I am 47 and my last period finished on two months ago. I always had regular and heavy periods, however I have suddenly put on 2kg in the last week. I haven't changed my eating/drinking patterns at all. Is this normal?

Unfortunately, falling oestrogen can cause a problem with carbohydrate metabolism in some women making it very easy to put on weight and practically impossible to lose regardless of how little you eat or how much exercise you do!

You may find cutting carbs right down and increasing protein and veg helps here, have a look at the Low GL Diet - for more info on this see Amazon. Changing hormones can also cause water retention and this can increase weight quickly so you may find drinking dandelion tea or taking dandelion tincture helpful for this.

However, it is also a good idea to get this checked out by your doctor as well, low iron and low thyroid can also be a contributory factor and your doctor can test for these to rule them out.
 
Eileen Durward