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Asked by corriestewart to Hitesh, Hywel, Mae, Nik, Tiffany on 11 Jun 2012.
Question: does the pill make you put on weight?
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Tiffany Taylor answered on 11 Jun 2012:
There is no actual evidence that the pill causes weight gain. I have been on the pill for 8 years, and I have never had a problem with weight gain. But I also have friends, who went on the pill and blame their weight gain on it. The pill changes hormone levels within the body and hormones (chemicals produced by the body) can have all sorts of effects on your body and your mood, which could potentially make you want to eat more! But there are lots of different brands of pill that you can try, so if you don’t think the one you’re on is right for you, just tell your doctor and change.
Remember, the pill is excellent protection from unwanted pregnancy, but does not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases – only condoms can do that.
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Hitesh Dave answered on 12 Jun 2012:
Pill involved during routine metabolism of the body system..(Metabolism means whatever goes in body e.g.food gets breakdown into pieces with the help of juices, enzymes relesed by digestive tissues…)..that’s why Pill interacts with many enzymes and hormones in the body tissues before it reaches to its site of action(affected area of body)…During its interaction with enzymes and hormones sometimes Pill might give useful or negative effects on body….
so, it’s not always true but sometimes they can be involved in weight gain…
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Mae Woods answered on 13 Jun 2012:
The pill is a tablet that contains man made versions of the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone which are involved in the process of making a baby, periods and pregnancy.
If you take any hormone or pill, your body will respond and this response will be transmitted throughout the whole body through secondary or knock on effects.
The pill can affect your mood, which might change your eating habits I suppose, however the side effects will differ from person to person
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