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Regarding weight loss or inflammation - #25544
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I live in hostel My age is 23( in August) height is 4'11 I gain weight very quickly past 8 months I gain 10-12kg weight I don't know the reason may be it's inflammation. Suggest me some medicine or remedies which work on my body quickly
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Hi Suchi
Dr. Surya here, i suggest medicines
Cap. Lean&slim 1-1-1 after food with warm water.
Such sudden increase in weight could be due to hormonal imbalance so get your test done for:
1) Thyroid panel
2) USG to rule out any fibroid/ cyst.
To prevent inflammation you can take
Giloy ghanvati 1-0-1 after food with water
Follow low calorie diet,
Drink warm water through out the day
Do brisk walking atleast 30 mins daily
Have light and early dinner.
Do pranayam 5-10 minutes daily twice.
Learning and practicing yogasan - Surya namaskar also Helps.
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Weight gain can sometimes be linked to factors like dietary habits, lifestyle choices, stress, and potential underlying health issues or inflammation. It's important to first assess and address any abrupt changes in your lifestyle or diet in the last eight months. Now, from an Ayurvedic perspective, here are some guidlines that may help you manage your weight and inflammation:
Firstly, ensure that your agni, or digestive fire, is balanced. A sluggish digestion is one of the main causes of weight accumulation. Consider sipping warm water throughout the day. This helps in flushing out toxins and boosting digestion. You might also try a simple herbal tea made with ginger, cumin, fennel, and coriander seeds. Steep a teaspoon of these seeds in hot water, strain, and drink before meals. This concoction can support digestion and reduce inflammation.
Include more sattvic foods in your diet, which are easy to digest and nourishing. This includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains like rice and quinoa, and light proteins such as lentils and mung beans. Avoid heavy, fried or processed foods as they can exacerbate weight gain and lead to imbalance in the kapha dosha, which might be responsible for your weight gain and any associated inflammation.
Exercise is crucial. Incorporating manageable physical activities such as brisk walking, yoga or even light jogging for about 30 minutes a day can help maintain a healthy weight. Also, practicing yoga postures like Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations) and twists can assist in detoxifying your body naturally.
Herbs such as Triphala can be quite beneficial for maintaining healthy digestion and aiding weight management. Taking half a teaspoon of Triphala powder with warm water before bed can support bowel regularity and cleanse the system.
Avoid eating late at night. Try to consume your last meal at least three hours before going to bed. This helps the metabolism to function properly during sleep and assists in maintaining a healthy weight.
Lastly, if your symptoms persist or worsen, it's advisable to seek out a professional Ayurvedic consultation or a healthcare provider to get a more personalized assessment and remedy. Sudden changes in weight can sometimes be symptomatic of hormonal imbalances or other health concerns, so proper evaluation is vital.
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Thank you for reaching out and sharing what you’re going through. I understand how stressful and confusing sudden weight gain can be — especially when nothing in your lifestyle feels drastically different. At 23, and staying in a hostel, it’s common for your body to quietly respond to irregular food habits, disturbed sleep, emotional stress, or reduced activity — all of which can throw off your natural balance.
Gaining 10–12 kg in the past 8 months may not simply be due to overeating or inactivity. In Ayurveda, we look deeper. When digestion slows down (Mandagni), and toxins (Ama) start to build up in the body, it can lead to weight gain, fatigue, bloating, and inflammation. Even the kind of food you eat — especially if it’s heavy, oily, or cold — plays a role in disturbing metabolism and creating imbalance in your body’s natural energies (doshas).
Another possibility to consider is PCOD (Polycystic Ovarian Disease), which is very common in young women and often goes undetected for months. If your periods have become irregular, or you’ve noticed increased facial hair, hair fall, acne, or mood swings, PCOD could be playing a role in your weight gain. The good news is — Ayurveda offers effective, side-effect-free support for PCOD, but the approach is different from general weight loss. We focus on balancing hormones, clearing cysts, supporting ovulation, and regulating the menstrual cycle.
To confirm whether PCOD or any hormonal issue is involved, I strongly recommend some basic tests. These help us understand what’s happening inside the body and guide the treatment accordingly. Suggested tests include a pelvic ultrasound (to check for ovarian cysts), thyroid profile (TSH, T3, T4), fasting insulin and blood sugar levels, and hormonal tests (LH, FSH, Prolactin, Testosterone). Additionally, Vitamin D3, B12, Serum Ferritin, and high-sensitivity CRP will help assess nutritional and inflammation status.
If PCOD is diagnosed, we will follow a dedicated herbal protocol using medicines like Kanchanar Guggulu, Varanadi Kashayam, and Shatavari, which help balance hormones, reduce cysts, and restore cycle regularity. However, if all tests are normal and PCOD is not present, the treatment becomes simpler — focused on boosting digestion, reducing water retention, clearing toxins, and supporting metabolism.
In that case, here’s a gentle Ayurvedic plan you can begin safely from your hostel. Start your day with a herbal decoction (kadha) made from Triphala, Trikatu, and Trimad. Boil these herbs together, reduce to 40 ml, and take it twice a day — morning on an empty stomach and evening before dinner. This helps clean the gut, burn excess fat, and remove ama from the body.
You can also take Punarnava Mandur — 2 tablets twice daily after meals — to reduce water retention, swelling, and support liver health. At bedtime, take Avipattikar Churna — ½ teaspoon with warm water — to relieve acidity, promote digestion, and keep the bowels regular. These remedies are simple, affordable, and very effective when used consistently.
Alongside herbs, your food choices matter deeply. Even in a hostel, small changes go a long way. Start your day with jeera water or warm lemon water. Prefer simple meals like dal-rice, roti-sabzi, or khichdi. Include soaked raisins, dates, and almonds in the morning to nourish your body. Add seasonal vegetables like lauki, beetroot, methi, and spinach whenever possible. Avoid cold drinks, curd, bread, cheese, fried snacks, and late-night meals, as they increase Kapha and slow down metabolism.
Support your body further with small lifestyle habits: walk daily for 30–40 minutes (even within hostel corridors), do light breathing exercises like Kapalbhati and Anulom-Vilom, and try to sleep by 11 PM to allow your body to rest, reset, and detox naturally. Warm water sipped throughout the day will also aid in digestion and toxin clearance.
The best part? You don’t need extreme dieting, calorie counting, or exhausting workouts. Your body just needs gentle, consistent care — and it will respond beautifully. Whether it’s PCOD or not, the root cause is within reach, and Ayurveda offers safe, time-tested ways to bring you back into balance.
You’ve already taken the most important step by listening to your body and asking for help. That’s where true healing begins.
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Please do a blood test of
TSH, T3 and T4
USG scan of ABDOMEN (to rule out pcod)
Meanwhile you can start
1.Varanadi kwatham tab 2-0-2 before food
2.Kanchanara guggulu 1-0-1after food
3.Thriphala tab 2-0-2 after food
*Suggested UDWARTANA (Medicated Powder massage ) Along with VASTHI(medicated enema), This will effectively helps to reduce your body weight by Detoxifying your body and regulating your metabolism
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Don't worry suchi,
Include Meditation, yoga,pranayam, exercise in your daily routine..
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And start taking 1.Medoharvidangadi lauh 1-0-1
2.varunaadi kwath 20ml with equal amount of Lukewarm water empty stomach twice in a day.
3.kanchnaar gugggulu1-0-1 for chewing..
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Hi suchi this is Dr Vinayak as considering your problem..
I think once you should done USG abdomen and pelvis then we will go with treatment..
Do you have any other problems along with weight gain . periods problem , pimple?? Let me know
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Hello Suchi ji,
Thank you for sharing your concern. Sudden and rapid weight gain (10–12 kg in 8 months) at your age and height should not be ignored, especially if you're living in a hostel with possible changes in routine, food quality, and stress levels.
But dont worry we are here to help you out😊
**FIRST AND FOREMOST**
1 Check for. Your thyroid levels ➡️ sudden weight gain may be due to thryoid dysfunction
👉 Do to have any hairfall or acne?
👉 Do you feel tiredness?
2 Check for PCOD - usg scan ( abdo + pelvis)
👉 is your periods regular??
👉 Do you have excessive hair growth on face or darkened nape of neck??
**Probable Ayurvedic Causes of Sudden Weight Gain**
In Ayurveda, your symptoms may be due to:
➡️Agni Mandya (low metabolism)
➡️Ama (toxin) accumulation due to hostel food, irregular sleep, etc.
➡️Medo Dhatu Dushti (imbalance in fat tissue metabolism)
➡️Possible low thyroid function or hormonal imbalance
➡️Even mental stress, late-night eating, or excessive sitting can trigger Kapha and Vata imbalance leading to fast fat gain and water retention
✅ Ayurvedic treatment
1 Medohar Guggulu 2 -0-2 after lunch & dinner ( Fat metabolism, reduces weight)
2 Slim lim 2-0-2 after food
3 Triphala Guggulu 2 tabs at bedtime with warm water (Detoxifies ama, improves digestion & metabolism)
4 Avipattikar Churna 1 tsp at bed time with warm. Water ( Clears acidity, bloating & sluggish bowels)
5 Punarnavadi tablet 2-0-2 (Reduces water retention & inflammation
✅ Hostel-Friendly Diet Plan
✅ Eat:
Warm, light, home-style meals (khichdi, dal-rice, roti-sabji)
Start day with jeera-ajwain-fennel water (boil 1 tsp each in 2 cups water ➡️ reduce to 1 cup)
Soaked raisins + warm water empty stomach (clears bloating & cravings)
Include 1 tsp ghee with lunch — helps fat burn
Have buttermilk with roasted jeera at lunch instead of curd
❌ Avoid:
Bread, biscuits, hostel sweets
Curd at night
Fried snacks, Maggi, late-night food
Cold water and cold drinks
✅PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
👉30 MIN brisk walk
👉15 min running
👉10 min pranayama
👉Suryanamaskara
(Start gradually and be consistent)
With consistent efforts and treatment you will definately see the results 😊👍
Warm Regards
Dr Snehal Vidhate
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HELLO SUCHI,
Gaining 10-12kg in 8 months, especially if your lifestyle or diet hasn't changed drastically, may indicate an underlying issues such as hormonal imbalance, metabolic dysfunction, or inflammation, and should ideally be evaluated
FIRSTLY GO FOR THIS INVESTIGATION TO RULE OUT THE PATHOLOGY
-Thyroid profile= TSH, T3, T4
-insulin and blood sugar levels
- PCOS if irregular periods or acne/hair issues
- vitamin D and b12 levels
- CRP/ESR- for general inflammation
AYURVEDIC VIEW
DOSHA INVOLVEMENT
-Kapha dosha is usually the primary factor in weight gain. It represents heaviness, coldness, slowness, and stability
excess kapha leads to
-sluggish metabolism
- excess fat tissue formation
- water retention
- lethargy, inactivity
AMA(TOXINS)
-due to poor digestion and low digestive fire, undigested food redidue accumulate in the gut and tissues, contributing to
-weight gain
-puffiness/ inflammation
-sluggish digestion
- lethargy, dull skin, brain fog
POSSIBLE CAUSES IN YOUR CASE
-irregular food timing in hostel
- sedentary lifestyle
- heavy or processed foods- dairy, fried hostel foods
- possible hormone imbalance- like hypothyroidism or pcos
- stress or disturbed sleep
TREATMENT PLAN
1) DEEP DETOXIFICATION(ama pachana + agni deepana)
this is stage 1 of treatment - removing toxins and rekindling digestive fire before addressing fat tissue directly
-TRIKATU CHURNA= 1/2 tsp before meals with warm water. twice daily
=increases metabolism, burns toxins
-HINGWASTAKA CHURNA= 1/2 tsp with warm water before lunch and dinner
=improves digestion, relieves gas
-GINGER TEA= 1 cup daily add dry ginger or fresh in boiling water
= improves digestive fire
DURATION= 15 DAYS for detoc
DIET
INCLUDE
-light, warm, freshly cooked meals
-millets (ragi, bajra), barley, old rice
-mung dal, toor dal
- bottle gourd, ridge gourd, bitter gourd
- ghee in small amounts
-spices= cumin, ginger, black pepper
-herbal tea= cinnamon, ginger, fennel
AVOID COMPLETELY
- cold foods, frozen meals, leftovers
-wheat(especially maida), white rice
- kindey beans, chickpeas, chana dal(heavy to digest)
- potatoes, sweet potatoes, brinjal
- oils, fried food, butter, cream
- sugar, jaggery, sweets
-milk, curd, cheese
DAILY DIET PLAN HOSTEL-FRIENDLY
MORNING(6-7AM)= warm water with lemon + 1 tsp honey
8AM(breakfast)= roasted poha with vegetables or barley poridge
11AM= herbal tea or warm water
1 PM= rice+. moong dal+ sauteed vegetables + buttermilk
5 PM= roasted chana or spiced makhana
7-8 PM= light vegetables soup or khichdi with ghee and black Pepper
9PM= triphala powder 1 tsp with warm water
NOW THAT DIGESTION IS BALANCED , USE FAT REDUCING MEDICATIONS
MEDOHAR GUGGULU= 1 tab twice daily after meals
= break down fat, reduces kapha
KANCHANAR GUGGULU= 1 tab twice daily with warm water
=shrinks swollen glands, balances thyroid
PUNARNAVA MANDUR= 1 tab twice daily after meals
= removes water retention, supports liver
VRIKSHAMLA CAPSULES= 1 before food twice daily
=suppresses appetite, aids fat metabolism
YOGA ASANA= DAILY 30 MIN
-surya namskar= 5-12 rounds
- bhujangasana
- dhanurasana
- naukasana
- paschimottanasana
- kapalbhati=100-200 strokes
- bhastrika= 2-3 rounds
IF YOU VISIT AN AYURVEDIC CENTRE GO FOR THIS PROCEDURES
-udwartana(herbal dry powder massage)= breaks fat deposits
-Virechana= deep liver detox
- basti= corrects metabolism, especially in chronic weight gain or pcos.
Weight loss is 80% digestion + 20% fat burning
Eat your heaviest meal at lunch lightest at dinner
Never mix milk and salty/sour/spicy food
-stay active, walk after meals, and avoid cold drinks
- use spices as medicine= turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, black pepper
DO FOLLOW
HOPE THIS MIGHT BE HELPFUL
THANK YOU
DR. MAITRI ACHARYA
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HELLO,
Sudden weight gain - especially 10-12 kg over 8 months- is significant and may be due to multiple causes, including hormonal imbalance, poor diet, inflammation, stress, or lack of exercise .
Please consider this
-hypothyroidism
- pcos
- Cushing syndrome
-insulin resistance
- chronic stress or poor sleep
-gut inflammation or poor digestion
A blood test including TSH, free T3/T4, insulin, LH/FSH, CRP, and vitamin D
Ayurvedic perspective on sudden weight gain
-kapha imbalance
-low digestive fire
- ama(toxins) accumulation in tissues
AYURVEDIC REMEDIES FOR WEIGHT GAIN AND INFLAMMATION
1) HERBAL MEDICATIONS
-TRIPHALA= 1 tsp churna at bedtime with warm water
=detoxifies, boosts digestion
-MEDOHARA GUGGULU= 2 tabs twice daily after meals
=burns fat, reduces kapha
-PUNARNAVA= 1 tsp juive twice daily after meals
= reduces water retention, anti-inflamatory
-VRIKSHAMNA= 1 cap twice daily before meals
=suppresses appetite
-AMLA = take one raw or juice daily
= antioxidants, improves metabolism
2) DIET
-eat light, warm, freshly prepared food
- INCLUDE= barley, millet, ragi, bajra, green moong, bottle gourd, bitter gourd
- AVOID= deep fried foods, sweets , dairy, white rice, curd at night
-sip warm water with lemon or ginger throughout the day
3) LIFESTYLE TIPS
-wake up early before 6 am
- regular physical activity= yoga, brisk walk=40 min daily
-practice kapalbhati and suryanamaskar
- get 7-8 hours of sleep
-reduce phone use Late night
4) AVOID QUICK-FIX weight loss medications
-avoid over the counter weight loss pills or fat burners- they may worsen hormonal issues
-focus on digestive strength and regular lifestyle
your weight gain might be due to a deeper issue like thyroid or hormonal imbalance,
thank you
DR. HEMANSHU MEHTA
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