so i was wondering if a bacterial infection can cause weight gain? well i have recently gained weight within the last month or two. and i went to the dtrs and she told me i had an infection. so i was concerned if that was why i gained weight so fast.
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Ok, I'm not a doctor, I'm just a molecular/microbiologist, but I found this site on a web search because the same thing happened to me. I mysteriously gained ~30 lbs while not increasing food intake, and my only link was a bacterial infection. Which, if you asked me a few years earlier, I would have guessed that such a thing would not be likely. However, I'm starting to think that certain strains of bacteria are able to manipulate our metabolism/fat storage mechanisms at the molecular level...though I have no clue how or why. That's a hypothesis I'll have to work on later 8-|
But if there are any doctors or scientists out there who have observed bacteria influencing the weight of an infected animal/human, PLEASE post it here along with your hypothesis about the most likely cause of the metabolic influence, thanks!
But if there are any doctors or scientists out there who have observed bacteria influencing the weight of an infected animal/human, PLEASE post it here along with your hypothesis about the most likely cause of the metabolic influence, thanks!
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