How much weight is normal after pregnancy

After pregnancy, many female friends will feel that their bodies have different degrees of obesity. This is a very common pregnancy reaction, and the degree of obesity is different for each female friend. If you are overweight by more than 50%, it is severe obesity. In this case, it is very serious and may induce various diseases. You must go to the hospital for weight loss treatment in time.

Due to the increase in hormones in women's bodies during pregnancy and the difference in physical condition after childbirth, hormone secretion is disrupted, metabolism slows down, and weight gain occurs. This eventually leads to postpartum weight gain.

Obesity degree = (actual weight - standard weight) ÷ standard weight × ± 100%

A body weight that exceeds the standard by 10% is considered overweight, 20% is considered mild obesity, 30% is considered moderate obesity, and 50% is considered severe obesity.

Differential diagnosis of postpartum obesity:

1. Simple obesity

1. Constitutional obesity

Cause: Congenital. The metabolism of substances in the body is slow, and the rate of substance synthesis is greater than the rate of decomposition.

Phenomenon: The fat cells are large and numerous, spread all over the body, and there is baby fat on the face.

2. Acquired obesity

Cause: Caused by overeating. The food contains a lot of sweets and greasy foods, and the fat is mostly distributed in the trunk.

Phenomenon: The fat cells are larger, but their number does not increase. The physique is that of a puffy person, the flesh feels loose and not firm when pinched.

2. Morbid obesity

1. Cushing's syndrome

Cause: Hyperfunction of the adrenal cortex and excessive secretion of cortisol.

Phenomenon: The face, neck and body are enlarged, but there is not much fat in the limbs.

2. Pancreatic

Cause: Excessive secretion of insulin, reduced metabolic rate, reduced fat decomposition and increased synthesis.

Phenomenon: obesity all over the body.

3. Decreased sexual function

Cause: Cerebral obesity, accompanied by loss of sexual function or decreased libido.

Phenomenon: obesity around the breasts, lower abdomen, and genitals.

4. Pituitary

Cause: Pituitary disease causes the anterior pituitary to secrete excessive growth hormone.

Phenomenon: Hyperplasia and hypertrophy of bones, soft tissues, and visceral tissues throughout the body. The bones are large and the stomach muscles are prominent.

5. Hypothyroidism

Cause: Hypothyroidism.

Phenomenon: obesity and myxedema. Legs are often prone to swelling.

6. Drug-induced

Cause: Caused by side effects of drugs, such as corticosteroids.

Phenomenon: Obesity occurs after taking medication for a period of time, such as some patients with allergic diseases, rheumatoid disease, and asthma.

7. Subcutaneous obesity

Features: Fat is mainly distributed in the subcutaneous tissue of the abdomen, buttocks and thighs.

8. Visceral Fat

Characteristics: Fat is mainly distributed in the peritoneum in the abdominal cavity. There is a lot of fat on the waist and belly.

Obesity degree = (actual weight - standard weight) ÷ standard weight × ± 100%

A body weight that exceeds the standard by 10% is considered overweight, 20% is considered mild obesity, 30% is considered moderate obesity, and 50% is considered severe obesity.