My doctor has put my on Glucophage for PCOS. I take two pills 500mg twice a day. The first couple of days I had pretty bad diarrhea and constipation but now I feel fine. She says one of the side effects is helping weight loss. Is this because of the diarrhea or something else, because now I feel fine on it and "go" regularly like everyone else. So will the weight loss stop?
2007-03-09 07:42:01 · 31 answers · asked by Rainey 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
When you are insulin-resistant, your body does not properly metabolize your food... insulin signals your body when it should be absorbing glucose (the sugar that is our body's primary energy source) from your bloodstream. The glucophage makes your body more sensitive to insulin, so your cells know when to take up food... and also when to stop. Hence it can help you lose weight.
Though no doubt the diarrhea helped the weight-loss along as well:) You might want to check out www.soulcysters.com...they have lots of useful tips on dealing with PCOS. Diet can be a big help.
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2016-05-20 08:43:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to Take glucophage before switching to shots for my diabetes my parents also take it We used to joke that the only reason the stuff worked was your food didn't stay in the body long enough to break down into sugar I would assume that the weight loss would slow down now that your body is getting nutrition from your food. If the "runs" return and become bothersome you could always ask your DR for gluocphage RX it breaks down slower so you down have the going problem.
2007-03-09 07:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by Allie400 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pick up a 5 or 10 pound weight at the gym and visualize that weight coming off holding the weight in your hands helps bring home just how heavy even 5 pounds of extra fat can be
2016-01-27 15:26:26 · answer #4 · answered by Sasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
youll lose weight and fat if you walk 45 minutes a day not 30
2017-04-01 02:03:59 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have pcos and i take metfromin and it makes me have diarrhea for the first time but i had it bad,,, what is this medicine ur taking know? i wonder if it will help me,,
2007-03-09 07:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by lilmexicana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drink 3 cups of green tea in 24 hours researchers say it can increase energy expenditure by 106 calories
2016-01-06 19:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by Niki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 hour walk at a moderate pace
2016-05-26 12:12:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
give your protein extra low calorie flavor by adding a salsa or chutney instead of a gooey cream sauce
2016-04-20 08:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by Edmund 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use a dash of cinnamon to give fruits such as bananas and melons a richer dessert feel without the sugar
2016-08-12 11:32:18 · answer #10 · answered by Giselle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋