Gynecologists have their views towards the “menobelly bloat.”
Instead of looking past menopause to figure out the exact reason women gain weight, they swiftly recommend hormone replacement therapy.
"But besides not really helping with weight loss, hormone replacement therapy can also be risky for women's health.
It can lead to heart disease, stroke, blood clots, and even breast cancer," Dr. Shonali Darr shared her worries.
“The list goes on and on. It's a shame that, even though we know so much more now than we did back then, doctors still don't understand the middle-age spread and its symptoms very well''.
Apart from hormone therapy, women also try all sorts of things to lose weight, sometimes even without asking a certified doctor:
❌ They try extreme diets that can't be kept up with, also known as "crash diets." Women usually only last about 15 days on these diets and often end up gaining even more weight.
❌ They try to cut out certain foods, change their diet, and exercise. But because of slower metabolism and changes in insulin use, this doesn't work.
❌ They buy expensive weight loss supplements. But these don't work anymore because of the changes the body goes through during perimenopause and menopause.
"And when nothing seems to work, these women often ask me, 'what should I do now?'
To answer this, I had to learn more about the middle age weight gain." Dr. Darr explained.
Well, I have all of those symptoms and will be interested if it could work for me