If weight gain occurs after diarrhea without concomitant symptoms, it should be a simple increase in body fat and there is no need to worry too much. However, hypothyroidism, primary aldosteronism, Cushing’s syndrome and other causes cannot be ruled out.
1. Hypothyroidism: The lack of thyroid hormone secretion leads to low metabolism and low consumption, so the patient will show symptoms of weight gain, coldness and fatigue, which may lead to weight gain instead of weight loss after diarrhea.
2. Primary aldosteronism: the adrenal glands secrete more aldosterone, so the diarrhea still has more sodium storage, so the patient will have diarrhea weight gain instead of weight loss, in addition, the patient may also have dizziness, muscle weakness and other symptoms.
3. Cushing’s syndrome: excessive secretion of glucocorticoids, or glucocorticoid drugs taken too much, the patient will appear full moon face and other signs of centripetal obesity, but also after diarrhea weight gain instead of loss.
There may be other reasons for weight gain instead of weight loss after diarrhea, it is recommended to go to the hospital, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, give targeted treatment or treatment.