How do contraception pills make u gain weight?

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Me and my girlfriend have gotten into quite a few arguments, shes saying the little pill makes u gain weight (like literally you swallow it and you will gain weight, over time.)
It literally can’t possibly make u gain weight. Or I don’t understand how it would, it’s not like its containing 2000 calories.
Even if you take steroids, you still gotta eat plenty to gain weight, right?
I am saying it might be slower metabolism, water retention etc, but at the root of everything its still food, right?

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Apart from all the provided answers, hormonal weight gain, fluid retention… another is the distribution of body composition. Basically how the body fat is distributed throughout the body. This is caused by changes in hormone levels. So your lady may not actually gain weight, but feels fatter in certain area. This isn’t necessary a bad thing. Personally, I’m a really skinny lady so weight gain is a plus. I haven’t gained any weight unfortunately but my breasts have gone up a size.
 
Having said that, majority of weight gain from BCP are temporary. So I would suggest for her to try it out for a few months first.

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