before being prescribed cortisone doctor's assistant susanna ripa weight $55.00 kilos after taking the medicine she gained almost 20 she's now 3 sizes bigger than she used to be. the sun is terrible you can see it in my face it said round and a little bit puffy i never used to look this way in 2011 she was diagnosed with crohn's disease an inflammatory bowel disorder she was prescribed cortisone it successfully reduce the inflammation but her weight went up after a few months it was clear that the cortisone was to blame. rheumatologist gabriella dreamcast and is familiar with the problem when romantic information needs to be fought quickly cortisone is the best treatment but she uses it sparingly and inflammation uses up a lot of energy and if you reduce it or eliminate it completely then you can be eating the same amount you always have but if you're taking cortisone you're going to gain weight because the body isn't using up as much energy. cortisone is a stress hormone that signals to the body to eat more to be ready for hard times to sign a deeper tries to counter that effect by ea