A student gained six stone because of her undiagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Shannon Wedley put her weight gain down to the university lifestyle of regular takeaways and unhealthy snacks when she started piling on the pounds, but soon discovered it was actually down to PCOS - a condition can cause weight gain, acne and difficulty getting pregnant.
She told the Sun's Fabulous magazine: ''As most students do, I adopted unhealthy eating habits like having regular takeaways and snacking loads.
''However, I noticed I was gaining weight far quicker than I should have been. Before I knew it I had gained four stone in one year and watched my periods come to a halt.''
''It was like a catch-22 as weight loss will help PCOS, but weight gain is also a symptom itself.
''By the end of uni three years later I had gained six stone.''