BC causing a belly pouch?!?!?

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Registered: 10-12-2010
BC causing a belly pouch?!?!?
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Thu, 03-16-2006 - 7:09pm

Latley I hae noticed that I have a noticalbe belly pouch! I started on BC about 2 weeks ago. Has anyone had this SE?! It really sucks. Anyone know of anything I can do about it?

Thanks
Jen

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 03-16-2006 - 8:52pm

Hi jenrvt79, welcome!

Weight gain is not a given on combined (estrogen/progestin) methods. You should give a pill at least three cycles to give your body a chance to adjust to the hormones to see how well it will work for you. Some women do gain weight and some lose weight but if a pill causes munchies snacking on veggies and increased exercise are good ways to minimize gaining. It really depends on the individual and her pill. A recent article on weight gain and the pill is: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-bhcontracept&msg=18451.1&ctx=4096

Thanks for posting. If you have more questions, we are right here. Let us know how you’re doing, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill