My little one was 36 pounds at 16 months and short.He was real fat and size 6 diapers was small on him.Now he is 2yrs and 3 months old.I know that steroids can cause weight gain but can it cause weight gain in 5 days? He lost weight for no known reason(down to 29 pounds).Doctor said he is healthy with the weight loss.Always ate the same and drank the same amount of milk.He has been on steroids for 5 days and he feels much heavier and 3 pairs of his pants that fit him a week ago is skin tight on him.Can 5 days of steroids(prednisolone 5mg/5ml 3 times a day)cause rapid weight gain?
2007-02-16 13:11:41 · 2 answers · asked by darlene100568 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
Prednisone is a nasty steroid with a long list of side effects, one of which is weight gain. While your son has not been on them for long, and his dosage is not that high (15 mg/day), I guess it is possible that he could be putting on weight this soon. It would probably be a good idea to check with his pediatrician to see for sure. Another side effect of prednisone is water retention, so maybe part of his weight gain is edema. Again, this needs to be checked by the doctor. I was on prednisone for a year and gained 65 pounds. I dropped the weight after finally getting off the drug, but it is a bad drug that can do great things. It just needs constant monitoring. Good luck.
2007-02-16 15:38:20 · answer #1 · answered by Barry M 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think so, but I am not a doctor.
2007-02-16 13:47:14 · answer #2 · answered by mirolovichj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋