Always hungry on prednisone, please help me lose weight

[Anonymous]

I’m on 5mg of prednisone since March for autoimmune. I’ve gained 20lbs. The thing is, I’m always hungry now. Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Common side effect with prednisone, and unfortunately, the weight may or may not come off while you’re on it.

For me, when I’m on it (chronic disorder, but not always necessitating prednisone) I try to focus on whole, unprocessed foods, but that doesn’t always work. I try to “fill up” on the typical 80s low cal diet fare - celery sticks, iceberg lettuce leaves sprinkled with spices, cucumber roll ups, cottage cheese and fruit, frozen fruit, air popped popcorn. I make popsicles with decaf coffee and almond milk, or snow cones with a splash of fruit juice or sugar free (I know, I know) Mio or water enhancer.

[Anonymous]

At an appt with my mother's doctor re: prednisone the dr. said she should absolutely avoid carbohydrates. Something about how prednisone blocks the body from breaking down carbs.

[Anonymous]

I think it is really hard. I am almost never hungry. But when I took prednisone, I was constantly hungry. It was crazy. The good news is that I lost all of the weight I gained after I stopped taking it.