Ways to Gain Weight with Crohns

Since the diets are limited, what are some good high calorie things to eat for weight gain? My daughter is 18 and 86 pounds at 5'2". Her usual weight averages 105. She is lactose intolerant and that was one of her biggest calorie boosters was ice cream. I am thinking of lactose free ice cream but then there is the sugar in that. A little advice would be much appreciated.

creamy peanut butter

well i've just tried this and it's really good. get some peach and manog tofu ( wait for it) some canned peaches, some frozen fruit(i use a mix of strawberries, blueberries) some vanila soy milk ( or juice just gives it a different flavor) and throw it all in the blender. YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I throw in some flax oil, and protien powder too. I've put on 2 pounds so far. WOO HOO

humm didn't for me ...made me go a bit loony in the head

does lactaid help? i would get big baskin robbins milkshakes and make sure i ate two lactaid caplets with it- the shakes are almost 1000 calories each.

Because of an initial bowel obstruction and major bowel resection, lost 30 pounds.

One week after surgery, started 1 bottle of Ensure Plus a day, by second week I was at Ensure Plus 3 times a day. I was adding 1 spoon of Tech X Mass to Ensure. Was eating 5 very small meals a day augmented by digestive enzymes and rotating 3 Probiotics of several brands.

Started gaining 2 pounds a week, sometimes 3 pounds. After 12 weeks I recovered the 30 pounds, ratcheted the Ensure to 2 a day.

So for me it was a combination of small frequent meals, Ensure, and Digestive Enzymes that did it !

There is a book called "Cooking Well for the Unwell" that explains the 100 calorie snack plan for gaining weight when a patient needs to gain. The point is you don't want to eat so much in a snack that you aren't hungry at meal times but 100 calorie snacks added in several times a day over the course of a week add up to a lot. 100 calories aren't much so you can see that your daughter really could add 2 snacks every morning and afternoon and then again after dinner. 4 saltines with 1T of Peanut Butter, 1 Large egg, 1 oz cheese, 1 Banana, 1 pancake, 1 C cooked potato, 1/3 C tuna w/mayo. Really just small snacks spread out over the day, just enough to add calories but not take the edge off at meals. Also in the book are ways to add extra calories to every meal like adding baby food chicken and turkey to soups for added protein. Its a helpful resource that you can get from Amazon as a used book for about $4. Well worth the cost.

On the small snack plan, I keep something like these peanut butter crackers at my desk.  1 package of 6 crackers is 190 calories. 

There are so many frankenfoods on this list that I would NEVER put in my mouth! Along with eating meats and fruits and veggies as tolerated if you want to gain weight, add the following:

Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Rice
Dairy as tolerated, I use Lactose free milk, Yogurt homemade with cream. Cheese plus fast acting Lactaid pills.
Nuts or Nut Butters as tolerated. Check out the almond butter brand, Barney Butter, it's delicious!
Extra Avodados, these can go into smoothies too, I like them right out of their skins with a little sea salt.
Whey protein powder, but not excessive amounts.

Eat frequently.