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Angieflibble

Effects of Codeine on weight loss?

I’m waiting for surgery right now so I’m not allowed food, only prescribed nutrition so I know my Calories In is 600 a day. My TDEE is 2,193. My weight loss had been steady until I started to take codeine for the pain. I’ve managed to gain 3lbs in the week I’ve been on it.

Any ideas? I’m not constipated, I’m drinking plenty of water and it isn’t approaching shark week. Is this just a codeine thing?

Posted Oct 24, 2017, 6:03 AM UTC

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brenstF26 5'5 SW: 175 CW: 140 GW: 130•

Could it be some kind of swelling or inflammation caused by whatever you're having surgery on? That is retained fluid that will add weight. I would just do the best you can recovering from surgery.

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sgtcobblepot •

This also I didn't think there might be a cause from you upcoming surgery to explain the weight swelling/inflammation like u/brenst said. Even increased cortisol could cause a gain in weight and 3lbs is really not that much of a flucation. Might be a variable of factors

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sgtcobblepot •

I don't believe opiates/opiods have a major effect at least not short term. Codiene is a very weak opiate at that. I would chalk it up as water weight if you been tracking your defecit. The fact this was jump in one week vs a steady incline over weeks leads me to believe this also.

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