What are the long & short term effects of changing the gauge of strings on your steel-string accoustic guitar?

I've recently changed my guitar strings from light to medium and I can feel the neck warping slightly and the frets aren't as easy to play anymore. Is this healthy for the guitar? Should I stay with thicker strings or switch to lighter ones? What other effects will changing the gauge of strings have on my guitar?
What are the long %26amp; short term effects of changing the gauge of strings on your steel-string accoustic guitar?
The higher gauge strings are going to put more tension on the neck of the guitar, giving it a greater forward bow.



Steel string guitars are built with a truss rod (a steel rod that runs beneath the fingerboard) to counteract the tension placed on the neck. Most truss rods are adjustable, and need to be adjusted when changing string gauges to keep the proper amount of neck bow.



Your truss rod simply needs to be adjusted. Since you didn't know this, I wouldn't advise you to try adjusting it yourself, as over-tightening it could permanently damage the neck of your guitar. You could also over-loosen it, causing the rod to detach from the adjusting nut.



Take it to your local guitar shop and tell them that you think the truss rod needs adjusting. They will not charge you much to fix it, and may be willing to show you how to do it yourself.

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