Dear all,

I'm 178 cm tall before the surgerys my weight was 70 Kilos

Now, i'm 52 Kilo's only

Can anybody suggest me how to gain wieght?

Regards

Ooh, poor you. That's not much, is it? I had the same problem and I was getting too thin to be able to have the second surgery so I just HAD to put on weight. I did the following:
1) Eat as you watch TV, read or whatever. It means that you can eat when you're not really very hungry. (Basically the opposite of what you should do if you want to lose weight!)
2) Eat bananas, avocados, full fat yoghurt (assuming you tolerate all these things). They give valuable fats, minerals and calcium.
3) Exercise as much as you can confortably. It'll improve your appetite and help you regain strength. Good luck!

I was 233 the day of my operation, 8 weeks later I am 195. I try to eat good, but in light of not being able to keep on weight, I am adding donuts at work and not eating the low fat items I ate regularly before.

I've noticed as I have made my work day longer that my appetite has gotten bigger. I don't care to eat a huge dinner as it means later bathroom trips for me.

I also went into the hospital for #1 at 178 lbs and came out at 143 lbs. 9 months later I have leveled off at 155 and like it this way. I go to the gym 3X weekly and feel much stronger. My wife thinks I'm too skinny, but I feel good at this weight.
Craig

Dear Soph, U r right it's not the worset cases "i've reached 47 kilos before"

I guess i had no problem with the appetite, simply i'm afraid of eating much cause i'll visit the WC more.

if u know tablets can help me gain wieght with a less side effects that well be cool, Regards

Dear Big D , I'm happy to hear that u can handel that without feeling bad of going to the bathroom

In fact I've made the the 2ed step 6 weeks ago and i'm already going to the wc very much and i hate to increase that

Hi,
Eating more hasn't made me go to the bathroom more often. In fact, when I was at my thinnest (while I had the ostomy) my output was at its highest. I'm not sure where you'd go to get these things in Egypt, but you could try a pharmacy, and ask for protein drinks. There are lots of products out there designed to help you gain weight if you're recovering from surgery, for instance. Most look and taste like milkshake, but often they are dairy-free. Good luck! To be as thin as 47 kilos is frightening. That's several kilos lighter than me at my worst, and I'm 10 cm shorter than you. Has your doctor tried to help you find ways to gain weight?

Dear CH, Going to the gym is very perfect , but fo me i don't know if it's a good time to start going to gym and wieght carring(6 weeks from the 2ed step)?

Dear Soph , the good news is that i can get anything from Egypt pharmacies are full of that but the worest thing that the guys like us are very rare so no one could name me a powder which well be good for (Colon Free)(Colonless) guys, but i'll try

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When I was trying to gain weight, my ET nurse told me to take an instant breakfast drink mix (like Carnation here in the States) and mix it with whole milk and ice cream to make a shake.

Thanks JillM, i can ty this also

I had a weight problem too. I'm 5'10 and got down to 100 pounds! I actually had someone tell me that I looked like I just got out of a concentration camp! Thanks I love how people are so sensitve!
It took me over a year to gain my weight back. I just had to keep eating and eat several small meals or snacks through out the day. After I started gaining it back people were excited because it was the one time in their life they could say to a woman and not get in trouble, "You've gained weight!"
It might take a while, but you'll get there.

looool, the biggest problem that these nice sensitve guys are all around the world, i hope i can gain weight be4 i meet one of them

And i'm very happy for you to hear that u did it, and encourage me too

Regards

I lost at least 20 pounds during my takedown hospital stay that spanned 11 horrid days, that was 6 months ago, I am back to being 120 and at a height of 5'1 AND A HALF I think I have done well. I don't know about the rest of you, and mostly girls, but I quite like eating sandwiches (like, salami sandwiches) w/ potato chips for breakfast and lunch and it has worked wonders for me. I also drink the carnation instant breakfast and love it, it's choc milk choc full of vitamins, who can turn it down?

This week, tuna fish sandwiches w/ chips for breakfast and lunch!

I love carbs, what can I say...

Thanks Rime for sharing yr experince, i guess taht yr weight is nice , the most important thing that u like it

Good luck