Birth control pills are the medicine taken to prevent unwanted pregnancy, especially when no protection is used during an intercourse. Birth control pills are also known as oral contraceptive pills and prevents pregnancy by following the female hormonal birth control method.
There has been a notion among majority of people that birth control pills lead to weight gain but there has been no scientific proof for the same. The weight gain through birth control pills entirely depends upon the type of pills taken and its effect in an individual body.
Reason for weight gain: Birth control pills retain the fluids in the body and also increase the appetite. Retention of body fluid and increase in appetite leads to the woman eating often resulting in increase in body weight. Birth pills contain estrogen that causes fluid retention. If the content of estrogen in a birth control pill is more, the tendency to gain weight increases. Retaining water in body also makes a woman look bloated and increase in weight due to the excess water.
How to control weight gain: If you are taking birth control pills always take pills with lower estrogen level. As a result there will be less fluid retention in body and less increase in body weight. Do exercise at least four to five times a week which include jogging, swimming, running, brisk walking and aerobics. Keep a control over diet and maintain a well balanced diet. Drink plenty of water as water helps to flush out our system and that prevents weight gain.