Weight Gain with Lupus

Hi. I was diagnosed with lupus 2 years ago, and am on steroids. I got fat, really big. Like huge. My muscles hurt. Is it possible to weight gain with lupus? My doc says that people with lupus have anorexia, but I got really big and think lupus is to blame.

Hi. 50% of all patients with lupus have a loss of appetite. Anorexia and weight loss are directly linked with lupus. Weight loss/gain is also a symptom of lupus. Also, I think that steroids cause weight gain? My uncle has lupus and he`s also fat, but he has some sort of a nephrotic syndrome (the cause of his weight gain). So, if you have large amounts of protein in your urine you may have a nephrotic syndrome. Check it out. Some common lupus symptoms are muscle pain, arthritis, osteoporosis, fever, eye and gastrointestinal problems etc.

Steriods used to treat the symptoms of Lupus (and other diseases) causes weight gain.