low liver damage...I'll research that, it's just that I know for sure that menopause and peri-menopause does...

though I don't know anything about her stats...do you know your stats Jewel?

[dyce]

Ha brother, got up to get the blood flowin , 4or 5 hours in the rack , the ole bod gets a achin. Took my lortab , a few stretchin exercises I'm ready. It's 2 am here, thats usually when I take the pain med , get numbed up then back down for more zzzzzz's. Started the paxil lastnite , hopin it will shave off some of the bummed out feelins tx causes.

                   Shot 13 tonite guy , hope your sx's are easy this weekend. Think a free weekend of all premium channel on the tv are in order . Direct tv is doin it , so maybe we'll catch some good gut busters. Later .