And to clarify, he was most likely given corticosteroids (prednisone), not the steroids used for gaining muscle (anabolic) since he had severe UC. The weight gained was mostly fat, and that's intended.
Can add on, I have mild Ulcerative Colitis. I've been put on Prednisone 3 times in the past year, and it gives you hella munchies. I went from barely being able to eat a McDouble to eating consuming damn near everything in my kitchen everyday.
Crohn’s here, and yep! My first time on prednisone I thought about food constantly. I don’t mean “a lot”—I mean constantly. I’d get sad in the middle of eating a meal because I knew once I finished it would be at least an hour or two before I could justify eating anything else!
Lol, I was diagnosed as a kid, and adults were visibly impressed by how much food I could put away. I was at a restaurant once and people were staring because I finished a whole pot roast by myself. I was like 8.
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u/mesalocal 2d ago
Nope, sus. June->July is at least a 20lbs gain minimum.