Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Has anyone noticed weight loss or weight gain causing any improvement in or worsening of symptoms? I'd like to know what both men and women have observed.

Hi dave
Yes I have done the weight loss thing! From being 12 and a half stone, I managed with will power and a greatly reduced diet to get to 10 and a 1/2 stone! . Yes I felt much more active (Whitch was good ) but as off the pain? No change .
But don't feel discouraged, we have to keep trying different things, who knows , we might just drop on something that really works!
Anne smith

Hi

I was 9 stone when my horrible vaginal pain began I have lost over 2 stone I am now 6st 11. I haven't tried its just happened as a result of the illness. The pain does seem to have eased with my weight loss.

Must admit that my 1 stone weight loss did not affect my pain at all, although it did affect my attitude. Unfortunately I have crept back up a little again totally my own fault but I do tend to have a pain/poor me/what can I have? FOOD!!! I'm almost pavlovian.
I put it down to pain and emotion being so intertwined, plus my love of all things edible, except beetroot and salt and vinegar crisps!
Maybe I should go for a lie down with a couple of tramadol instead of to the fridge, or just buy beetrot. . . .no typo.

By the way, for us Yankees, a stone (st) is equal to 14 pounds!

Hi all
Well what can I say(birdlife) as for salsa dancing! I might do myself a whole new mischief? Well( but on the other hand it might sort the whole lot out lol!!
Well Helen like your self I live to eat!! And yes I can live without beet root, but although I do police my weight! I have two great weaknesses?(tescos light choices caramela ice crime) and a couple of glasses of wine!( I'm not telling you the size of my glasses)!quite frankly when I try to cut down on the later, I do not sleep as well, ok all ( the wine police) will be horrified!! But with this physical problem I do firmly believe a good nights sleep is sacrosanct !(Hic...hic..)
Anne

I'd like to hear what men have to say about this, as men and women tend to deposit excess weight in different regions of the body.

Dave

Dave, Helen, others,
Sorry Dave another woman who fortunately so far and crossing my fingers has not had a weight change ( started zLyrrica and I am tracking), however in the past a 20lb difference down then back up did not affect my chronic foot/bunion pain. Given that I sata lot for the foot pain and no exerecise I have had to be vigilant in watching weight. Whether or not it would impact the new PN pain I really do not want to gain for all the other issues that can happen. I of course am on dtep with the other foodies after all being Italian, food is the #1priority! I just balance the sweets and other fattening foods with healthy stuff that I cook mostly for weekdays. Weekends are going put to eat to balance out cooking and standing on the bum feet. The PN just adds to the issues I have worked around for the last 25years. Iworked with some serios foodies and as we were eating the current mealwe were planning the next and when we went from U.S. overseas to England they went ahead for 6 weeks and whenI got there the ladt week they had allthe dinners lined up.
Janet

Dave wrote:Has anyone noticed weight loss or weight gain causing any improvement in or worsening of symptoms? I'd like to know what both men and women have observed.

Male here.

Did have much change in weight initially in 2004 when it first hit with a force - dropping from 73kg to 62kg in 4 months. Since then weight has hovered between 65-68kg. But I lost a lot of muscle mass due to inactivity and nerve damage ( especially on the lower limbs) and instead got a bigger waist line now.